The African Fertiliser Financing Mechanism aims to expand access to fertilizer, agricultural inputs and technical assistance for smallholder farmers in Africa. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 16 May 2023 approved a $11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) for its 2023 operations. Tuesday’s approval adds up ...

Economic Agriculture Fertilizer Madam Asseta Diallo, Senior Programmes Officer at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Ghana says the country’s dependence on organic fertilisers for soil nutrients may not help achieve food security. She explained that Ghana had a poor fertility status where about 65 per cent of agricultural land was depleted ...

The African fertilizer market’s key industry meeting point for trade and insight returns VISIT HERE

The African fertilizer market’s key industry meeting point for trade and insight returns.

By Kevin Rotich Nairobi — Kenyan farmers will now be able to track prices of fertilizers locally and globally through a new Pan-African online platform. The AfricaFertilizer.org (AFO) website seeks to promote food security in Kenya as well as 17 sub-Saharan African (SSA) States by providing in-depth data on fertilizer supply chains and availability. It ...

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, sit as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, top left, and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, top right, exchange documents during a signing ceremony at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 22, ...

Food experts call for efforts to reduce costs of farm inputs In the months of May to July, Ololung’a market in Narok County has always been a busy spot with various agricultural activities happening in this maize-producing area. However, this year, everything seems relaxed and just a few tractors are packed by the roadside. The ...