Nigerian firms to produce soil specific fertilizers

Nigerian firms to produce soil specific fertilizers

Four indigenous manufacturing companies have partnered to produce fertilizers suitable for Nigerian soils as part of efforts to boost agriculture and ensure food security in the country

The four companies that are part of the collaboration are Superphosphate Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited, Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited, Indorama and TAK. The fertilizer brands were created after elaborate research about fertilizers suitable for Nigerian soils, the companies said.

According to Superphosphate Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited chairman Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Birma, the four companies arrived at the collaboration in reaction to the use of wide-spread use of imported fertilizers in the country, most of which are not suitable for Nigeria’s soils.

He said that they were aiming to meet the country’s annual fertilizer demand and will have a production capacity of 4mn metric tonnes per annum.

Speaking about the collaboration, Superphosphate Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited managing director Danjuma Abdul-Kadir said that unlike the imported fertilizers available in the market, their products were produced in line with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s specifications.

“The collaboration came as a result of research and development and a lot of scientific work done by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. They came up with the type of fertilizers to be used in Nigeria and we took up the challenge to produce them.”

He explained that based on the recommendations from the soil test, the country was divided into different fertilizer zones and created different brands of fertilizers to suit the demands of each zone.

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