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Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture has purchased 12.8 million quintals of fertilizer of the required 15 million quintals for the 2022 harvest year. The agriculture ministry officials asserted that shortage of fertilizers would not be an issue during the current harvesting season
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture has purchased 12.8 million quintals of fertilizer of the required 15 million quintals for the 2022 harvest year. The agriculture ministry officials asserted that shortage of fertilizers would not be an issue during the current harvesting season.
Currently, a total of 6.2 million quintals of fertilizers, 2.3 million quintals retained from last year. Close to 4.9 million quintals have already arrived at Port Djibouti, which the officials said would be sufficient to meet the demand.
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Fertilizer prices have shown a significant global surge, of late, particularly after the Russian-Ukraine war. Due emphasis has been given to importing the already purchased fertilizers. A task force is set up to ensure the distribution of fertilizers goes smoothly, and price increment is not created anywhere in the distribution chain. Importantly, the country is taking concrete steps to remove the dependency on inorganic fertilizers and make use of natural fertilizers, as well as to improve soil fertility.
