FG targets 1m metric tons of fertilizer by March

The federal government is to provide one million metric tons of fertilizers for wet season farmers across the country by March this year, the National President of the Fertilizer Suppliers and Producers Association of Nigeria (FESPAN), Mr. Thomas Etuh has said. Speaking to Daily Trust in Kano, Etuh, who is also member of the Presidential […]

The federal government is to provide one million metric tons of fertilizers for wet season farmers across the country by March this year, the National President of the Fertilizer Suppliers and Producers Association of Nigeria (FESPAN), Mr. Thomas Etuh has said.

Speaking to Daily Trust in Kano, Etuh, who is also member of the Presidential Committee on Fertilizer Initiative, said a bag of both NPK and Urea fertilizer would be sold to farmers at N5,500.

He explained that members of the committee were in Kano State as part of their assessment tour to the 36 fertilizer companies in the country.

A representative of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), one of the financiers, Mr. Uche Orji, said he was impressed by the commitment of Al-Yum Fertilizer and Chemicals (A F & C) formerly NAGARI fertilizer.

The chairman, A F & C Fertilizer, Alhaji Aliyu Yusuf, assured the federal government of quality fertilizer, saying NAGARI is a well-known product all over the country.