Fertiliser

Fertiliser Association of Malawi executive administrator Mbawaka Phiri said there is a combined 326 712MT of fertiliser at Mozambique’s Indian Ocean ports of Beira and Nacala, but delivery to Malawi is dependent on the companies sourcing foreign exchange.

The office of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General has accused Dr Opuni for supplying powdered fertiliser instead of liquid fertiliser.

He added: “The whole idea of supplying fertiliser as a way of increasing farmer yields is overstated,” and that “Fertiliser is just one of the numerous inputs that is required to ensure increased yields”.

Feed with granular fertiliser in late winter/early spring and mulch; feed with tomato fertiliser every 7-14 days in growing season.

Last year, the National Social Security Authority availed $20 million to help fertiliser firms; Windmill and Zimbabwe Fertiliser Company (ZFC) to boost production and meet demand for Government’s Command Agriculture programme.

The President of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), Mr Thomas Etuh has narrated how he rebuffed an invitation by President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the advancement of fertiliser value chain in Nigeria.

Hydro Agri had an important large fertiliser plant (built by Fisons in 1951) on the side of the railway; now PB Kent and its subsidiary Humber Palmers (both owned by Origin Enterprises of Ireland) make fertiliser there.

Phosphate rock remains a feedstock in the fertiliser industry, where it is treated with sulfuric acid to produce various " superphosphate " fertiliser products.

Among them are other support structures such as fertiliser, agro chemicals, packaging and transportation.

But in an interview on Thursday, gender activist Ackim Bwanali confirmed that two managers from Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) went to Mkanda on a fact-finding mission on Tuesday.

CO2 is an essential compound used in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries and is most commonly produced as a by-product during ammonia production, with around 80% of the ammonia produced by industry is used in agriculture as fertiliser.

Dry bulk, which includes things like coal, gravel, grain and fertiliser, fell by 25% to 7.1 million tonnes.

For instance, insect excrement (frass) can be used as a premium fertiliser.

Given the volatility of the global milk price and increasing fertiliser prices and interest rates, synthetic-nitrogen-driven dairying is economically and environmentally risky.

He also stressed that at this point when maize has started tasseling, any fertiliser that can be applied would be ineffective.

If gardeners decide to use coffee grounds as fertiliser, it is essential to follow proper watering techniques.

In 1996, the government of Malawi gave in to the pressure from international development aid agencies and abolished agricultural subsidies, especially fertiliser and maize.

Instead of going to landfill, food waste which is put in the caddies will be recycled and processed into a nutrient rich agricultural fertiliser.

It could be also used to make fertiliser to raise agricultural yields.

It forms part of the farm’s long term strategy to produce hardy and efficient replacements and heavier lambs without introducing concentrates or heavy use of fertiliser.