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As the
Russia and Ukraine war disrupts the supply of fertilizer to Ghana and other
parts of the world, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has called on
importers of organic fertilizer to consider procuring their raw materials from
Ghana.
According
to the ministry, the current demand for organic fertilizer stands at 30,000
metric tons which is way lower than the demand for inorganic fertilizer, which
stands at 600,000 metric tons.
Speaking
after touring the Accra Compost Recycling Plant, the Minister of Food and
Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto expressed government’s commitment to
supporting all efforts at producing more organic fertilizer in the country.
“We are
appealing to some stakeholders we met who are importing organic fertilizers. We
have told them the policy is to encourage their partners abroad to come and set
up here to use local organic material as input. Because, we have a lot of it.
We have in the savannah belt, forest belt, middle and southern parts of the
country, a whole lot of materials that can be used as input.”
“And
government is committed to ensuring the right structures are set up to support
the use of organic fertilizer. We have to look within ourselves to replace the
shortage we are experiencing, and the answer is organic fertilizer,” he added.
Source:
citinewsroom.com