Agric Minister praises private sector for investing in organic fertilizer production

Owusu Afriyie Akoto has expressed satisfaction about the private sector initiative to transform the industry and produce mass organic fertilizer led by Zoomlion Ghana Limited amidst the global fertilizer shortage.

He said the capital industrial investment that Zoomlion Ghana Limited has sunk into the transformation agenda supported by other private companies in their produce organic fertilizer to feed the agrarian community, was monumental and worthy of commendation by the government.

It receives all kinds of waste, processes it to produce quality and efficient organic fertilizer and recycles the plastics into useable products such as waste bins, tables, chairs and different kinds of containers for storage purposes.

The minister said he panicked when in one of the ECOWAS agric ministers meeting under his chairmanship, it became clear that fertilizer shortage had hit the sub-region but upon seeing what the KCARP, ACARP and the IRECOPs all subsidiaries of Zoomlion and other partners are doing in the area of organic fertilizer production, he is most relieved of his fears and assured that Ghana has a better alternative after all.

He specifically pointed out that it was clear Zoomlion has invested hugely into organic fertilizer production and government appreciates that effort and will ensure that the farmers patronise it for the good of the Ghanaian economy.

“I am also particularly impressed about the almost instantaneous demand for organic fertilizer in Ghana during my tour of the regions,” the minister disclosed.

He said the fertilizer that is produced by KCARP is highly potent and enriched by natural nutrients to help the nation produce more organic food and vegetables for consumption.