IFDC Fertilizer Watch: West Africa & East and Southern Africa
West Africa Fertilizer Watch –
15 May 2020
What is the West Africa Fertilizer Watch?
IFDC, WAFA, and AfricaFertilizer.org are working to ensure that fertilizers and other agricultural inputs are not limited, but rather supported, by governments’ decisions, so that they can continue to reach farmers in time for the growing season. This initiative is supported by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), the Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Fertilizer Watch is designed to provide weekly updates to stakeholders throughout ECOWAS countries, including Chad and Mauritania, using data collected around 10 indicators. These indicators are related to a variety of information such as the spread of COVID-19, measures taken by country governments, and logistical constraints that affect fertilizer flows. The goal is a well-informed and prepared fertilizer supply chain, where actors can use the information to plan accordingly and ensure consistent delivery to farmers.
Welcome to the 6th edition of the West Africa Fertilizer Watch:
Countries are continuing to ease COVID-19 restrictions, but there are still some supply chain bottlenecks that could influence the fertilizer price for farmers. Subsidy programs that are already in place continue to operate, and countries that have not had subsides are announcing new subsidy plans. Learn more about what else is happening in the region in the weekly analysis
This week, the Fertilizer Watch returns to the theme of the first edition by re-analyzing the levels of fertilizer stocks within each country. Based on our data, more than 80% of the estimated demand for fertilizer is already available in the sub-region.
Click here to download the one-page Watch (as above) and the full West Africa Fertilizer Watch Analysis Report (#6), or subscribe for updates. Sign up for alerts, send contributions and enquiries to our WhatsApp Alerts at +225 59 19 59 63.
East & Southern Africa Fertilizer Watch – 15 May 2020
What is the East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Watch?
IFDC and AfricaFertilizer.org are working to ensure that fertilizers and other agricultural inputs are able to move freely throughout the region – despite necessary government measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 – so that they can continue to reach farmers in time for the growing season. This initiative is led by the two organizations with support from the USAID-funded Bureau of Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Feed the Future project on Soil Fertility Technology Adoption, Policy Reform, and Knowledge Management (RFS-SFT) implemented by IFDC.
The East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Watch are designed to provide bi-weekly (twice per month) updates to stakeholders throughout 11 countries in the region using data collected around 10 indicators. These indicators are related to a variety of information such as the spread of COVID-19, measures taken by country governments, and logistical constraints that affect fertilizer flows. The goal is a well-informed and prepared fertilizer supply chain, where actors can use the information to plan accordingly and ensure consistent delivery to farmers.
Welcome to the 3rd edition of the East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Watch:
Click here to download the one-page Watch (as above) and the Bi-WEEKLY COUNTRY STATUS
About IFDC, WAFA, AfricaFertilizer.org & USAID/RFS-SFT
About IFDC
As an independent non-profit organization, IFDC works throughout Africa and Asia to increase soil fertility and develop inclusive market systems. Combining science-backed innovations, an enabling policy environment, holistic market systems development, and strategic partnerships, the organization bridges the gap between identifying and scaling sustainable agricultural solutions, resulting in improved household food security and enriched family livelihoods around the world. Using an inclusive approach, IFDC employs locally driven solutions that are environmentally sound and impact-oriented that bring change at local, regional, and national levels.
About WAFA
West African Fertilizer Association (WAFA) is a non-profit private sector initiative established to address the challenges of the fertilizer industry in West Africa. Representing all the ECOWAS countries, the member companies combine resources to find solutions to market challenges and promote best practices in fertilizer production and use in order to optimize the region’s potential for crop production and food security. Established in 2016, the association has 58 member companies in 11 different countries.
About AfricaFertilizer.org
The AfricaFertilizer.org (AFO) initiative is the premier source for fertilizer statistics and information in Africa. It is hosted by IFDC and supported by several partners key among them being IFA, Argus Media, and Development Gateway. Since 2009, AFO has been collecting, processing, and publishing fertilizer production, trade, and consumption statistics for the main fertilizer markets in sub-Saharan Africa. AFO has an extensive network of fertilizer industry players in the main fertilizer trade corridors and maintains key information on the major producers, their production facilities and capacities, importers/suppliers, various distribution channels.
About USAID/RFS Project on Soil Fertility Technology Adoption, Policy Reform, and Knowledge Management (RFS-SFT)
IFDC is implementing the USAID-funded Bureau of Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Feed the Future (FTF) project on Soil Fertility Technology Adoption, Policy Reform, and Knowledge Management (RFS-SFT) under a cooperative agreement with USAID/RFS. The project aims at bridging the gap between scientific research and technology dissemination to smallholder farmers. RFS-SFT conducts research with partners from universities, national and international research and development institutions, and the private sector.
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