Fertiliser production Plant 95 % complete
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The usage of fertiliser under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative increased significantly from 121,000 tonnes in 2016 to over 400,000 tonnes in 2019.
The national fertiliser use per hectare also increased from an average of eight kilogrammes (kg) per hectare in 2017 to an average of 20kg per hectare in 2019.
This means the country is getting closer to meeting the international standard of fertiliser usage of 50kg per hectare.
Agricultural experts believe the implementation of a fertilizer expansion programme will enable Ghana to achieve that objective and thereby boost food security.
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Addressing a validation workshop on a five-year strategic plan (2020-2024) for the Ghana fertiliser expansion programme in Accra yesterday, the Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, said: It is interesting to note that fertilizer consumption is more than four times the quantity supplied at the beginning of the PFJ initiative.