FERTILIZER PRODUCTION IN COTE D‘IVOIRE

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Fertilizer Production

There is no primary production of chemical fertilizers in Côte d'Ivoire, but an organic fertilizer production sector is being developed. ELEPHANT VERT is the main producer of organic fertilizers in the country. The production of organic fertilizers is developing more and more. From 5,000 mt in 2017, it has increased to about 15,000 mt in 2018, and to 18,800 mt in 2019.

Fertilizers are imported in bulk. Most of these fertilizers are used as raw materials to produce blended fertilizers. Five companies (YARA, SOLEVO (ex LDC), AGRO WEST AFRICA, SEAPCI, and SEA INVEST) have fertilizer blending units to produce blended fertilizers for the Ivorian market and for the sub-region (Burkina, Mali, etc.). The blended volumes represent an average of 3/4 of imports per year. The rest is NPK for direct application. OCP and IVOIRE FORMULATION have plans to install fertilizer blending units in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro respectively, which are scheduled to start up in 2021.

Fertilizer Imports

Côte d'Ivoire mainly imports six fertilizers: MOP, Urea, TSP, DAP, NPK and Ammonium Sulphate. These fertilizers are used either in direct application (MOP, Urea, NPK) or as raw materials (MOP, Urea, TSP, DAP, Ammonium Sulphate) to produce NPK blends.

Fertilizer Exports

As there is no primary production of chemical fertilizers in Côte d'Ivoire, fertilizers are mainly imported in bulk, blended, and bagged before being re-exported. In 2019, fertilizer re-exports increased significantly. from 15,310 mt in 2018 to 76,591 mt in 2019. NPK were the most exported fertilizers to neighboring Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.