The rising demand for diammonium phosphate (DAP), muriate of potash (MOP), and granular ammonium sulphate by blenders caused a 547 percent surge in Nigeria’s global fertiliser imports in 2020.
Data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) show that the country’s imported $250.2 million (N118
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
