Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture announced that 12.8 million quintals of fertilizer out of the required 15 million quintals for the 2022 harvest year have already been purchased. Shortage of fertilizer will not be an issue, the Ministry reassured. Higher officials of the Ministry made the note during their discussion of the current status of the provision and distribution of fertilizers. Currently, a total of 6.2 million quintals of fertilizers, 2.3 million quintals retained from last year, and 4.9 million quintals that have already arrived at Port Djibouti, is already at hand, it has been noted.. Accordingly, due emphasis has been given to importing the already purchased fertilizers, they said.

Source: Ethiopian News April 21, 2022 11:32 UTC