The construction, according to him, is to take advantage of the soaring demands for the various blends of NPK fertilizers that are produced in the country.He said the David Umahi-led government envisioned that the expanded capacity of the plant would make the company to meet the growing needs of the state, and those of the neighouring south-east and south-south states. According to him, construction works had already reached advanced stage at the new site.It is located behind the existing plant complex along the Abakaliki-Ogoja highway in the state capital.When completed, the new plant would add a production capacity of 40 metric tonnes of blended NPK fertilizer per hour to the existing plant. He said: “Ebonyi State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative. “The intervention by the PFI has helped us to raise our game in terms of employment generation and service delivery. He disclosed that the company produces all the different blends of the multi-nutrient NPK fertilizer.Chukwu explained that the products made it possible for farmers in the neighbouring states of Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Delta and Cross River States to purchase relevant fertilizer blends for different crop types.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2018 03:56 UTC