OCP Africa Fertilisers Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of the OCP Group, announced that it will train agro entrepreneurs on how to use its hubs to boost farmers’ productivity and improve food security and nutrition.
The OCP subsidiary said it plans to provide farmers in underserved markets with easy access to fertilizers and other quality inputs, as well as establish 55 one-stop-shop Farm & Fortune Hubs across the country, according to a report by Nigeria’s Punch newspaper, citing a July 16 statement by the company.
The hubs will be equipped with agritech solutions to help farmers optimize yields, aggregate and preserve their produce, improve food security, and ultimately provide increased income for smallholder families, according to the report, citing OCP Africa Fertilisers Nigeria’s Country Manager Caleb Usoh.
OCP Africa last month was awarded a $1.4 million co-investment grant by the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub to install modern blending equipment at OCP Africa Fertilisers Nigeria’s new blending plant unit under construction in Kaduna State, Punch reported, citing the OCP Nigerian subsidiary.
The unit will have capacity to produce 120 mt/h of crop-customized blends and storage capacity for up to 10,000 mt of product.