Acron Group, Moscow, has developed several new brands of NPK fertilizer that are tailored for the cereal crops grown in West and East Africa. The Russian fertilizer group has shipped over 25,000 mt of the new NPK brands to countries in the regions, Acron said on April 26.
The key advantages of the new brands are additional nutrients – namely calcium, magnesium, and sulfur – and crucial micronutrients zinc and boron. They also have minimal acidity effect, which is significant for those African countries where the soil acidity is already high, said Acron.
The new brands, which are being produced at the group’s Veliky Novgorod site in northwest Russia, have been developed for growing most cereals, specifically maize, wheat, and barley. They comprise: 23-10-5+S+Mg+Zn, 23-9-6+S+Ca+Mg+B, 22-20+S+Ca+Zn, and 20-10-10+S.