Singapore-based manufacturer and supplier of farm inputs Nutrisource Pte. Ltd. is set to inaugurate its first NPK blending plant in sub-Saharan Africa in Togo by the end of the first quarter of this year.
Construction of the blending unit at the Adétikopé Industrial Platform, located in the northern suburbs of the Togolese capital, Lomé, is already complete and equipment is being installed, according to a report by Food Business Africa, citing an unnamed official from Arise IPP, the operator that manages the Adétikopé platform.
NPK production is expected to start in May/June, and the plant is projected to reach a capacity of 200,000 mt/y, according to the official.
Nutrisource’s investment in the blending unit follows the successful launch of its distribution activities in Uganda and Kenya in 2020, and will help strengthen the supply of quality fertilizers for local farmers.
The company plans to set up three more NPK plants in sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to replicate the Togolese experience in three other sub-Saharan African regions, according to the report. The intention is for each region to be supplied from a satellite blending plant, as well as an import and distribution business, according to the report, citing Nutrisource Founder and CEO Murari M Rakshit.
Togo inaugurated the Adétikopé Industrial Platform in June 2021. The industrial zone was built on a 400-hectare site at a cost of some $230 million and is designed to house various raw material processing units in the coming years. The platform is part of the Togolese government’s commitment to the industrialization of the country’s economy.