Candel Launches Agchem Plant in Nigeria

FAO Director-General speaks at International Forum on Agriculture and Climate Change

Company to launch six new molecules in next three to five years.

Product is registered for the control of blight in tomato and potato, downy mildew in lettuce, and gray mold in grapes.

The Sunni militant group controls land that accounts for about 40% of Iraq’s wheat production.

The new plant is the next step in ZChP’s plan to move to full fertilizer production in Senegal and set up a fertilizer distribution center for West Africa.

Agreement looks to increase fertilizer use to 50 kg per hectare across Africa.

Training agrochemical users and suppliers in Africa on proper use of farm inputs is critical to ensuring increased production of high-quality crops and safeguarding the health and safety of consumers and the environment.

As Mozambique’s agricultural market continues to grow, the country offers crop input companies enormous opportunity.

The €41 million effort should help end hunger, foster stability and adapt to climate change.