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    Review of Fertilizer Use by Crop And by Product in Kenya
    (2018-06)
    This study focuses on the agricultural sector in Kenya, which plays a pivotal role in the economy, contributing significantly to GDP, export earnings, and employment. The study, commissioned by the AfricaFertilizer.org initiative, aims to enhance the availability and quality of official fertilizer statistics. It seeks to estimate fertilizer consumption and Fertilizer Use By Crop (FUBC) statistics for significant crops in Kenya between 2014 and 2016. The study utilizes a stakeholders-based approach involving public and private partners to develop a cost-effective framework for estimating fertilizer consumption. The methodological approach involves data collection from various sources, including farm-level crop production data, agro-dealer surveys, key informant interviews, and secondary data from research institutions. The study's findings contribute to a better understanding of fertilizer utilization, distribution channels, and the overall fertilizer market in Kenya.
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    Review of Fertilizer Use by Crop and by Product Nigeria
    (2018-06)
    This study assesses fertilizer use and consumption in Nigeria from 2015 to 2017. The study was commissioned by the AfricaFertilizer.org Initiative to update and provide the best estimates of national fertilizer consumption and Fertilizer Use by Crop (FUBC) statistics. The methodological framework involves collecting data from various stakeholders, both public and private, including fertilizer manufacturers, blenders, and NGOs, and surveying agricultural dealers. Primary and secondary data sources were categorized for analysis. The study also collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Bureau of Statistics. Data was collected through interviews and structured questionnaires. The agricultural context in Nigeria is discussed, emphasizing the importance of the sector, cropping systems, agro-ecological zones, and agricultural policies. The fertilizer market in Nigeria is outlined, detailing the production, import, export, and apparent consumption of various fertilizer types. The study highlights the increase in fertilizer consumption due to enhanced production and government initiatives.
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    Review of Fertilizer Use by Crop and by Product Tanzania
    (2018-06)
    The AfricaFertilizer.org (AFO) has been facilitating exchange of information about soil fertility, fertilizers and good agricultural practices (GAP) in Africa with the support of IFDC, IFA, AFAP, FAO, and the Africa Union Commission and its NEPAD Agency since 2009. The first component of the AFO program aims at improving access and availability of essential fertilizer statistics in Africa on production, trade, consumption, production capacities and fertilizer use per crop, with a special emphasis on real consumption (as opposed to apparent consumption) and fertilizer use by crop data (FUBC). The importance of improving access and availability of essential fertilizer statistics in Tanzanian has driven to the undertaking of the consultancy work that has provided best estimates of current (national) fertilizer consumption and FUBC statistics. The overall objective of the work was to update the 2014 - 2016 Fertilizer consumption statistics and report on National consumption and Fertilizer Use by Crop (FUBC) for Tanzania for the periods 2014/15 to 2016/17. This has been the basis of creating a database on fertilizer use that requires putting together available data and collecting missing data from various sources including literature survey and interviews with relevant stakeholders. The consultant, prior to finalizing this report had an opportunity to collect and share information with Inputs Section and Statistics Section staff of the Ministry of Agriculture (MA) and the Monitoring and Analyzing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) team which was also looking at fertilizer price build up. Furthermore, the consultant visited the Tanzania Fertilizer Company (TFC), the Fertilizer Society of Tanzania - Private Fertilizer Manufacturers, Importers and Exporters), the Tanzania revenue Authority (TRA) and had discussions with the Director of Policy and Planning and the Director of Crop Development. This report provides information on fertilizer data for 2014 – 2016; updates on the agricultural sector; agricultural policies and trade environment; fertilizer trade trends and developments; calculation of fertilizer consumption by crop and type of fertilizer; calculation of Fertilizer Use by Crop (FUBC); reviewed fertilizer recommended application rates; Actual Application Rate (AAR) of fertilizers by farmers; observed gaps during data collection and how to deal with missing data. During the study, the consultant revealed the following: (a) Area under cultivation for all crops was not the same from one year to another (2014 – 2016) as there has been some significant changes leading to different levels of fertilizer demand and use by farmers. (b) Fertilizer demand, availability and utilization in Tanzania is very low when compared to the total demand as recommended by the Department of Research and Development of the Ministry of Agriculture. Fertilizer requirements for 2014 was 3,688,685 Metric Tons, 2015 (4,023,169 Metric Tons) and 2106 (3,688,897 Metric Tons) as compared to the apparent consumption of 301,120 Metric Tons (2014), 249,389 Metric Tons (2015) and 330,880 Metric Tons (2016) respectively for major crops as indicated in Appendix VI. (c) Fertilizer imports reached 417,242 MT (2017) as compared to 371,256 MT (2016) a 12 percent increase. (d) Apparent Consumption of fertilizers has been on increase from 249,389 Metric Tons in 2015 to 349,491 Metric Tons in 2017. This is an increase by 5% from 333,631Metric Tons in 2016. (e) Despite the fact that apparent consumption been on increase, the real consumption of fertilizer by farmers were 288,100 MT (2014), 267,037 MT (2015) and 289,687 MT in 2016. (f) Exported fertilizers have increased by 95% from 44,837MT (2016) to 87,510 MT (2017) 2 | P a g e Otherwise, efforts are required in order to improve agricultural productivity for increased economic growth, reduce rural poverty, improve food security and recognize the crucial role of improved fertilizer use by farmers in additional to other productivity enhancing inputs to meet national targets.