Page 27 - AFAP Success Stories 2020

Non-Government Responses

Yara donated 11,000mt of NPK fertilizers targeting 73,000 smallholder farmers
Kenya One Acre Fund awarded OCP and ETG to supply 10,000mt of CAN and 10,000mt of DAP
KTDA cancelled 2020 tender

FAO tendered 8,200 mt of NPK, CAN and urea in response to the impact of COVID-19
Malawi Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) 342,000 mt
Yara donated 100,000 bags targeted to 94,000 farmers directly and 13,500 prisoners

FAO e-voucher pilot subsidy in 6 districts10, 000 framers
Mozambique
Yara donated 1,700mt to 17,000 households

Rwanda Fertilizer Company (RFC) supporting smallholder farmers by facilitating them with at
Rwanda
least 500mt of DAP fertilizers estimated to be used on 5,000ha
Foskor breakdown problems and increased COVID-19 infection reduce production
Russian supply MAP to overcome shortage
South Africa
Gavilon shipping 25,000t granular urea from Sabic in KSA to Durban for loading around 7 to 11
August 2020

One Acre Fund (OAF) tendered procurement of CAN and NPK 17-17-17 for distribution to farmers
Ministry of Agriculture through TFRA approved request by local firms to import fertilizers outside
Tanzania
BPS (sold at indicative prices)
Yara distributed NPKs for free to 83,000 small holder farmers

Yara donated and distributed 2,500 mt NPK compound blend 23:10:5 + micronutrients to 25,000
farmers
Uganda
aBi Development Trust distributed 1,237.5 mt NPK 11:29:23 to 29,417 maize and bean small
holder farmers

AFAP and African Green Resources (AGR) launched a $40 million joint venture, to boost access to
finance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Joint venture providing farmers with credit packages for
Zambia seed, fertilizer, and training.
One Acre Fund tender to ETG to supply 1,206t NPK compound D and 1,138t Urea.

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