Morocco’s OCP Group will help Malawi set up a local fertilizer facility by 2028 to reduce the country’s dependence on imported nutrient compounds essential for plant growth and development.
The announcement has been made lately by Malawi Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi. She said the Moroccan Government has sent a team of experts who met with Malawian peers on the future fertilizer plant.
Morocco has donated lately this landlocked African country 500 tons of fertilizers, part of the 1,000 tons pledged by the North African Kingdom following the appeal launched by President Peter Mutharika after his country experienced widespread hunger.
For the Malawian Agriculture Minister, the Moroccan donation demonstrates
King Mohammed VI’s solidarity with African countries.
Morocco holds over 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves and plays key role in global food security. Through its OCP Africa, the Moroccan state-owned phosphate and fertilizer giant, donates and discounts millions of tons of fertilizers to African countries to enable them combat severe soil depletion.
Morocco has also built multi-billion-dollar industrial plants and fertilizer blending facilities in some African countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia to foster local economic self-sufficiency.
In 2022, Morocco has launched the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative to help small farmers adapt to severe climate change by mapping soil fertility and deploying specialized technology
During major health crises (such as COVID-19 pandemic and Ebola outbreak), Morocco has sent tons of medical supplies, protective gear, and medicines to dozens of African nations.
