Farmers in Tanzania will be able to access affordable NPS and NPS Zink fertilisers. The government made the announcement and said the prices will be same as those of last year as the work on an affordable option to boost agricultural production.
According to Agriculture minister Adolf Mkenda, NPS and NPS Zink which are used as substitute for DAP will now be available at the price of Sh60,000 and Sh65,000 per 50-kilogramme bag respectively in Dar es Salaam.
With increasing prices of fertilizers fueled by a rise in demand as the global economy starts to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has undertaken several measures to stabilize local prices. Apart from putting the Bulk Procurement System (BPS) to a halt, Prof Mkenda has also found it unproductive to set indicative prices for the product.
Search mechanism
“We decided to do away with the BPS because it was not offering us the best prices. In the same vein, announcing indicate prices was not the best option to take at a time when global prices were going up,” said Prof Mkenda.
By mandating a few companies and individuals to buy fertilizer, the BPS was closing the doors for other super dealers who could otherwise make fertilizers available to Tanzanian farmers on more affordable prices. NPS and NPS Zink have also undergone a search mechanism whereby more chemicals for Zink and sulphur were added to make them even more effective than DAP. The government will also engage other fertilizer manufacturers with a view to finding a way of reducing prices for the product.
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