The US government will provide free mineral fertilisers for fieldwork in the 2024-2025 season for more than 3,300 Ukrainian agricultural producers from the frontline and de-occupied regions as part of the AGRI-Ukraine initiative. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. “Through the USAID AGRO Programme, a total of 6,600…
Ukraine produced almost 2 million tons of mineral fertilizers in 2023, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. The total production potential in Ukraine is up to 3 million tons of fertilizers per year. At the same time, the fertilizer industry has significant export potential. Therefore, the ministry plans to expand export markets,…
Poland has introduced mandatory administration over a 20% stake in local chemical company Azoty Group that Russian fertilizer producer Acron owns with the aim of their further withdrawal, Economic Development and Technology Minister Waldemar Buda told reporters July 11. “A decision to introduce mandatory management of the shares of the companies, whose owner, participant and…
The Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has put up for auction another batch of seized ammonia, originating in Russia. The relevant statement was made by ARMA. “The ARMA has offered for sale via the trading platform 9.739 thousand tons of seized ammonia, originating in Russia,” the report states. Bid requests will be accepted until…
Indorama Corporation, a leading Asian chemical company based in Singapore, has bought the Georgia-based Rustavi Azot plant, one of the largest suppliers of mineral fertilisers and industrial chemicals in the South Caucasus region. The Georgian Economy Ministry announced the deal on January 13, and said it followed the corporation’s exploration of the Georgian investment climate…
The Verkhovna Rada approved in the second reading a Government draft law “On Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products”. This is a framework European integration document that will allow Ukraine to fulfill part of its obligations under the Association Agreement with the EU, as well as to ensure protection of Ukrainians and the environment.…
A pocket guide – Green fertilizers in the drought conditions of the Republic of Moldova – was published with the support of the Farmer-to-Farmer Program, the Moldova Organic Value Chain Alliance (MOVCA) reported. The publication includes ideas for combining crops used to fertilize the soil, examples of green manures in rotation, useful tips related to…