How to boost regional food security and prosperity

East and Southern Africa fertilizer and agribusiness leaders come to Maputo to discuss how to boost regional food security and prosperity

"We are pleased that the conference also has the commercial support of 

organisations like Ma’aden, OCP Africa, Cornelder and Bagtech who are 

sponsoring the conference"

LEADERS of fertilizer production and trade from across the region participated in discussions. 

In two weeks over 300 visitors from 28 different countries will join senior government figures 

and leading industry executives in Maputo, Mozambique. They will all gather to discuss 

the technical and commercial challenges facing the fertilizer and agribusiness industries in the region. 

The event is a three-day conference, including a gala reception hosted by OCP Africa, and is 

organized by CRU (www.CRUgroup.com) (a leading, independent, global fertilizers analysis, 

consultancy and events business) and The African Fertilizer Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) 

AFAP-Partnership.org.

The conference opens with keynote addresses from the Government of Mozambique, a former 

commissioner of the African Union, the Secretary General of COMESA and a representative of Ma’aden, 

a leading global producer of fertilizers. 

The event continues with over 40 speakers from across the fertilizer agribusiness supply chain including 

leaders of Mozambique’s leading institutions, such as the country’s Ministry of Trade and Investment, the 

Association for Fertilizers (AMOFERT), the Confederation of Economic Associations (CTA) and the Agency 

for Investment and Export Promotion (APIEX).

The leaders of fertilizer production and trade from across the region will all be participating in discussions, 

including OCP Africa, ICL, Indorama, ETG, Farmers World and Chemplex. They will be joined by representatives 

of the development and investment community such as the African Development Bank, AGRA, One Acre Fund 

and the Alliance for Commodity Trade in East and Southern Africa (ACTESA). 

“With sessions on critical issues such as how the cost of fertilizer for the regions farmers, how supply chains of 

agricultural inputs can be improved and how local government and international suppliers of fertilizer can work 

in partnership to build strong agribusiness, the event will be invaluable” said Nicola Coslett, CEO of CRU Events.

“We are pleased that the conference also has the commercial support of organisations like Ma’aden, OCP Africa, 

Cornelder and Bagtech who are sponsoring the conference. 

With a sold-out exhibition featuring EMT, Biera Logistics, euragglo, Mediterranean Fertilizers, Yargus, 
Nectar Group and Tessenderlo, this event will be unmissable for everybody involved in the regions fertilizer 
and agribusiness sectors,” she continued. 

The East and Southern Africa Agribusiness Conference will be held on 9-11 October 2017 and full details of 
the conference can be found at AfricaFertilizerConference.com.