The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto has applauded the efforts of Zoomlion Ghana Limited for investing hugely in using waste to produce organic fertilisers.
Dr. Afriyie Akoto revealed this at a press briefing following a stakeholder meeting with local fertiliser producers on the production and promotion of quality organic fertilisers domestically in Accra on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
The demand for fertiliser in Ghana, he said, was about 600,000 metric tonnes. “And so far this year, we haven’t even done a 100,000 metric tonnes. So we are way way off,” he bemoaned. “…We are actively searching for solutions to ensure that farmers are supplied with the right chemicals,” he said.
The Managing Director of Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP), Mr Michael Padi Tuwor, who was present and spoke to the media on the sidelines of the meeting, described the engagement with the minister as “very fruitful.”
He indicated that as an investor he now has a clear understanding of the market, calling for more such stakeholder engagements with MoFA.
Responding to the question of whether there was unhealthy competition amongst the industry players, he said: “We must always expect competition, and it must be a healthy one for the common good of the country.”
About Zoomlion
Zoomlion Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian-owned company that focuses on delivering total waste management solutions. The company provides integrated waste management solutions from waste collection, through haulage, transfer, and sorting to recycling and disposal. It is a member of the Environmental Services Providers Association (ESPA) of Ghana and a silver member of the International Solid Waste Management Association (ISWMA, USA).
Zoomlion was established as a waste management business in Ghana in April 2006, under the Companies Act 1963, Act 179. Its key mandate is to help deal with the country’s waste menace by providing highly skilled persons across the country to manage this waste. The company started with few workers but has grown over the past 15 years. It is part of 45 companies of the Jospong group but has 23 sister companies that work together with her to build synergies to provide total waste management solutions.
Compost Production & Recycling
Our integrated waste processing and recycling plant receives, sorts, processes and recycles solid waste and produces organic manure for agronomic purposes in Ghana and West Africa. Our proven and tested pure organic compost is the finest manure for enriching your crops.