Member of the Month – October 2015: Yara International
NABA Member of the month – Yara InternationalOn September 18, the company opened its new fertilizer terminal in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The new terminal will create a pathway to higher yields and better income for Tanzanian farmers.The new terminal facility allows for an annual import of 350,000 tons of fertilizer, positioning Dar es Salaam and Yara’s terminal as a major fertilizer import hub for Tanzania and the surrounding region. Yara has been in Tanzania for the past nine years, ensuring that farmers have fertilizers, access to crop nutrition programs and access to technology that increase yields, improve product quality and reduce the environmental impact of agricultural practices.Present at the official opening ceremony were, among many, HE President Jakaya Kikwete, The Norwegian Minister for Industry and Trade Monica Mæland and Yara President and CEO Svein Tore Holsether.
Tanzania has available farmland, a young and growing population and favorable climate. This is a great starting point for increasing agricultural production.
- Svein Tore Holsether, President and CEO Yara, at the opening ceremony of the new fertilizer terminal.It is estimated that 80 per cent of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Investments are needed to scale up infrastructure, make inputs like fertilizer available, and to empower all of Africa’s farmers to participate and improve their yields.
Writer: Arsene Frank Burakeye