Your chance to access the world’s fastest growing fertilizer market
Argus FMB Africa Fertilizer 2015 will be held on 18-20 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 2015 event offers you the chance to network over 3 days with the industry’s most senior executives. It is your opportunity to meet the market – from leading producers to major buyers and distributors, and all categories of essential service providers. The 2014 conference attracted over 450 attendees from 70 companies and over 60 countries at the conference in Marrakech.
Book today and save $170 with the early bird discount. Offer ends Friday, 12 December. Register here
Attendees by region |
Previously registered companies included: Transammonia, OCI Nitrogen, K+S Kali, Yara, IFD, BPC, IFA, PotashCorp, Helm, Africa Finance Corporation, AFAP, Sinochem, FBN Bank, Maaden, SGS, Koch Fertilizer, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, OCP Group, Sinochem, Ameropa, Agrium, Keytrade and many more…  |
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Key reasons to attend:
- Learn: Hear the latest market developments from industry experts and analysts during two mornings of insightful discussions
- Explore: Our exhibition space features the latest technology, equipment, logistics and service providers from around the world
- Discuss: This year’s event will focus on bulk blending versus processing, multi-nutrient application and soil mapping in Africa
- Meet: Major producers, traders, policy and financial advisers, distributors and NGO’s, throughout Africa and beyond
- Visit: Tullo Bollo, Ethiopia’s first ever blending facility
Recent video: Mounir Halim the Business Development Manager at Argus FMB gives an overview of fertilizer development within Africa and who you’d meet attending the 2015 conference.
For further information about the 2015 Argus FMB Fertilizer Africa conference, please contact us using the details below:
+44 (0) 20 89797 866
fmb.conferences@argusmedia.com
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| Day Trip | Tullo Bollo Blending Facility – Site Visit – read more details hereHosted by Yargus Manufacturing* Transport provided |
| 08.30 – 10.00 | Set-up Exhibition Stands |
| 10.00 – 17.00 | Registration and Exhibition Stands Open |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | IFA Africa Forum – Invitation Only |
| 18.30 – 20.30 | Opening Cocktail Reception |
| 08.30 | Registration DeskExhibition Stands Open – Coffee Served |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Conference Welcome Address Neil Bradford, Chief Operating Officer, Argus Mostafa Terrab, CEO, OCP Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Keynote AddressMustapha El Ouafi, Vice President, Commercial, OCP |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Policy Update for Promoting Efficient and Sufficient Fertilizer Use |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Networking coffee break |
| 11.00 – 12.25 | Panel Discussion – Multi-nutrient Application and Soil Mapping in Africa11.00 – 11.15 Available Mineral Resources in Africa11.15 – 11.30 The Importance of Complete Fertilization of Smallholder Agriculture in Africa Bashir Jama, Director, Soil Health Program, AGRA11.30 – 11.45 Digital Soil Nutrient Mapping Prem Bindraban, Executive Director, Virtual Fertilizer Research Center (VFRC)11.45 – 12.00 Case Study: Outcomes of Soil Nutrient Mapping in Ethiopia 12.00 – 12.15 12.15 – 12.25 |
| 12.25 – 12.55 | Encouraging Agriculture and Fertilizer Consumption for Improved Crop YieldsKalim M. Shah, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| 12.45 – 14.30 | Lunch Served |
| 14.30 – 15.30 | Investing in Fertilizers in Africa |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Smallholders’ Access to Fertilizer in Africa – Hosted by IFA and AFAPChairman: Prof. Richard Mkandawire, Vice-President, AFAP |
| 14.30 – 17.00 | Free Time for Private Meetings |
| 18.00 – 22.00 | Gala dinner – Hosted by OCP |
| 08.30 | Registration Desk Exhibition Stands Open – Coffee Served |
| 9.10 – 9.20 | Chairperson’s Opening Remarks |
| 9.20 – 9.50 | Africa Fertilizer Production Capacity Mike Nash, Editor, Argus FMB Phosphates, Argus |
| 9.50 – 10.20 | Addressing Potash Needs in AfricaDr Patricia Imas, Chief Agronomist, ICL |
| 10.20 – 10.50 | Networking Coffee Break |
| 10.50 – 12.15 | Panel Discussion – Bulk Blending – the African Experience 10.50 – 11.05 Existing Fertilizer Blending Plants in Africa and Planned Projects11.05 – 11.20 Fertilizer Blending Systems for Africa – The Ethiopian Experience11.20 – 11.35 Case Study: Tullo Bollo Blending Facility Jeff Ivan, Vice-President, International Sales and Marketing, Yargus 11.35 – 11.50 Blended Fertilizer Production in Kenya E.M. Muriuki, Managing Director, MEA Fertilizers 11.50 – 12.05 12.05 – 12.15 |
| 12.15 – 12.45 | Logistical Supply Chain Management in East Africa |
| 12.30 – 14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | End of Conference |
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