Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, officially opened a $3.5 million fertilizer manufacturing plant in Shai Hills, a town in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region.

The facility, developed by Invess Agriculture Ltd in partnership with the Nitron Group and managed by AAA Infrastructure Ghana Ltd, is set to support the country’s agricultural sector and bolster food security.

The plant can produce 385,000 metric tonnes of granular fertilizer and 5 million liters of liquid fertilizer each year, operating around the clock. Using advanced blending technology, it can create 20 different fertilizer formulations approved by Ghana’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), designed to enhance crop yields and improve soil health.

The project is a significant step toward reducing Ghana’s dependence on imported fertilizers. As one of West Africa’s top fertilizer importers, alongside Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana currently relies entirely on foreign chemical fertilizers. In 2024, the country imported 554,239 tonnes of fertilizer, including 298,372 tonnes of NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), a key type for farming, according to the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC).

Invess Agriculture plans to expand the facility with a 5 million liter liquid fertilizer plant to serve the broader West African market through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The company aims to establish Ghana as a regional hub for fertilizer production.