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Premium Agrochemicals Limited is one of Nigeria’s prime conglomerates, which has intensified efforts in expanding its operations rapidly in the country’s fully integrated rice value chain. PAL, in collaboration with AICL Specialty Fertilizer, has been persistently facilitating the actualization of the Federal Government’s campaign and mandate of actualizing the “Nigerian Rice Revolution.” Monday, 22nd June, 2020, marked yet another epoch-making day, as the management of Premium Agrochemicals Limited International (PAL) organized its second Farmers’ Field Day, which had as its theme, “Response of High Quality Magic Fertilizers versus Conventional Fertilizers towards Rice Productivity and Quality in Northern Nigeria.”
Fertilizer recommendation to farmers in Nigeria often appears as straight N, P, or K e.g. urea, SSP and muriate of potash. Yet it is much more convenient for the farmers to apply fertilizer-nutrient needs in one single formulation. For this reason, the use of compound fertilizer 15-15-15 has also been very widely adopted by farmers. In fact over 70% of all fertilizer used in Nigeria today is in the form of 15-15-15. The problem with too much reliance on 15-15-15 is that this fertilizer has low N and P content, and it lacks Sulphur or zinc. Yet supplementary Sulphur and zinc appear to be necessary for optimum crop performance in many parts of the country, particularly, the savanna grasslands. There is indication that B may also be needed in some parts.