North African Solutions to the Food Crisis in Africa: The Role of Fertilizers and Supportive Policies

The present study explores the potential of an integrated African fertilizer market and the impact that such a market could have on agricultural productivity and food security. Currently, the use of fertilizer on the continent remains at among the lowest levels in the world. The objective highlighted in the study is to increase intra-African trade by proposing a set of sound policy recommendations aimed at improving the production, trade and use of fertilizer across Africa, thus raising the resilience of States in the face of the current multifaceted global food crisis.