OCP Nutricrops, a unit of Morocco’s phosphate giant OCP Group, has signed a supply agreement with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) for 1.1 million tons of non-urea fertilizers covering the 2025–2026 period.
The agreement, announced Wednesday, underscores growing agricultural cooperation between Morocco and Bangladesh as the South Asian country looks to bolster food security and reduce its reliance on urea-based inputs.
A Bangladeshi delegation, including officials from BADC and the Ministry of Agriculture, visited Morocco for the signing ceremony and toured key OCP sites, including the Al Jorf industrial platform—touted as the world’s largest fertilizer production hub—and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, a major research partner.
“This agreement reaffirms the strategic trust between our institutions and highlights our shared commitment to science-driven, sustainable agriculture,” said Youssef El Bari, CEO of OCP Nutricrops. The deal also lays the groundwork for expanded collaboration in R&D, technology transfer, and farmer training, he said.
The partnership aligns with Bangladesh’s agricultural policy goals under the Good Agricultural Practices Policy (2020) and its long-term Perspective Plan (2025–2050). Over the last 17 years, OCP and BADC have developed what both parties describe as a strategic alliance.
Ruhul Amin Khan, President of the African Development Bank (ADB), said the deal illustrates “Bangladesh’s deep appreciation for Morocco’s role in boosting agricultural productivity” and expressed optimism about broader cooperation.
OCP has trained nearly 15,000 Bangladeshi farmers—more than a quarter of them women—since 2019 through its foundation programs focused on soil health and sustainable farming. The agreement also reinforces Morocco’s broader South-South cooperation strategy aimed at supporting agricultural transformation across emerging economies.
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