Bangladesh to secure a new supply of fertilizer from Morocco for upcoming farming season

Bangladesh has finalized a deal with Morocco to import 30,000 metric tons of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer from OCP Nutricrops, according to several media reports.

The source said that the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will handle this purchase as part of the government’s plan to secure essential agricultural inputs ahead of the cultivation season.

This move is expected to improve soil fertility and crop yields during the upcoming season, ensuring farmers have timely access to critical supplies.

It is part of a broader government initiative recently approved by the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, which includes importing a total of 140,000 metric tons of fertilizers and 10,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid from Morocco and Canada.

This step is meant to guarantee a steady fertilizer supply before the next cultivation season, which is crucial for Bangladesh’s food production and rural economy.

In July, OCP Nutricrops, a unit of Morocco’s phosphate giant OCP Group, signed a supply agreement with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) for 1.1 million tons of non-urea fertilizers covering the 2025–2026 period.

Last year, Bangladesh signed a fertilizer purchase agreement with Morocco to enhance and diversify imports to support local economic stability.

That agreement was meant to help address resource shortages, as the gas supply crisis was affecting power plants, cement factories, and fertilizer production, among other sectors.

The country has long struggled with an energy resource shortage, particularly in natural gas, both during the previous prime minister’s administration and in the period following her resignation and departure.

Since 2019, OCP has trained nearly 15,000 farmers in Bangladesh, over a quarter of them women, through foundation programs that promote soil health and sustainable farming.

The deal also strengthens Morocco’s wider South-South cooperation strategy, which focuses on advancing agricultural transformation in emerging economies.