OCP Group
A Century of Expertise in the Phosphate Industry
OCP Group is a Moroccan state-owned company founded in 1920 and is one of the world’s leading manufacturer and exporter of phosphate fertilizers, phosphoric acid and phosphate rock. The Group boasts of 70% exclusive ownership of the world’s phosphate reserves and this has enabled the company to manufacture quality fertilizers to meet the needs of farmers for decades across the globe. The ownership of the world’s reserves is significant because phosphate is a key ingredient in crops production. For a century, OCP Group has expanded its operations and invested heavily in research and development to consistently innovate and transform agriculture. Currently, OCP has a global presence in more than 80 countries in five continents with a market share of 65% in Africa and North America. OCP Group generates approximately US$ 5 billion of annual revenues and employs more than 21,000 full time staff members.
OCP AFRICA In 2016 OCP Group created a new subsidiary dubbed ‘OCP AFRICA’ which is responsible in spearheading the development of the group on the African fertilizer market through a network of several subsidiaries across Africa. Their commitment is to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture through provision of fertilizer solutions customized for local conditions and crop needs.
Currently, OCP Africa has a presence in Nigeria, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, and Tanzania.
KENYA OCP Kenya was established in 2016 as a subsidiary of the group with the aim of contributing to the development of agriculture in Kenya through;
- Provision of suitable and affordable fertilizers to farmers
- Soil testing and development of fertilizers customized to crop and soils to increase yields
- Training farmers on good agricultural practices to improve yields
- Developing farmers from subsistence to commercial farming
- Focusing on development of smallholder farmers
To add value to farmers, OCP Kenya has invested in mobile trucks fully equipped with laboratories for soil testing services for suitability mapping (to match crop requirements to soil nutrients) and qualified agronomists and field staff to offer solutions to farmers, in order to effectively contribute to improving the yields and productivity.
OCP Kenya imports and sells different types of fertilizers from Morocco, where the group has vast experience (100 years), in the development and manufacture of wide portfolio of highest quality fertilizers to international standards.
OCP Kenya has since 2016 trained farmers on good agricultural practices and soil testing in the following counties: Nyeri, Embu, Meru, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Kirinyaga, Narok, Machakos, Muranga, Kiambu and Laikipia. To date the number of farmers who have benefited from the program directly is more than 85,000.
OCP has developed and commercialized a very successful fertilizer formula – NPSB that is suitable for maize, wheat, barley, sorghum with increased yields of more than 20% and sold at affordable prices country-wide.