2011 FMB Africa Fertilizer Conference & Exhibition

FMB is pleased to announce that the second FMB Africa Fertilizer Conference & Exhibition will be held in Marrakech in conjunction with OCP Group at the Palmeraie Golf Palace Hotel from the 9 - 11 March 2011.

The inaugural FMB Africa meeting, held in April 2010, attracted 400 delegates from over 50 countries, underlining the international interest in the region. FMB Africa will in future become a regular feature in the industry calendar, moving around the continent over the coming years.

The 2010 spike in grain prices, in part a result of the Russian ban on grain exports, has underlined the pressing issues of food security. Nowhere are these issues more acute than in Africa, home to the worlds fastest growing regional population.

2011 FMB Africa will examine the challenges facing the continent as it looks to prioritise its Green Revolution, borrowing on the practical experience of some of the major producers, importers, distributors and agencies operating throughout Africa.

FMB Africa will provide the information, opinion and networking capabilities which will form an essential part of your African strategy, bringing together over 400 decision makers from around the globe in one welcoming setting.

FMB is pleased to be working in conjunction with OCP Group on this second FMB Africa conference.

Both FMB and OCP look forward to welcoming you to Marrakech in March!

CONFERENCE TOPICS

* Keynote Speech - Mr. Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO, OCP Group

* A Keynote Panel will work alongside focused panels to discuss specific aspects of African agriculture, trade and product innovation with our delegates and pull together the main conference themes

* Investment in Nitrogen and Phosphates

* Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture

* Dry Bulk Freight Rates and their Impact on Grain/Fertilizer Trades

* The International Grain Markets - 2007/2008 Revisited?

* Encouraging Agricultural Development in Africa

* Finance for Farmers - Availability and Accessibility

* Raising Africas Nitrogen Production

* Tapping Africas Potash Resources

* The Growing Importance of Sulphur as a Nutrient in Africa

* Policy Options for Increasing Fertilizer Use in Africa

* Africa as a Source for Feeding the World

* Indian/Chinese Investment in Africa

* The Abuja Declaration Five Years On - A Progress Report on the Fertilizer Consumption Commitments made by over 30 African Nations in Abuja in 2006

* Cost and Availability of Financing New Innovation

* Improving Fertilizer Demand by Creating an Enabling Policy Environment