Market Information believe strongly that, indeed, Indorama is fueling socio-economic growth in Nigeria!
Improved crop management practices for sustainable production
Economically, a well-managed farm is one that consistently makes greater pro ts than similarly structured, neighboring farms. Because random, localized events such as weather o�en mask differences or similarities in management, it is important to observe differences in pro ts that persist over time— those which statistically differ.
Indorama Agronomic Services make things grow, with fertilizers and highefficiency plant nutrient technology advisories grounded in science. By examining and understanding the science that affects crops, they create technologies that can optimize our customers / farmers ' fertilizer investments, portal is a one-stop crop management information resource for the farmers.
Agronomic Services provides detailed content on crops, crop management techniques, fertilizers & pesticides and a host of other agriculture related material.
Generic information enriches Farmers with common topics on agriculture like Soils, Seeds, Nutrients, Fertilizers, and best management practices for optimum crop production and pro ts.
Our team of expert agronomists, working together with universities and government researchers, are committed to developing and delivering Agronomic services our customers can trust, help in problem solving mechanisms in the farmer ' s own situation based on the reality that considerable number of farmers has limited Agronomic information eg Knowledge in the form of crop management, pest management, water management, soil management, implements, agricultural advancement etc.
Corporate Social Responsibility( CSR) In IEFCL.
�e era of corporate organizations paying lip service to social responsibility is fast coming to an end. �e recent past has seen corporate social responsibility becoming a process from a concept and also organizations deriving value from this initiative.
Alongside of the Group Company Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, IEFCL has implemented several CSR projects and has also signed an MOU with the hose communities on the investments in such projects.
Indorama has contributed remarkably to the wellbeing of its host communities in Rivers State through numerous community development projects and corporate social responsibility( CSR) initiatives including enjoying the dividends of their 7.5 % shares of the company.
Indorama ' s achievements and milestones
In 2012, the company built and commissioned a new PET plant, the only one in sub-Saharan Africa. �ey also commenced construction of a new fertilizer plant in 2013; alongside two other complementary projects – an 84-kilometre gas pipeline and a port terminal at Onne Port in Port Harcourt. �ese three projects were all completed on schedule.
Indorama Corporation has invested about $ 3.5 billion in Nigeria since they became core investors in Eleme Petrochemicals in 2006. In the near future, we will also be investing in Methanol and NGL plants, and by 2019, they would have invested about a total of $ 4.7 billion to realize their vision of building the largest petrochemicals hub of Africa in Nigeria.
�e company has positioned itself as one of the leading suppliers of Polyole n in African continent and in US, Europe and Asia as well.
Indorama and KNARDA Team
www. farmersreviewafrica. com January- February 2017
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