THE FUSE

With fertiliser prices still volatile and margins under pressure, South African producers can no longer afford inefficiency in their input spend. In crops like maize, wheat and citrus, where fertiliser represents one of the largest costs, the difference between profit and loss increasingly comes down to how efficiently nutrients are used, not how much is applied. “Nutrient use efficiency marks a shift in how we think about crop inputs,” explains Louis Strydom, Marketing Director at Omnia Nutriology®. “It moves the focus from how much is applied to how effectively those inputs are converted into plant performance.”