Investigation on the Status of Fertilizer Production in Fujian Province and Its Problem Analysis

The present situation of fertilizer production in Fujian Province was systematically analyzed to provide reference for policy formulation, basic research and industrial transformation of fertilizer industry. 329 licensed enterprises of fertilizer production in Fujian Province were investigated by literature search, questionnaire, interview and field investigation. Then, the fertilizer productivity, yield and the rate of capacity utilization, fertilizer manufacturers, products and the number of formula, fertilizer supply and guarantee capacity and the geographical distribution of fertilizer enterprises were analyzed, in order to discuss the present situation and problems of fertilizer production in Fujian Province. The results showed that from 2016 to 2020, fertilizer production capacity and output in Fujian Province increased year by year, but the rate of fertilizer capacity utilization was only 39.7% on average in five years. The yield of organic fertilizer was highest in different varieties of fertilizer, followed by compound fertilizer and soil conditioner, which accounted for 66.0%, 22.2% and 5.2% of total fertilizer production, respectively. The number of organic fertilizer manufacturers and products were largest in fertilizer enterprises, reaching 270 and 792, respectively, but the average annual output of each organic fertilizer factory was 5100 tons. The self-sufficiency rate of chemical fertilizer in the province was only 47.1%, and 52.9% of chemical fertilizer needed to be allocated or imported from outside the province. The annual output of organic fertilizer and bio-organic fertilizer only accounted for 14.0% of the theoretical demand of the market. There were fertilizer factories in 72 counties (cities, districts), 9 prefecture-level cities in the province, among which the number of fertilizer enterprises in Zhangzhou City accounted for 33.4% of the total number in the province. The fertilizer production network in Fujian Province has been basically formed, but the development of different fertilizer industries in different regions was still unbalanced, and there were still prominent problems. In the future, we should focus on solving the problem of low capacity utilization rate, strengthening the transformation and upgrading of compound fertilizer production enterprises, guiding and strengthening the quality management and demonstration promotion of organic fertilizer products, giving full play to the regional resource advantages of Fujian, accelerating the development of new fertilizer products, especially the development of soil conditioner by using the coastal oyster shell resources.