From quality assurance to regulatory compliance, Cotecna helps you deliver fertilizers you can trade with confidence.
What if the food on your plate started with a lie?
Fertilizer is the hidden force behind every harvest. Crops may look fresh and nourishing, but if the fertilizer used to grow it was substandard, mislabelled, or contaminated, the consequences could be devastating. Poor-quality fertilizers erode soil health, reduce crop yields, undermine food security, and damage farmer livelihoods.
Behind every healthy harvest is a tested fertilizer—because sustainable farming starts with knowing what’s in your soil and what goes into it.
Fertilizer Quality Challenges Around the World
Across global agricultural markets, fertilizer quality and compliance are critical concerns:
- India – Consumes over 60 million tonnes of fertilizer annually. Yet nearly 15% of products in rural markets are substandard, meaning 1 in 7 bags fail to meet basic nutrient parameters. For the world’s second-largest fertilizer consumer, this is a silent crisis threatening food production.
- Russia – Exports over 38 million tonnes of fertilizers annually supplying more than 100 countries. In the wake of geopolitical shifts and sanctions, traceability and quality assurance have come under intense scrutiny across international trade corridors.
- Indonesia – The government distributes more than 9 million tonnes in subsidies annually. However, 1 in 10 samples still fail nutrient content checks, highlighting persistent gaps in fertilizer testing and monitoring.
- Europe – Under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, fertilizers must comply with strict requirements for quality, labeling, and heavy metals. Products lacking the CE mark are rejected at borders, emphasizing the importance of robust fertilizer certification and compliance.
Around the world, regulators, importers, and farmers alike face a shared challenge: ensuring every bag of fertilizer delivers on its promise.
Why Fertilizer Testing and Certification Matter
At Cotecna, we understand that fertilizer is not merely a farm input—it’s a critical enabler of food security and sustainable agriculture. Reliable fertilizer inspection, testing, and certification safeguard quality, protect supply chains, and support better outcomes for growers and consumers alike.
Through our global network of laboratories, surveyors, and compliance experts, we help governments, traders, manufacturers, and distributors:
- Ensure compliance with national and international standards
- Minimize the risks of mislabeling, adulteration, and fraud
- Accelerate customs clearance at ports and borders
- Support sustainable agricultural productivity and soil health
Cotecna’s Fertilizer Inspection and Testing Services
We deliver end-to-end support across the fertilizer supply chain, including:
- Pre-shipment inspection and loading supervision at production sites and export terminals
- Discharging supervision and Delivery Point inspection to verify quality and quantity upon arrival
- Cargo quantification through draft surveys, tallying, or volumetric surveys
- Sampling and testing as per ISO, GAFTA, FCO (India), IFA, AOAC, and other recognized standards
- Comprehensive nutrient analysis, including Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P₂O₅), Potash (K₂O), Biuret, pH levels, micronutrients, and monitoring of heavy metal content
- Certification and conformity assessment reports for global market access
- Loss and Gain analysis and Damage Assessment for claims management and trade assurance
Whether you are sourcing fertilizers from Asia, trading bulk cargoes through the Middle East, or distributing to farmers across Africa and Europe, Cotecna provides the trusted verification and insights needed to meet product specifications confidently.
Supporting Agriculture from Soil to Shipment
With strong operations across the Middle East—including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, and Egypt—and a presence throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, Cotecna is uniquely positioned to support the fertilizer trade in both origin and destination markets.
Reliable fertilizer testing and inspection is more than a regulatory requirement—it is essential for safeguarding crop performance and protecting the future of farming.
Contact us today to learn how Cotecna can help verify your fertilizer quality and keep your crops and your business growing strong.
About Cotecna
For over 50 years, we have been supporting agriculture, food and pharma, minerals and metals, and consumer products supply chains all over the world. We provide testing, inspection, and certification services to help our clients navigate evolving regulations, ensure product compliance, and support their sustainability journey.