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IFDC
Introduction to IFDC
Presented
at
Inaugural Meeting of the Association of Independent Research Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)
March 1, 2012 Rome, Italy
IFDC
Established during world food crisis of 1974 Suggested by U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger U.S. President Jimmy Carter, by Executive Order, designated IFDC
a public international organization in 1977 Initial purpose to help developing countries solve food-deficit
problems by focusing on development of fertilizers and fertilizer practices to meet special needs of tropical and sub-tropical climates and soils
Evolved into multi-faceted center with broadened focus
History
IFDC
IFDC Around the World
Albania Chad Guinea Madagascar Rwanda TanzaniaBangladesh Côte d’Ivoire Guinea-Bissau Malawi Senegal TogoBenin DRC Guyana Mali Sierra Leone UgandaBurkina Faso Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique South Africa U.S.A.Burundi Gambia Kyrgyzstan Niger Swaziland ZambiaCape Verde Ghana Liberia Nigeria Tajikistan Zimbabwe
IFDC
• Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) and Best Agricultural
Practices• Fertilizer/Input Policy Support/Reform • Agro-Input Dealer Networks/Input Market Development• Value Chains, Agribusiness Cluster Approach• Market Transparency/Information Systems (Inputs)• Building and Strengthening Producer Organizations and Trade
Associations
Strategic Focal Areas – Africa
IFDC
AfricaFertilizer.org A global information portal on fertilizers in
Africa, launched in March 2010 Endorsed by the Africa Forum in partnership
with FAO, AGRA, IFA, NEPAD and IFDC Compiles and makes publicly available
fertilizer prices, statistics, directories, publications and market news
Supports: FAO CountrySTAT programs (fert statistics) NEPAD and CAADP efforts to monitor the
implementation of the Abuja Declaration on Fertilizers
IFDC and AGRA fertilizer development programs in more than 20 SSA countries
Website: www.africafertilizer.org
“To feed our people, we must
first feed our soil.”
IFDC
Soil Fertility and Agriculture
Soil Fertility (SF) and fertilizers are critical to agricultural productivity
SF will become even more critical for food security, given magnitude of demand increase and role of Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) in highest demand regions
Priorities clear for evolution of future fertilizers to deliver SF where most needed – yield and micronutrient assurance for SHFs, better economic and environmental impact and more self-reliant sourcing
IFDC
Soil Fertility and Agriculture
Soil Fertility (SF) and fertilizers are critical to agricultural productivity
SF will become even more critical for food security, given magnitude of demand increase and role of Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) in highest demand regions
Priorities clear for evolution of future fertilizers to deliver SF where most needed – yield and micronutrient assurance for SHFs, better economic and environmental impact and more self-reliant sourcing
IFDC
Cereal Production and Fertilizer Use Efficiency
IFDC
Industry’s Technology Focus – Optimization
Fertilizers, mostly developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, USA, essentially unchanged since early 1980s
IFDC
Soil Fertility and Agriculture
Soil Fertility (SF) and fertilizers are critical to agricultural productivity
SF will become even more critical for food security, given magnitude of demand increase and role of Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) in highest demand regions
Priorities clear for evolution of future fertilizers to deliver SF where most needed – yield and micronutrient assurance for SHFs, better economic and environmental impact and more self-reliant sourcing
IFDC
Soil Fertility and Agriculture
Soil Fertility and fertilizers are critical to agricultural productivity
SF will become even more critical for food security, given magnitude of demand increase and role of Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) in highest demand regions
Priorities clear for evolution of future fertilizers to deliver SF where most needed – yield and micronutrient assurance for SHFs, better economic and environmental impact and more self-reliant sourcing
IFDC
Fertilizer Technology Priorities
• Fail-safe•
Adaptive• Eco-sensitive
• Economi
cal
New ‘intelligent’ fertilizers
• Higher, more assured yield at lower cost
• Smaller environmental footprint
• Improved human health
• Greater nutrient self-reliance
Responsible, sustainable food security
• Improve NUE by 25-50%• Reduce the risk of failed yields
for SHFs• Increase the convenience and
accuracy of delivering secondary and micro nutrients
• Reduce sourcing costs, increase self-reliance with improvements or alternatives to current production processes
Over the next decade: Focus on N & P in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
IFDC
Managed under IFDC Led by global Board of Advisors Supported by Advisory Committees
Virtual Fertilizer Research Center (VFRC)
The world’s smallholder farmers have ready access to sustainable, affordable, efficient and environmentally friendly fertilizers.
Through collaborative research and development, the VFRC will help develop and introduce the next generation of the world’s fertilizer products and technologies necessary to benefit smallholder farmers in the developing world.
