10 December 2009
Fertilizer Industry Advises Farmers to Adopt Balanced Fertilization Practices Including All Nutrients
Paris, France: 10 December 2009 - The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released publicly today its Short-Term Fertilizer Outlook 2009-2010 . The Association is concerned with the current predominance of nitrogen in fertilization practices and the potential yield impact of currently low application rates for phosphorus and potassium

23 October 2009
Copenhagen leaders must support farmers ‘on the front line’ of climate change
Paris: Friday 23 October 2009 – The Farming First coalition has called on world leaders to create a dedicated adaptation fund for agriculture to help farmers deal with the effects of climate change. Farm families are on the front line of climate change – likely to be the most affected by altering weather patterns. More attention needs to be paid the ways to help them mitigate climate change and to adapt to its effects.

16 October 2009
Achieving Food Security by 2050: Smallholders Need Access to Technology and Knowledge
Paris: 16 October 2009 – On the occasion of World Food Day , a group of international agricultural organizations, is calling on policy makers to support farmers worldwide and invest in sustainable agricultural technologies and knowledge.

28 July 2009
Fertilizers Can Help To Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Paris: 28 July 2009 -- The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released today its white paper, Fertilizers, Climate Change and Enhancing Productivity Sustainably . The paper’s objective is to provide a review of the fertilizer industry and its global impact, both positive and negative, on climate change .

10 July 2009
Farming First Letter to the Editor on G8 Outcomes

8 July 2009
G8 Leaders Must Address Future Food Crisis -G8 Summit Can Use Agriculture to Boost Development Worldwide
L'Aquila: 8 July 2009 -- World leaders must not back away from addressing the future food crisis, say supporters of the ‘ Farming First ’ coalition ahead of the G8 summit in Italy.

30 June 2009
Fertilizer demand should resume by early 2010 announces IFA Fertilizer Outlook
Paris: 30 June 2009 -- The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released publicly today its Fertilizer Outlook 2009-2013. The outlook report suggests that, after the sudden fall in demand during the 2008/09 fertilizer campaign, a rebound may be expected for the 2009/10 campaign.

4 June 2009
Fertilizer Industry Promotes Increased Productivity, Human Health and Water Management
Paris: 5 June 2009 – The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) announced during its 77th Annual Conference in Shanghai the launch of two new programmes to complement its sustainable development strategy: a task force on water management and a global task force on zinc deficiency jointly with the International Zinc Association (IZA) .

4 June 2009
Fertilizer Industry Welcomes New President Ajay Shriram
Paris: 4 June 2009-- Ajay Shriram, Chairman and Senior Managing Director of DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited (DSCL) , was elected President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) on 27 May 2009 during IFA’s Annual Conference in Shanghai, China.

30 April 2009
Obama’s African and Latin American Agriculture Plan Welcomed
London: 30 April 2009 -- Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CEO of the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) , based in South Africa, today, welcomed the new American administration’s agriculture package, which will see $448m in new funding for African and Latin American agriculture

16 March 2009
Yara International Receives Award for Excellence in Safety, Health and the Environment in Production at the IFA Global Safety Summit
Manama, Bahrain: 15 March 2009 -- The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)’s Global Safety Summit opened yesterday in Bahrain with the announcement of the recipient of the first IFA Green Leaf Trophy.

12 March 2009
African Researcher André Bationo Recognized for His Work on Soil Fertility Restoration and Balanced Fertilization
Paris: 12 March 2009 -- The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) announces the winner of the 2009 IFA International Crop Nutrition Award : Dr André Bationo is the Director of the West Africa program of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) , based in Accra, Ghana, and Senior Program Officer of AGRA’s Soil Health Program.

24 February 2009
Farmers, Scientists, Business and Industry release a call for action for sustainability and productivity at the UN
New York City: 24 February 2009 -- A call to action on agriculture and food policy was presented at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD 17).