21 December 2010
The fertilizer industry has invested US$40 billion in additional capacity since the food crisis in 2008
Paris, France, 21 December 2010 - Today the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released to the public its short-term Fertilizer Outlook 2010-2011. The report warns of rising agricultural commodity and food prices, as seen just before the food crisis of 2007/08. It also describes the global fertilizer industry's response to the challenge of increasing agricultural productivity worldwide. IFA estimates that the industry has invested some US$40 billion in new capacity for the three main nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) in North Africa; West, South and East Asia; and North and South America.

8 December 2010
Agricultural work programme under threat amidst uncertain climate talks - Leading scientists, engineers and farmers warn of missed opportunity
6 December 2010, CANCUN, MEXICO – A beneficial and widely supported agricultural work programme is at risk of not being adopted amidst the uncertain state of broader negotiations, leading agricultural experts at the climate negotiations in Cancun warn.

8 November 2010
International Launch of the first ever climate change protocol rewarding farmers for good practices in Canada
The Hague: 8 November 2010 – An innovative new approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farm fertilizer use has been approved by the Canadian province of Alberta for use in its offset system, an international meeting was told.

22 september 2010
A more productive and sustainable agriculture is needed to halve hunger by 2015
New York: 22 September 2010 – A necessary component of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 in many parts of the world is a more productive, profitable and sustainable agriculture. Four members companies of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) are attending the United Nations Private Sector Forum that is taking place as part of the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals on September 20-22 in New York.

2 July 2010
Fertilizer industry sees solid upturn in fertilizer demand and sustained growth of production capacity by 2014
Paris, France: 2 July 2010 - The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released publicly today its Fertilizer Outlook 2010 - 2014. The report highlights that, after a gloomy year in 2009, fertilizer demand is seen firmly rebounding in 2010 and growing at sustained rates in the next four years. On the fertilizer supply side, the growth of capacity is slower than anticipated last year because of numerous delays in announced projects. However, in the long-term, a potential supply surplus for nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) fertilizers can be expected due to a faster increase in capacity compared to that of demand.

24 June 2010
Farming First Calls on G8/G20 Leaders to Put Food Security First for Sustainable Development
London - Farming First welcomed the G8 commitments to food security taken in 2009 in L’Aquila and we urge leaders to renew these this year. We believe food security should be a recurring item on the G8/G20 agenda.

15 June 2010
Farming has to come first to achieve the MDGs
New York – “Returning crops and the farmer to the centre of policy decisions is fundamental to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to sustainable development”, said Ajay Shriram, President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) and spokesperson of the Farming First coalition , at the Interactive Hearings with Civil Society on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that took place in New York on June 14 and 15 at the United Nations.

1 June 2010
Reviving agricultural extension services to bridge the last mile
Paris - Intervention by Mr Ajay Shriram, President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), at the Opening Session of the 78th IFA Annual Conference on Tuesday, 1 June 2010.

22 May 2010
Innovation and Incentives for Farmers Needed to Protect World’s Biodiversity - Global Agricultural Coalition Welcomes International Day for Biological Diversity
Brussels - Farming First calls on governments to enable agricultural innovation and empower farmers to safeguard the world’s biodiversity while increasing global food production.

12 April 2010
Dr Jiyun Jin receives the IFA Norman Borlaug Award for transferring knowledge on good fertilization practices to Chinese farmers
Paris – The laureate of the 2010 IFA Norman Borlaug Award for excellence in crop nutrition knowledge transfer is Dr Jiyun Jin of the Soil and Fertilizer Institute at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

15 February 2010
Enhancing agricultural technology and knowledge transfer is a priority to the fertilizer industry
New Delhi – The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) has recently launched a new initiative on "last-mile delivery" aimed at improving agricultural technology and knowledge transfer to the farmers in developing countries