Publication database

The publication database contains more than 1650 IFA publications covering all aspects of fertilizer use, manufacture and trade. The complete publication list is in the order of publication dates.

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Our selection (Updated: 5 February 2010)

This section contains publications published by IFA covering general aspects of fertilizers and agriculture, fertilizer production, technology and distribution, efficient and sustainable crop nutrition.

• Safety Handbook. Establishing and Maintaining Positive Safety Management Practices in the Work Place
  

  

  The handbook was conceived as a structured framework for developing and maintaining coherent safety management systems in industrial environments.It is intended for frequent reference by all management and line employees. Divided into three sections, it begins with a description of the major guiding principles behind positive safety management. Specific processes for safety management are then outlined, and best practice guidance is provided for day-to-day safety management.The result of a collaborative effort by the IFA Technical Committee’s working group on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), the Safety Handbook is designed to support the recently developed IFA SHE Principles.

  The IFA Safety Handbook is available in Arabic , Chinese , Portuguese , Russian and Spanish

IFA Membership Directory (Updated: 8 February 2010)

The membership directory is a PDF file that is reserved for IFA's members. It is updated twice a year, after the elections at the Annual Conference and the Enlarged Council Meeting.

IFA Conference Proceedings (Updated: 24 February 2010)

This section contains only presentations made at various IFA conferences, of which:

• IFA International Workshop on Effective Last-Mile Delivery , New Delhi, India, 10-12 February 2010

• IFA Crossroads Asia-Pacific 2009 Conference , Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 8-10 December 2009

• 35th IFA Enlarged Council Meeting , Amman, Jordan, 17-19 November 2009

• IFA Moscow 2009 - Fertilizers & Agriculture Conference , Moscow, Russia, 7-9 October 2009

• 2009 IFA Communicators' Workshop , Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, 9-11 June 2009

• 77th IFA Annual Conference , Shanghai, China, 25-27 May 2009
  of which:
  > Medium-Term Outlook for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand: 2008/09 - 2013/14
  Patrick HEFFER, IFA Secretariat
  > Global Fertilizers and Raw Materials Supply and Supply/Demand Balances: 2009 - 2013
  Michel PRUD’HOMME, IFA Secretariat

• 2009 IFA Global Safety Summit, Manama , Bahrain, 14-18 March 2009

Fertilizers & Agriculture Newsletter (Updated: 29 January 2010)

The archives of IFA's public newsletter can be read here. The newsletter appears three times a year, usually in January, May and September.

Issue briefs - Feeding the Earth (Updated: 8 March 2010)

Feeding the Earth represents an issue briefs series produced by the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) to provide current information on the role of fertilizers in sustainable agriculture and food security. Its aims at showcasing global topics of importance fo the fertilizer industry, in particular those that are discussed in the international policy arena. This publications is geared towards IFA members and the general public.

World Fertilizer Use Manual

The manual is a 600-page handbook, containing detailed information on fertilizer use recommendations and practices for a wide range of world crops.