Publications

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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Books selection (Updated: 16 December 2008)

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

• Micronutrients for Sustainable Food, Feed, Fibre and Bioenergy Production
  This book is written for practitioners and stakeholders in the fertiliser industry and for policy makers whose decisions may impact on the use of micronutrients in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The aim of the book is to explain the growing importance of micronutrients in balanced fertilisation, to consider the micronutrient fertiliser types that are currently available and how to best use them, to assess the current market and prospects for micronutrient fertilisers, and to discuss the policy, regulatory and quality control framework needed to maximize the benefi ts from using micronutrient fertilisers.

IFA Membership Directory

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: 23 December 2008)

This section contains only presentations made at various IFA conferences.

• Papers presented at the 34th IFA Enlarged Council Meeting , Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 18-20 November 2008.
  Of which:
  - Short-Term Prospects for World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand: 2007/08 - 2009/10, P. Heffer, IFA Secretariat
  - Fertilizer Consumption 2007/08 – 2009/10. Country Reports, P. Heffer, IFA Secretariat
  - Global Fertilizer Supply and Trade 2008 - 2009, M. Prud'homme, IFA Secretariat
  - Summary Report - World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand, Global Fertilizer Supply and Trade 2008-2009, Patrick Heffer and Michel Prud’homme, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

Fertilizers & Agriculture Newsletter

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: 10 December 2008)

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.

Glossary of fertilizer terms

This multilingual glossary -- now in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese -- contains terms and expressions chosen on the basis of their importance in the field of fertilizer usage, with a few relating to soil science, fertilizer manufacture and analysis, application machinery and methods.

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.