Fertilizers and Agriculture, October 2009

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SUMMARY

• Sulphur, the fourth essential nutrient
• How efficient is phosphorus fertilizer use?
• Urea deep placement
• Sustainability: Inkabor’s commitment to biodiversity and communities in Peru
• Focus on "The Russian Fertilizers Producers Association"
• Recognizing the importance of China’s fertilizer industry and evaluating world trends
• Industry looks at how to better realize Africa’s potential
• Communicators’ Workshop focuses on message mapping

• IFA News
  - IFA Norman Borlaug Award will recognize excellence in crop nutrition knowledge transfer
  - New IFA sustainability programmes
  - IFA welcomes its new president
  - Farming First multilingual
  - Fertilizers can help to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions
  - Fertilizer trade flow map
  - Fertilizer suppliers’ online directory
• IFA publications
  - New publication advocates Integrated Plant Nutrient Management and Integrated Soil Fertility Management
  - Recent IFA Best Practice Recommendations: Laboratory Quality Assurance Guidelines and Sampling of Dry Bulk Fertilizer Shipments
  - Safety Handbook - Establishing and Maintaining Positive Safety Management Practices in the Work Place ( English , Chinese and now Russian versions)
• IFA events:
  - Fertilizers and Agriculture Conference to take place in Moscow in October
  - Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers - IFA and New Ag International plan international industry meeting
• Events - Calendar

Fertilizers and Agriculture, May 2009

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SUMMARY

• André Bationo to receive this year’s International Crop Nutrition Award
• IFA addresses the G8
• Making a difference: Corporate Social Responsibility at PETRONAS: the ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer Plant
• IFA’s Africa Forum agrees to initiate working groups
• Focus on "Pakistan’s National Fertilizer Development Centre"
• Dutch facility awarded IFA’s Green Leaf Trophy

• IFA news:
  - IFA participates in Global Partnership on Nutrient Management
  - “Farming First” presented to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
  - Climate change task force to present position paper
  - Are you seeking to improve operational effi ciency and cut costs?
  - The chemical fertilizer industry in China: a review and outlook

• IFA events:
  - IFA’s First Safety Summit held in Bahrain
  - IFA Moscow 2009: Fertilizers and Agriculture Conference – first announcement
• Events - Calendar

Fertilizers and Agriculture, February 2009

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SUMMARY

• Ongoing agricultural transformation in rural Russia
• IFA Agriculture Committee tackles constraints on fertilizer use in Russia
• Contributing to Brazil’s economic and social progress
• IFA climate change activities are heating up
• IFA participates in the UN Climate Change Conference
• Focus on "Fertiliser Association of India - FAI"

• IFA news:
  - IFA names new communications chief
  - Eastern Europe and Central Asia Initiative web site
  - IFADATA online meets with success
  - Create your own member’s password on IFA’s web site
  - Media centre
  - Launch of a new issue brief series: Feeding the earth update
  - SHE Principles – what’s new?
  - Upcoming: news clipping service for IFA members on the IFA web site....
  - Supporting sustainable development through agriculture
  - Creating a new proactive communications strategy
  - Melamine and fertilizers
• IFA publication:
  - The growing recognition of the role of micronutrients in balanced fertilization
  - Micronutrients for sustainable food, feed, fi bre and bioenergy production
• IFA events:
  - Good participation in Melbourne despite market slowdown
  - A rollercoaster year for the fertilizer industry
  - IFA Africa Forum to meet twice in 2009
• Publications
• Events - Calendar