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Blog Post
20 Apr 2020
IFA Members Around the World Step Up to Battle COVID-19
As the world fights the Coronavirus pandemic, fertilizer companies everywhere are stepping up to the plate to play their part by contributing much needed resources to support healthcare systems, farme...
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Blog Post
15 Apr 2020
South Asian IFA Members Provide Community Support in the Fight Against COVID-19
During the ongoing challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic, the fertilizer industry in South Asia is not only working hard to ensure the continued supply of vital fertilizers but also support farmers a...
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Blog Post
09 Apr 2020
Coronavirus Fertilizer Production Disruptions and Support Measures: Lessons learned from China
By providing precise and consistent nutrients to plants, fertilizers are crucial for increasing yields on existing farmland, improving soil carbon sequestration, protecting wild ecosystems and ensurin...
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Blog Post
09 Apr 2020
Government Measures to Safeguard Fertilizers and Support Agriculture in the face of COVID-19
As the world enters a crucial period of agricultural production amid ongoing COVID-19 travel, trade and economic disruptions, it is vitally important that farmers can continue to produce enough food....
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Blog Post
09 Apr 2020
The Vital Role of Micronutrient Fertilizers for Improving Plant and Human Health
As the recently published report from the CFS’s High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition highlights, a large part of the world’s population is currently not getting enough nutrie...
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Blog Post
05 Mar 2020
Mind the Gap! The Urgent Need for Gender Equality in Agriculture
Empowering women farmers by increasing access to fertilizers and training them on their proper use could help feed an additional 150 million people and break their cycle of poverty.
#EachforEqual...
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Blog Post
25 Feb 2020
5 Reasons Why Fertilizers are Key for Transforming Agriculture
“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental steward...
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Blog Post
15 Feb 2020
Celebrating 350 Years of Phosphorus
Besides being the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table, 2019 is also a major milestone for one of its 118 elements that is crucial to life on earth.
Discovered 350 years ago, phosphorus is one o...
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Blog Post
06 Feb 2020
Why Fertilizers are Vital for Supporting, Improving and Protecting Plant Health
As proclaimed by the U.N., 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health. Protecting plant health is crucial for ensuring that we can grow enough crops on existing land to help end hunger, reduce pov...
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Blog Post
16 Dec 2019
5 Reasons Why Nutrient Stewardship is Crucial for Sustainable Food Systems
“Sustainable food systems are those food systems that aim at achieving food and nutrition security and healthy diets while limiting negative environmental impacts and improving socio-economic we...
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Blog Post
13 Oct 2019
Global Fertilizer Day 2019
Innovations are changing many aspects of the world and farming is no exception! Precision Agriculture uses a range of new technologies and data to improve crop production management.
Many of these...
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Blog Post
18 Mar 2019
Lis Mullin Bernhardt
On SDG 6, freshwater nutrient pollution monitoring and effective agricultural practices for increasing water use efficiency and reducing nutrient losses
IFA: Can you give us an introduction to Su...
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Blog Post
29 Jan 2019
The Periodic Table and Plant Nutrition Pioneers
2019 is the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Developed by Dmitry Mendeleev, it has been one of the most important scientific tools for the development of modern chemistry,...
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Blog Post
10 Jan 2019
Dr Rolf Sommer
On how climate change may affect the tropics, the state of the world’s soils and the biggest agricultural developments by 2030.
As part of the IFA2030 fertilizer industry strategic review exercis...
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