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IFDC
is
a nonprofit international public organization that
provides a broad range of services in technical
assistance, research, training and problem solving
related to agricultural sustainability.
IFDC's
results-oriented projects cover specialties from
agribusiness to engineering and technology development,
from management information systems to plant nutrient
management, policy reform and market development.
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The Economic Community
of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) and IFDC’s CATALIST
project sign an MOU to support agricultural
intensification and provide environmental stability.
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Dr.
Amit Roy’s work to end global hunger was recently
featured in India Abroad.
Dr. Amit
Roy discusses the
problem of low fertilizer use in Africa.
The average fertilizer
application rate in Kenya is 7 times lower than the
global average of 118 kilograms of fertilizer per
hectare.
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Dr. Amit Roy (center) participates as a panelist at
the World Summit on Food Security in Rome, Italy,
November 16 – 18,
2009.
View photos
of
Dr. Roy during
Round Table 1: Minimizing the Negative
Impact of the Food, Economic and Financial Crisis on
World Food Security.
See the World
Summit on Food Security
website for more information about the event.
International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)
– G8 Leaders Must Address Future Food Crisis
July 8, 2009
Dr. Marjatta Eilitta, Director of IFDC’s North and
West Africa Division (NWAFD), and based in Ghana,
said “In sub-Saharan Africa today, smallholder
farmers still lack the fundamental resources which
they need to manage their farms and make them
profitable and sustainable.”
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Farming First Welcomes IFDC to its List of
Supporters
June 29, 2009
IFDC has joined the group of organizations
supporting the Farming First plan.
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