Fertilizer System Revolutionizes Rice Farming in Bangladesh
October 2010, Kashipur village, Bangladesh – USAID, IFDC and Bangladeshi farmers are scaling up urea deep placement technology to smallholder rice farmers. (USAID Frontlines)
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IFDC and USAID Guide Kano Farmers on New Fertilizer
October 22, 2010, Kano state, Nigeria – IFDC and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are introducing urea supergranules to farmers in Kano state, Nigeria. (Daily Trust)
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Conditions On the Ground
October 21, 2010 – Dr. Abdoulaye Mando, IFDC leader of Natural Resources Management, "sees the world from the ground up – a line of vision that is helping thousands of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa." (TWAS - The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World)
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Official Calls for Action to Save Forests
October 21, 2010, Musanze, Rwanda – IFDC's CATALIST/SEW project recently held a workshop to discuss how rural communities and local authorities can work together to conserve forests. (The New Times)
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Fertilizers, Food Production And Poverty Eradication in Africa
October 20, 2010 – Dr. Amit Roy, IFDC president and CEO, spoke to staff of the African Development Bank after giving a presentation titled "Research on the Next Generation of Fertilizers" in Tunis. (African Development Bank)
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New IFDC Report Indicates World Reserves of Rock Phosphate Are Adequate to Meet Demand
October 20, 2010 – In response to the heightened global awareness of P and PR availability, IFDC has released a publication entitled World Phosphate Rock Reserves and Resources. (International Plant Nutrition Institute)
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AgriBusiness Forum 2010, a Success
October 18, 2010, Kampala, Uganda – The AgriBusiness Forum is held annually "to contribute to the sustainable economic growth of Africa by further developing its agriculture and agro-food industry." IFDC was one of the event's sponsors this year. (East African Business Week)
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Financial Times Brief on "Peak Phosphate"
October 15, 2010 – Recent studies indicate that "peak metal" and "peak phosphate" are not imminent threats. (Financial Times)
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World Food Conference Looks at Subsistence Farming
October 13, 2010, Des Moines, Iowa – The World Food Prize Symposium is being held this week to focus on the plight of smallholder farmers around the world. (Associated Press)
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Ghana's EPA To Wage War On Adulterated Chemicals
October 8, 2010, Accra, Ghana – In collaboration with Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, IFDC held a training program to educate agro-dealers about the dangers associated with adulterated agro-chemicals. (Daily Graphic)
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Global Food Output Must Get 70 Percent Boost
October 1, 2010, Dubai – World food production needs to increase by 70-100 percent by 2050, said IFDC President and CEO Dr. Amit Roy in a keynote speech at the GPCA Fertilizer Convention in Dubai. (Khaleej Times)
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Africa's Green Revolution Will Founder Without Extra Global Funding
September 26, 2010 – Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Rwanda's Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, and Joseph Sesay, Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, are calling on the international donor community to increase funds for agriculture. (The Guardian)
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