FAI provides the catalytic role for improving efficiency and productivity in fertiliser production, distribution and use. The major areas of FAI's multifarious activities may be grouped as follows:

1. Govt.-Industry Interface
FAI acts as a bridge between Industry and Govt. by maintaining close contact and rapport with concerned Ministries and Agencies like Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Fertilisers, DGTD, MMTC, ISI, State Govt., ICAR ,CSIR etc. FAI acts as a focal point for industry problems. Data on various industry problems are collected and collated for taking up the issue with the appropriate authority. FAI is invariably represented in all important Govt. Committees/Panels relating to fertiliser and agriculture.

2. International Relations
FAI maintains close liaison with international bodies like FOOD & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Fertilizer Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), World Bank; United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO); International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA); The Fertiliser Institute (TFI); The Sulphur Institute (TSI); Fertilizer Advisory Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific (FADINAP); International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC); National Fertilizer & Environmental Research Center, USA; National Fertilizer Development Center (NFDC); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) etc. FAI participates in various International conferences and is also invited to different international Fora to present for discussion, papers on topic of importance to developing countries in the fertiliser field. FAI has also undertaken studies sponsored by other developing countries.

3. Developmental Activities
FAI provides various fora for a exchange of views and cross fertilisation of ideas for all those concerned with fertilisers in various disciplines, through Group Discussions, Workshops, Think Tank Meetings and Seminars at Regional, National and International levels. The FAI Annual Seminar held in December every year has assumed an International status, and is attended by a large number (1300-1400) of senior managers connected with the Industry and administrators in the Govt. connected with policy issues from India and abroad.

4. Special Studies
Studies on specific topics such as energy conservation, downtime analysis, safety in storage and handling of ammonia, pollution abatement etc. are carried out to help the industry in problem solving and drawing action plan to improve productivity.

5. Documentation
FAI acts as a clearing house for technical, commercial and statistical information concerning the industry by maintaining an up to date library and documentation service, and disseminate information on various facets of the fertiliser industry within and outside the country . FAI provides regular information and write-ups to the National Press and professional and specialized publications in India and abroad.

6. Training
FAI provides training programmes at all levels and in all the disciplines of the industry. These training programs, mostly residential of one/two weeks duration are well established and apart from meeting internal needs, attract regular participation from other developing countries. Many participants are sponsored by U.N. agencies like FAO, FIAC. Some of the regular training programs are for fertiliser marketing executives, logistic and sales promotional programmes for maintenance engineers and need based programs are periodically organised on subjects like advance instrumentation, management of rainfed areas, and management development programme for senior managers, etc.

7.Awards
A number of annual awards have been instituted by the FAI to promote healthy competition and to reward outstanding work. Besides awarding prizes for the best articles published in the FAI journals. Awards have been instituted for academic excellence in Ph.D. work in fertiliser usage, original research work on plant nutrient sulphur, technical innovation implemented, environmental protection, fellowship for agricultural sciences and Awards for the best overall performance in the field of N and P₂O₅ production and SSP industry.

8. Publications   
FAI publications are internationally accepted as authoritative sources of reference material. Regular monthly publications are Fertiliser News, Fertiliser Marketing News, FAI abstract services, Khad Patrika (Hindi monthly) and few journals in Regional Languages. Special issues of 'Fertiliser News' are brought out on technology, marketing and agronomy. Annual review giving details of production and consumption in India and Situation Paper brought out as supplement to Fertiliser News in August and December every year. FAI's Annual publication 'Fertiliser Statistics' is considered as a reference book on Indian fertiliser and agriculture which contains detailed information on production, distribution, consumption, prices and related statistics from India as well as abroad. Proceedings of various Seminars, Workshops and Group Discussions are also published. Besides regular publications, several ad-hoc publications like Handbooks on Technology, Marketing and Usage; Crop Booklets; Fertiliser (control) Order, Fertiliser Scene in India, Soils of India; Fertiliser Warehousing, International Prices & Related Statistics, Sulphuric acid Statistics, Bio-fertiliser Statistics, etc. have been published, and are periodically updated. The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) was setup in 1955, and registered as a company. FAI is the national representative body of all fertiliser manufacturers in India comprising public, private, joint and cooperative sectors. 


It is a non profit, non-trading organisation of fertiliser manufacturers, distributors, technologists, plant/equipment manufacturers, research institutes and other interested in fertilisers.