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The International Fertilizer Industry Association
(IFA) is a
not-for-profit organization representing the global fertilizer industry.
IFA has more than 450 members in some 80 countries. About half of the
membership is based in developing countries. IFA member companies
represent all the activities related to the production and distribution
of every type of fertilizer, their raw materials and intermediates.
IFA's membership also includes organizations involved in agronomic
research and training with regard to fertilizers. |
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IFA
assembles and distributes information on the production,
trade and consumption of fertilizers, their intermediates
and raw materials, by means of :
- progress
in production technology,
- the
agricultural situation and world fertilizer supply and demand,
- the
application and use of fertilizers, including agronomic
practices and statistics on application,
- questions
of general interest, such as environment and safety.
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IFA
is the international voice of the global fertilizer
industry. IFA promotes the viewpoint of the industry and
defends the general interest of its members. The
Association's mission includes the promotion of the
efficient and responsible use of plant nutrients to
maintain and increase agricultural production across the
globe in a sustainable manner.
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IFA
has consultative status with various agencies of the
United Nations (UN), including the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International
Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) and the
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The
Association also cooperates actively with the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR), the |
| World
Food Prize winner
M. S. Swaminathan addressed
the 2002 IFA Technical Conference about "Nutrient
management for an evergreen revolution". |
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Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank
and the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
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IFA
organizes a number of conferences and meetings for members
every year. The annual Regional Conference for Asia and
the Pacific and periodic Agriculture Conferences are open
to non-members.
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On
behalf of the industry, IFA cooperates with a number of
partners to promote the efficient and responsible use of
fertilizers.
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The
IFA International Award is offered every year for
research which has led to a significant advance in
the efficiency of fertilizer use, and which has
been communicated successfully to the farmer in
the form of practical recommendations.
The
award alternates each year between research
related to conditions in developed and developing
countries. Candidates are nominated by IFA members. |
| Mark
Alley (center), winner of the 2002
International Award, pictured here with
his wife and IFA President Wladimir
Puggina. |
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