International Fertilizer Development Center

IFDC, established in the USA in October 1974, is known for its expertise in soil fertility management, fertilizers and agriculture and agribusiness that service developing countries. In 1977 under the United States of America’s Presidential Executive Order No. 11977 of March 14, IFDC was declared as a public international organization (PIO).

Since 1974, IFDC has focused on increasing and sustaining food security and agricultural productivity in over 100 developing countries through the development and transfer of effective, environmentally sound and climate smarcrop nutrient technologies and agribusiness expertise. IFDC has been working with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) since 1977 for the uplifting of the rural farmers and the country’s agricultural economy through adoption of climate smart technology such as fertilizer deep placement (FDP).

Country of registration
United States
Network member number
N0226
Acronym
IFDC
Address
P.O. Box 2040 Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35662, USA
Relation to CTCN
Network Member
Knowledge Partner
Enablers
Capacity building and training
Economics and financial decision-making
Type of organisation
Research and academic institution
Type of climate technology services
Capacity building
Knowledge management
Policy and planning
Technology development/transfer
CTCN Keyword Matches
Agriculture
Agriculture and Forestry
Bangladesh
Biotechnology for crop adaptation
Cover crop technology
Crop diversification and new varieties
Cropland
Ex situ conservation and seed banks
Fertilizer management
Increasing crop resilience and productivity
Mineral fertilisers
Nutrient management
Rice cultivation
Seed, grain & food storage
Soil management
Soil moisture conservation techniques
Soil moisture monitoring
Sustainable fertilizers
United States of America
Sector(s) of expertise
Agriculture
Agriculture and forestry
Active in
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
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South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
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Zimbabwe
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Lesotho
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South Africa
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Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
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Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
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Niger
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Senegal
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Togo
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka