What exactly does IFDC do?
As a non-profit PIO, IFDC addresses critical issues such as international food security, the alleviation of global hunger and poverty, environmental protection and the promotion of economic development and self-sufficiency. IFDC conducts research and works to develop new crop nutrient products and improved agricultural management practices and transfers technology to smallholder farmers. Applied soil and nutrient dynamics research for greater productivity and improved soil fertility is one aspect of our work. We also facilitate the development of profitable value chains for smallholder farmers and nurture the development of competitive markets. We develop and utilize decision support systems to better manage agricultural resources through greater targeting of technologies. Training farmers and the private/public sector in agricultural technologies and business practices is an integral part of the work of IFDC.
