A Message to Our Staff and Partners
2014 marked IFDC’s 40th year empowering farmers to grow more food for their families and
the world. Since 1974, we have advanced agricultural markets in nearly 100 nations. With
26 active projects, IFDC continues supporting farmers’ access to technology, markets and
training.
In 2014, UDP expanded into a new nation – Myanmar. The rice fertilization technique
accomplished what agriculture must do in a changing climate: lower pollution and increase
efficiency. UDP is proving profitable for more than 2 million Bangladeshi farmers and many
others in 15 sub-Saharan countries. In Bangladesh, project beneficiaries in the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future (FTF) focus areas increased their
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