PUBLICATIONS
New Manual Guides
Implementation of
Urea Deep PLACEMENT
PROGRAMS
Transplanted Rice, provides the
scientific basis for UDP technology
and outlines the steps necessary
for the successful introduction and
commercialization of UDP into
developing agriculture systems. The
process is complex – both demand
creation and supply system development
must occur simultaneously. Approaching
UDP as a new fertilizer product on
the market, the manual guides users
through each phase of UDP project
planning and implementation.
The manual is intended for IFDC project
implementers and partners who aim
to strengthen food security, improve
rural income, and reduce agriculture’s
environmental footprint. The publication
is a valuable tool in expanding fertilizer
nutrient management technologies
that ultimately strengthen agriculture
systems and the environment.
Designed for resource-poor farmers
cultivating lowland rice, urea deep
placement (UDP) is a nutrient
management technology that
accomplishes what agriculture must do
in a changing climate: increase yields
and profitability and reduce pollution.
The deep point placement of urea
briquettes delivers more nitrogen to
the plant and reduces fertilizer use,
water contamination, and greenhouse
gas emissions. Additionally, farmers
experience about 15-20% higher yields.
More than 2 million farmers and
retailers in Bangladesh are experiencing
increased production and income using
the technology, and results are being
replicated in several countries in sub-
Saharan Africa.
IFDC has validated UDP under various
research and field environments,
including in greenhouse and research
trials and under farmer field conditions.
The manual, Rapid Introduction and
Market Development for Urea Deep
Placement Technology for Lowland
The guide, along with instructional
videos on UDP application and urea
briquette manufacture, is available at
http://bit.ly/udpmanual.
Book on Fertilizer
Subsidies Aims to
Assist Policymakers
Across the Globe
While fertilizer subsidies have become
increasingly common across the world
to stimulate supply and use of fertilizers,
it remains unknown whether or not
these policies are appropriate for the
challenge of feeding an ever-growing
population – 10 billion people by
2050. In many developed economies,
fertilizer subsidies have been replaced
by various fertilizer support programs.
Will fertilizer subsidies remain effective
as we try to eradicate global hunger
and poverty while preserving the
environment?
Fertilizer Subsidies — Which Way
Forward is an analysis of fertilizer
subsidies in five Asian countries
(Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia,
and Pakistan) and four sub-Saharan
countries (Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, and
Tanzania) conducted by the Fertilizer
Association of India (FAI) and IFDC. The
analysis is an attempt to understand
the impact of fertilizer subsidies on the
countries’ fiscal budgets, on productivity
and nutrient management, and on
the efficiency of fertilizer production,
distribution, and consumption.
The analysis is intended to help
policymakers better understand
the impact of fertilizer subsidies by
documenting their diversity and
effectiveness across a variety of
economies and geographical regions.
In each section, the global structure of
the fertilizer sector is presented along
with country reviews and developments
of fertilizer subsidy programs in the
selected countries with an emphasis on
years from 2000 to 2013. The country-
specific sections also include lessons
learned and suggestions on how to
move forward.
The publication is available at
http://bit.ly/IFDCpubs.
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