Perspectives May 2017 and Annual Review | Page 2

PERSPECTIVES
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Perspectives is a biannual publication of the International Fertilizer Development
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representation from developed and developing countries. The nonprofit Center is
supported by various bilateral and multilateral aid agencies, private foundations,
and national governments. IFDC focuses on increasing and sustaining food security
and agricultural productivity in developing countries through the development
and transfer of effective and environmentally sound crop nutrient technology and
agribusiness expertise.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Andy Thigpen
MANAGING EDITOR
James Thigpen
GRAPHIC DESIGN/LAYOUT
Heather Gasaway
PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH
Victoria Antoine
DISTRIBUTION
Julie Kohler and Jonathan Cooper
WRITERS
Courtney Greene, Andy Thigpen, James
Thigpen, Mahamane El-hadji Toure, and
Ajay Varadachary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jimmy G. Cheek, Chairperson of
the Board (USA)
Rudy Rabbinge, Co-Vice Chairperson of
the Board (The Netherlands)
Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Co-Vice
Chairperson of the Board (Uganda)
Mohamed Badraoui (Morocco)
Josué Dioné (Mali)
Charlotte Hebebrand (USA)
Melissa Ho (USA)
Douglas Horswill (Canada)
Agnes M. Kalibata (Rwanda)
Mark E. Keenum (USA)
Steven Leath (USA)
Peter McPherson, Chairperson
Emeritus (USA)
Patrick J. Murphy,
Ex-Officio Member (USA)
William P. O'Neill, Jr. (USA)
Vo-Tong Xuan (Vietnam)
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
J. Scott Angle, Ex-Officio Member
All photos are from the IFDC Photo Archives except where noted.
Cover photo and pages 15 and 16: Edwin Remsberg
ACRONYMS
2SCALE – Toward Sustainable Clusters
in Agribusiness through Learning in
Entrepreneurship
AAPI – Accelerating Agriculture
Productivity Improvement
AVPI – Accelerating Vegetable
Productivity Improvement
CATALIST – Catalyze Accelerated
Agricultural Intensification for Social
and Environmental Stability
C4CP – USAID C4 Cotton Partnership
GAP – good agricultural practices
FAI – Fertilizer Association of India
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
FDP – fertilizer deep placement
FDP MD – Feed the Future USAID Mali
Scaling Up Fertilizer Deep Placement and
Microdosing Technologies
FSI+ – Fertilizer Sector Improvement
KIT – Royal Tropical Institute
ISSD – Integrated Seed Sector Development
M4P – Making Markets Work for the Poor
REACH – Resilient Efficient
Agribusiness Chains
SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals
SMEs – small- and medium-sized enterprises
UDP – urea deep placement
USAID – United States Agency for
International Development
WAFP – West Africa Fertilizer Program