BRIEFS
NORTH AND
WEST AFRICA
Lomé, Togo. The forum, “From Soil
Analysis to Delivering More Profitable
Fertilizers to Farmers,” was organized
by the IFDC-implemented USAID Four-
Country Cotton Partnership (USAID
C4CP), USAID WAFP, and
GLOBAL
Climate-Smart
Agriculture
Project Propels
Fertilizer Supply in
West Africa
Since 2012, the United States Agency
for International Development West
Africa Fertilizer Program (USAID
WAFP) has increased the availability
and use of affordable, quality fertilizer
throughout West Africa. Ending in July
2017, project interventions focused
on empowering the private sector,
providing crop- and site-specific
fertilizer recommendations, enabling
adoption of fertilizer regulations, and
stimulating fertilizer policy dialogue
and advocacy. These efforts have
empowered a region where quality
fertilizer circulates more freely and
efficiently. Read more:
http://bit.ly/USAIDWAFP
Regional Dialogue
Fosters Fertilizer
Access and Good
Agricultural
Practices
More than 160 participants from
24 countries shared ideas and
experiences on providing fertilizer
recommendations for smallholder
farmers during a regional forum in
Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural
Technology Transfer (ATT) Project.
USAID C4CP also held a regional
workshop on “Dissemination of
Good Agricultural Practices and Post-
Harvest Technologies and Advocacy
Tools” in Benin. Read more:
http://bit.ly/WAFPforum and
http://bit.ly/USAIDC4CP
ATT Project
Delivers
IFDC has released a new brochure
detailing the organization’s approaches
toward mitigating fertilizer’s effects
on climate change while increasing
global food security. Read the brochure
online: http://joom.ag/9xJW
IFDC Strategic
Plan 2017-2021
Among the many technologies
introduced by the successful Feed the
Future Ghana ATT project, multi-crop
shellers purchased by agricultural
entrepreneurs with project assistance
are delivering lucrative results. Sule
Adongo, one of the farmers who
invested in the technology, made
upwards of $4,000 during the last
season. Read more of ATT’s impacts
and Adongo’s story here:
http://bit.ly/SuleAdongo
IFDC is embarking on a new strategic
plan, developed with input from more
than 1,000 stakeholders worldwide.
The plan outlines new initiatives
that are critical to IFDC’s mission
and future as well as emphasizes the
institution's continued core focus
in soil and fertilizer research and
development. View the plan:
http://bit.ly/IFDCstrategy
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