Fertilizer Crisis: New Monitoring Tool Provides Insights into Sub-Saharan Africa's Fertilizer Sector
IFDC, AfricaFertilizer.org (AFO), and Development Gateway have released an update to the Africa Fertilizer Watch. Currently monitoring ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the tool has added indicators to track the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on fertilizer delivery and use to identify changes in productivity and food security across the continent. The Africa Fertilizer Watch supports efficient and effective responses to the evolving food and fertilizer crises and ensures that sufficient quantities of appropriate fertilizers reach farmers.
More and Better Fertilizers Needed for Global Food Security
The 2022 SOFI report revealed that hunger and food insecurity are on the rise. Mineral fertilizer is a critical component to improving soil health if we are to achieve sustainable, long-term, and climate-smart availability of nutritious foods.
The Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) National Soil Science Research Center (NSSRC), in collaboration with the Feed the Future Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project, has recently launched site-specific fertilizer recommendations for rice for the first time in the country.
the Elgon Regional Potato Platform, which links all local potato value chain actors so that they can offer solutions to the challenges facing the potato value chain in the Elgon region.
IFDC Hosts Inception Workshop for APSEN Project in India
IFDC recently launched the ASPEN project, which will provide technical backstopping to the fertilizer sector assessment of Assam state and introduce fertilizer deep placement and nanofertilizer for promoting efficient nutrient management.
Tegemeo Delegation Visit: Learning to Support Agribusiness Clusters
Earlier this year, a delegation from Tegemeo Cereals Enterprise Limited visited 2SCALE in Nigeria to learn more about the formation of agribusiness clusters and the adoption of information and communications technology in the agriculture sector.
