IFDC president and CEO Dr. Scott Angle recently visited Myanmar to catch up with scientists and farmers working with the Fertilizer Sector Improvement project (FSI+). Myanmar was the first stop on his trip to Southeast Asia, where he will observe various IFDC operations in the region and meet with project officers. At FSI+, he met with Senior Agronomist U Myint Aung, who introduced him to U Zaw Min Htwe, a local rice farmer and direct beneficiary of FSI+ technology. Later, Dr. Angle sat in on a farmer training session at Shan Ywa Village and was invited to speak to the crowd about the benefits of improved farming technologies like urea deep placement.
![Farmers in Kenya spread organic fertilizer, developed by MIT spinout Safi Organics, to help improve the yield of their farmlands. [Safi Organics]](https://ifdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MIT-Safi-Organics-01-press_0-350x240.jpg)
