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Cargo ship docked beside an industrial port. Source: Yara International
| March 31, 2026

Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #5 – No Time to Lose: Africa’s Fertilizer Shock Becomes a Food Risk 

On February 12, the TRANSFORM project team visited Sorge Dorgossa Kebele in northern Ethiopia to provide technical support and strengthen land restoration efforts.
| March 30, 2026

Farmers Leading the Way in Ethiopia’s Soil Health Restoration  

| March 26, 2026

Turning Agricultural Innovations into Sustainable Opportunities 

| March 24, 2026

Fourth Bulletin – A Continental Response to a Global Shock: Safeguarding Africa’s Food Systems in a Time of Disruption 

IFDC and partners convene researchers, government officials, and farmers at a workshop to share soil mapping results and advance improved fertilizer solutions in Benin.
| March 23, 2026

Mapping Soils and Shaping Solutions for Sustainable Farming in Benin

| March 19, 2026

Third Bulletin – War in the Middle East: Implications for Africa’s 2026 Planting Seasons 

Sustain Africa and CIMMYT deliver high-quality fertilizer and seed potato shipments to Port Sudan, supporting agricultural recovery in Sudan.
| March 18, 2026

Second Bulletin – The Global Fertilizer Crisis Response Group Is Reinstated: This Time, We Must Act Earlier and Smarter 

A group of women standing together.
| March 16, 2026

Rural Women Leading Change Across West Africa

| March 13, 2026

Request for Proposals: Development and Deployment of the Soil Values Geoportal

Group photo of IFDC Burundi staff.
| March 11, 2026

Learning from the Field: Exploring the Impact of PSSD2 and PAGRIS 

Seed potato offloading from the ship.
| March 10, 2026

First Bulletin – IFDC, Sustain Africa, and AfricaFertilizer Call for Urgent Coordination to Mitigate Global Agri-Food Crisis

Graphic for international women's day.
| March 6, 2026

From Rights to Action: Women at the Heart of Sustainable Food Systems

| March 6, 2026

Women Leading Change: Celebrating the Transformational Impact of Farmers Across Burundi

| March 6, 2026

Empowering Women Farmers for a Resilient South Sudan 

Alain Sy Traoré, Program Director of the Soil Values Program, and Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe, Deputy Director General for Research for Development (R4D) at IITA, sign the MoU.
| March 6, 2026

New Partnership to Strengthen Soil Health and Secure Livelihoods for 1.5 Million Sahelian Farmers