Strategic partnerships underpin our work to bridge the gaps between research, farmers, markets, and a supportive, enabling environment. The sustainability of our impact depends on effective partnerships.

We work closely with partners large and small to design and implement a wide variety of innovative products, development projects, and initiatives. We also work to increase our partners’ capacities through training and convening to support sustainable food systems – from the lab to the consumer.

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Partnering for Better Technology

We employ an inclusive approach to our research and development. Through partnerships with the private sector and national research institutions, we focus on testing, adapting, and scaling promising technologies for smallholders.

Partnering for Productive Farmers

Farmers remain our most important partners. We work with local organizations and communities to conduct field-level tests of improved technologies and farming practices and prioritize women farmers and youth to ensure sustainability.

Partnering for Strong Markets

Our programs prioritize public-private partnerships to scale adoption of field-tested technologies, develop agribusiness clusters, and build capacities of farmers and business owners.

Partnering for Impact

Sustainable and lasting impact is only possible through partnerships at all levels. By working with partners from national governments to private industry to smallholder farmers, we work to strengthen capacities of organizations, develop and implement improved policies, and share knowledge and information.

Our Partners

AFAP adds value to the agriculture value chains, through market driven business solutions, advisory and technical services, SME capacity building, and program management services
AGRA exists to fulfill the vision that Africa can feed itself and the world—transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive to a business that thrives.
Agriterra, founded by the Dutch agricultural sector, is an international non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening farmer organizations.
AKSM is dedicated to enhancing the livelihoods of marginalized rural families in Manica Province through capacity building, rights advocacy, and sustainable development initiatives in agriculture, education, and community development.
Argus is an independent media organisation that produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets, and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences.
BoP Innovation Center supports multinationals, SMEs and start-ups in creating and scaling inclusive business models that include the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) as consumers, distributors, producers, and  entrepreneurs.
CARE International Benin-Togo aims to end poverty by focusing on hunger, health, education, and equality, daily and in times of crisis.
Development Gateway (DG), an IREX venture, builds tools and systems to make development data more accessible and actionable, supporting governments and communities in agriculture, health, and other sectors to improve decision-making and transparency.
ECFF focuses on developing strategies for sustainable use and conservation of the environment in general, and the coffee forests in particular, through thematic research on conservation planning, education and pilot implementation of research findings.
EWS-KT is a non-profit foundation linked to East-West Seed Group that supports smallholder farmers by improving production and business skills to boost livelihoods and the supply of safe vegetables.
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC is a leading Nigerian dairy company and an affiliate of Royal FrieslandCampina, specializing in the production and distribution of evaporated milk, milk powder, and other dairy products.
ICRISAT stands as the premier drylands agricultural research institute, dedicated to uplifting smallholder farmers and ensuring food security in semi-arid tropics.
ICEI works with people and local communities to improve social and economic conditions and to promote inclusive, equitable and sustainable societies in a participatory way.
IFA promotes the efficient and responsible production, distribution and use of plant nutrients.
IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. 
IITA generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation.
IRAG is a public scientific institution dedicated to conducting research on agricultural crops, livestock, forestry, and socio-economic issues to promote sustainable rural development in Guinea.
ISRIC–World Soil Information is an independent science-based foundation with a mission to serve the international community as a custodian of global soil information.
IWMI is a non-profit research organization focused on improving water and land management to enhance food security, livelihoods, and ecosystem health in developing countries.
KALRO is responsible for coordinating and conducting research in agriculture and livestock to enhance food security, productivity, and environmental sustainability in Kenya.
KIT Royal Tropical Institute is an independent centre of expertise and education for sustainable development. KIT assists governments, NGOs, and private corporations around the world to build inclusive and sustainable societies.
The LevasFlor Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the sustainable use of Miombo Woodlands in Mozambique.
The MAAIF of Uganda is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and implementing national policies, strategies, regulations, and standards across the value chains of crops, livestock, and fisheries, aiming to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity, food security, and rural incomes.
NARO is responsible for coordinating, overseeing, and guiding public agricultural research to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity, food security, and poverty eradication across Uganda.
NPA is an independent humanitarian organization working in Norway and over 30 countries to improve living conditions through mine action, development, and humanitarian relief.
With nearly a century of expertise, the OCP Group makes innovation central to the development of tailored and effective fertilizers for balanced soil fertilization.
One Acre Fund is an agricultural service provider that supports Africa’s smallholder farmers to build resilient communities.
Rabobank is a Dutch cooperative bank with over 125 years of history, focusing on sustainable food and agriculture financing.
SAA and its country programs work in close collaboration with national agricultural extension services in Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda to support smallholder farmers along the agricultural value chain.
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services.
Twitezimbere is a Burundian organization dedicated to fostering community-led development through participatory approaches, focusing on areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, microfinance, and health, to enhance the self-reliance and well-being of rural populations.
WAFA aims to promote access to (availability, affordability, timing) and efficient use of quality and appropriate fertilizers among the farming population of West Africa.
With the mission to explore the potential of nature to improve quality of life, Wageningen University & Research is a research institution that focuses on the domain ‘healthy food and living conditions’. 
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a center of scientific excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment.

Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha, India

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN)

Embassy of Sweden

Gates Foundation

Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS)

Governmental Agencies

Guinea Agronomic Research Institute (IRAG)

Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) 

National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) (Uganda)

The Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

SNV

Governmental or Provincial Farmer Organizations

Associação Kwaedza Simukai Manica (AKSM)

Rural Promotion and Agricultural Extension Service (SERPROCA)

União de Camponeses de Manica (UCAMA)

União Provincial dos Camponeses de Sofala (UPC)

International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

AGRA

Agriterra

CARE International Benin-Togo

Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF)

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 

International Economic Cooperation Institute (ICEI)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

ISRIC – World Soil Information

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)

World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs):

Development Gateway

One Acre Fund

Twitezimbere

Fertilizer Industry

African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)

International Fertilizer Association (IFA)

OCP

West African Fertilizer Association (WAFA)

Foundations

BoP Innovation Center (Bopinc)

LevasFlor Foundation (LFF)

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation

Business Enterprise Partners (Private Enterprise)

Argus Media

Friesland Campina WAMCO

Rabobank

Wallace & Associates

Academic and Research Institutes

KIT Institute

Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

Does IFDC produce fertilizer products?

As a nonprofit, IFDC does not manufacture, produce, or sell fertilizer products.

What is IFDC?

IFDC is a nonprofit, science-based organization working to alleviate global hunger and poverty by improving sustainable agricultural productivity. Legally, IFDC is designated a Public International Organization (PIO).

What is a Public International Organization (PIO)?

This designation allows IFDC to receive widespread support, cooperation, and backing from the world community it was created to serve. As a PIO, IFDC is entitled to the privileges, exemptions and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

Who funds IFDC?

IFDC is multilaterally funded by donors representing Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States. IFDC also works with private industry on technology development projects.

Where is IFDC based?

IFDC’s headquarters are in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA, with regional offices located in Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; and Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Where does IFDC Work?

IFDC’s work is currently focused on sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but our broader research activities have worldwide implications.

Who does IFDC help and how?

IFDC’s work is geared toward increasing the capacities of smallholder farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, small-to-medium-sized enterprises, and many other agricultural stakeholders. By partnering with donor organizations, national governments, private sector actors, and local entrepreneurs, we work to bridge the gaps between research, development, and markets with the goal of improving soil health and fertility and smallholder livelihoods in developing nations around the world.

How can I learn more about partnering with IFDC?

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