At IFDC, our work centers on transforming healthy soils into lasting food security. We bridge the gap between fertilizer research and real-world impact by advancing field-ready solutions to be accessible and scaled through inclusive market systems.
IFDC delivers impact through a collaborative, multi-sector approach that turns innovation into action, strengthening soils, improving livelihoods, and building the resilient agricultural systems farmers need to thrive.
Fertilizer Innovation
Accelerate the development, validation, and deployment of next-generation fertilizer and soil health innovations that improve productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.
Farmer Impact at Scale
Implement an approach that connects innovative fertilizer solutions with comprehensive farmer support systems.
Sustainable Systems Transformation
Establish an integrated systems transformation approach to strengthen market systems, improve regulatory frameworks, and enhance knowledge ecosystems.
2026-2035 Strategy
Through strong partnerships and integrated pathways, IFDC’s new strategy turns innovation into farmer-led adoption and system-level change for sustainable food systems.
Our Approach
Our approach emphasizes fertilizer research grounded in agroecological relevance, market opportunity, and alignment with national and regional priorities to drive inclusive agricultural growth.
Our Impact
Our work strives to go from science to impact. Since 1974, our efforts in the lab and the field have empowered farmers and business owners all over the world to change their lives.
Our Research
Our research focuses on advancing, testing, and scaling next-generation fertilizer and soil health solutions through global collaboration, moving innovations from the lab to the field.
Featured Projects
Explore IFDC projects driving sustainable agriculture by linking innovation with farmer adoption and enabling market systems and policy frameworks.
Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM)
The Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM) Project (2025-2028) is a four-year initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union which aims to improve soil health and fertility management through inclusive, bottom-up, participatory approaches. TRANSFORM seeks to sustainably increase the productivity of 100,000 small-scale food producers and […]
Soil Values
Soil Values, a 10-year program (2024-2034) financed by the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), is a transformative initiative unfolding across Burkina Faso, Mali, Northern Nigeria, and Niger, where the primary objective is to establish sustainable soil fertility management as a cornerstone within the farming systems of the Sahelian and Guinea Savanna regions. Soil Values […]
Communal Approach to the Agricultural Market in Benin – Phase 3 (ACMA3)
Phase 3 of the Communal Approach to the Agricultural Market in Benin (ACMA3) project (2022-2027) is financed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Benin. ACMA3 intervenes in the Collines, Donga, and Borgou departments of Benin, working in the priority sectors of maize, cassava, soy, groundnut, small ruminants, poultry, and market gardening. […]
Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation (BRIGHT)
BRIGHT (2022-2026) is building resilience of 100,000 highland farm households in Uganda to economic and climate-related shocks by supporting households in inclusive farm-planning and decision-making, introducing appropriate climate-smart agriculture techniques and technologies to strengthen local farming systems, ensuring natural resource conservation and development of strategic value chains. BRIGHT is building resilience of 100,000 highland farm […]