News & Events

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 

| March 24, 2026

Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #4 – A Continental Response to a Global Shock: Safeguarding Africa’s Food Systems in a Time of Disruption 

| March 19, 2026

Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #3 – 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

Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #2 – The Global Fertilizer Crisis Response Group Is Reinstated: This Time, We Must Act Earlier and Smarter 

| March 13, 2026

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

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

Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #1 – IFDC, Sustain Africa, and AfricaFertilizer Call for Urgent Coordination to Mitigate Global Agri-Food Crisis

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

| March 4, 2026

Request for Proposals: Development of the Soil Values Website and Geoportal Integration

A women smiles in a field.
| February 26, 2026

IFDC Launches New Strategy to Restore Global Soil Health and Strengthen Food Security 

| February 19, 2026

Request for Proposals: Production of IFDC Strategy 2026-2035 Explainer Video

Graphic announcing Bayella H. Thiam has joined the organization as Chief Operating Officer.
| February 2, 2026

Bayella Thiam Joins IFDC as Chief Operating Officer 

Graphic of Winstone Odhiambo and Kyle Bridgeforth.
| January 30, 2026

IFDC Welcomes Winstone Odhiambo and Kyle Bridgeforth to Its Board of Directors 

Graphic of Dr. Luis Prochnow as Senior Liaison Scientist.
| January 28, 2026

IFDC Appoints Dr. Luis Prochnow as Senior Liaison Scientist in Brazil

A shipment of fertilizers and seeds being carried by boat.
| December 16, 2025

Sustain Africa Supports Fertilizer Deliveries for Agricultural Recovery in Sudan

| December 1, 2025

IFDC Concluding Operations of AfricaFertilizer, Guiding Transition to Africa-Based Stewardship