Its production accounts for around 400-500 million tonnes of fertilizer products. Mineral fertilizers are commodity products containing plant nutrients for which there is no effective substitute.
Fertilizers therefore represent an essential ingredient in the drive towards world food security.
Cooperation with the International Fertilizer Industry Association IFA welcomes the UN Secretary General's 'Global Compact' initiative which it hopes will contribute to greater understanding and enhance the cooperative effort between governments and civil society to integrate the economic, social and environmental goals of sustainable development. The links on this web portal lead to several initiatives by the fertilizer industry which demonstrate its commitment to promote and implement such goals in line with the activities called for under the Global Compact. The contribution of the fertilizer and crop protection industries. The objective of the Soil Fertility Initiative is to improve the productivity of cultivated lands and the revenue of farmers in Africa through a combination of technology adoption and policy reform. The IFA International Fertilizer Award is offered every year for research which has led to a significant advance in the efficiency of mineral fertilizer use, and which has been communicated successfully to the farmer in the form of practical recommendations.