IFA Podcasts

Global Study - The Impact Of Potassium Limitation On Crop Yields

Potassium remains an important element in today’s need for agricultural resilience. This is a discussion on the implications of its limitation and how addressing it can t

Fertilizer Use and Farm-level Insights From Agri Benchmark

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?  This discussion shares insights from Agri Benchmark, highlighting ho

Novel fertilizers and their modes of action

This episode explores novel fertilisers, a technology transforming how we deliver essential minerals and nutrients to crops. They promise better efficiency and improved p

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through responsible plant nutrition

In this episode, we'll dive into a crucial environmental challenge: the intersection of agriculture and climate change. We will focus on the relationship between fer

Taking care of the soil takes care of planetary and human health - Part 2

Achim Dobermann continues discussing soil health with his guests and why we need healthy soil for a healthy planet and environment. 

Taking care of the soil takes care of planetary and human health - Part 1

Join Achim Dobermann and his guests for a discussion on soil health and why we need healthy soil for a healthy planet and environment. 

Fertilizer and soil health for enhanced productivity and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

 In this episode, Sarah and Bernard discuss what it means for soil to be healthy and which physical, chemical and biological parameters determine soil health. He further

Plant nutrients can alleviate chronic and hidden hunger

In this episode, Sarah Wettstadt discusses with Patrick Brown and Fang-Jie Zhao how responsible plant nutrition can improve the health of people and alleviate hunger on o

Nutrient Use Efficiency as a means for responsible plant nutrition

Tom and Sarah discuss the essence and importance of Nutrient Use Efficiency and how this concept can help farmers improve their crop yields in a sustainable manner. Tom f

Phosphate rock: Do we have enough for the future?

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient to support the growing global population's food needs. It has no substitutes. In this episode, Matt Lisley,  Fertilizer Consultan

Regenerative agriculture - A new concept?

Open Data - Accelerating Crop Nutrition Advisory Solutions

Open data offers exceptional innovation opportunities across almost every sector. In this edition of the IFA Podcast, Ron Baruchi, President & CEO of Agmatix and Cameron

Episode 2 - Securing Food and Nutrition in 2022

Reduced fertilizer consumption in 2022 raises the risk of significantly lower crop yields in the next harvest. That means lower food production and ultimately more people

Securing Food and Nutrition in 2022

Global food systems are fragile and millions of people around the world are at risk of hunger, even starvation. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on incomes, supply cha

Digital Solutions for Smallholder Farmers

Gabriel Eze, Co-founder & CFO, Rural Farmers Hub, Nigeria and Jamie Collinson, CTO, Innovative Solutions for Decision Agriculture (iSDA), UK, talked with IFA Chief Scient

Biofortification

Some 3 billion people in the world experience 'hidden hunger.' They might have enough rice, wheat and pulses to eat, for example, but the food lacks the vitamin

Accelerating Crop Nutrition Innovation

Kim Nicholson, VP of Ag Technology and Innovation at The Mosaic Company and Mike Pereira, Chief Agronomist of Finistere Ventures, talked to IFA Chief Scientist Achim Dobe

What Is a Plant Nutrient?

Patrick Brown, Distinguished Professor of Plant Nutrition at the University of California-Davis and Katja Hora, Research Manager Specialty Plant Nutrition at SQM sat down

Understanding Soil Health

David Powlson, Lawes Agricultural Trust Fellow at Rothamsted Research and Joachim Lammel, VP of Sustainability and Strategic Research at Yara Farming Solutions talked to

New Fertilizer Technologies

Michael McLaughlin, Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia and Ramesh Raliya, General Manager and Head of R&D at IFFCO's Nano Biotechnology Research Cent