IFA Podcasts

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 how comparative analysis of…

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 transform global crop…

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 plant nutrition. Mike…

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 fertilisers and greenhouse gas…

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 explains how soil health…

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 our planet.

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 further explains how different…

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 Consultant  at Argus Consulting Services,…

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 Ludemann, Agronomic Data…

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 at risk of hunger and…

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 chains and economic growth, plus…

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 Scientist Achim Dobermann about…

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 vitamins and micronutrient minerals such as…

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 Dobermann about why innovation…

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 with IFA Chief Scientist…

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 IFA Chief Scientist Achim…

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 Centre, India sat down with IFA…