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 impacts the health of our population.
Feb 29, 2024
29 min
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.
Nov 21, 2023
18 min
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 indicators inform farmers to achieve positive nutrient use efficiency highlighting why these indicators are important for the different players in the food production chain - all the way to the food consumer.
Oct 6, 2023
20 min
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, joins IFA Deputy Director-General, Patrick Heffer, to discuss the recent assessment of the world's phosphate rock resources and reserves. The podcast explores topics such as estimated lifespan, emerging technologies, and the significance of responsible management for a sustainable future....
Jun 21, 2023
17 min
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 Scientist at Wageningen University & Research, spoke with IFA Chief Scientist Achim Dobermann talk about the importance of open access data sharing, specific to field data. The two speakers spoke of the data gap in the adoption of digital agriculture, bottlenecks to open access data, including ...
Mar 1, 2023
20 min
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 starvation.In this second part of our Securing food and nutrition in 2022 podcast, Ben Valk - Global Head of Food and Agri Partnerships for Rabobank - speaks with IFA CEO/Director General Alzbeta Klein about emergency measures to ensure resilience - including short-term finance for farmers and hotspot c...
Oct 12, 2022
20 min
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 the ongoing effects of climate change and the war in Ukraine have brought us to a point not seen since the 2008 food crisis. The most vulnerable countries are those facing balance of payments crises at the same time as their populations are struggling with rising costs and falling incomes. But ef...
Sep 8, 2022
32 min
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 how digital advisory solutions can benefit smallholder farmers in Africa, particularly with regards to efficient use of nutrients and other agronomic advice. Hear more about the work and vision of Rural Farmers Hub and iSDA and how digital advisory solutions can scale up to reach millions of farm...
Jun 23, 2022
25 min
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 zinc, iron, selenium and iodine needed for normal brain development and strong immune systems. How can we use fertilizers to improve the micronutrient content of food crops? Ismail Cakmak, Professor of Plant Nutrition, Sabanci University, Turkey, and Martin Broadley, Professor and Science Director, ...
Apr 2, 2022
26 min
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