20.500.13038/FK2/E3S2GGIFDC StaffInternational Fertilizer Development Center1999 IFDC Annual ReportDataverse2021Agricultural SciencesAgribusinessTrade AssociationISFMnutrient depletionInternational Fertilizer Development Center2000-08-012021-10-2727702084application/pdf1.0<strong>Table of Contents:</strong><br> Letter From the Chairman of the Board - 1<br> Message From the President and CEO - 7<br> Guest Essay by Dr. Vaclav Smil--Excerpted From Long-Range Perspectives on Inorganic Fertilizers in Global Agriculture--Travis P. Hignett Memorial Lecture - 13<br> Highlights of IFDCs Achievements During 1999 - 21<br> Paving Pathways to Progress Via Agribusiness, Research<br> , <br> and Training - 33<br> • Project in Albania Advances That Countrys Economic Growth - 35<br> • New Trade Association Project in Albania Exceeds Investment Goals - 38<br> • Urea Supergranules Translate into Increased Yields and Greater Profits for Bangladeshi Farmers - 40<br> • Kosovars Take Steps Toward Market Agriculture - 43<br> • Integrated Soil Fertility Management Provides Option for Farmers of Sub-Saharan Africa - 46<br> • Strategic Framework for Africas Agricultural Input Supply System: Blueprint to Food Security - 48<br> • IFDC-Africa Coordinates Consortium to Combat Nutrient Depletion in West African Savannas - 51<br> • Brazilian Scientists Research Translates into Lower Costs of Fertilizers for Farmers - 53<br> • Entrepreneur from Malawi Cont<br> i<br> nues to Benefit From IFDC Training - 55<br> • The Role of Micronutrient Research in Human Nutrition - 57<br> • A Cost-Effective Strategy Increases Yie<br> l<br> d of High-Value Canola Crop - 59<br> Financial Highlights - 61<br> IFDCs Revenue Sources, 1999 - 62<br> IFDCs Staff - 63<br> IFDCs Board of Directors - 65<br> IFDCs Publications<br> , <br> 1999 - 67<br> IFDCs Offices - 71<br><strong>Physical Description:</strong><br>80 pages<br><strong>Library Notes:</strong><br>Contains Guest essay by Dr. Vaclav Smil—Long Range Perspectives on Inorganic Fertilizers in Global Agriculture”<br>