Agricultural

17 June 2026
FAO–IFA renew fertilizer pact for data driven, sustainable nutrient use
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) have renewed their cooperation agreement to push more sustainable, evidence based fertilizer use and strengthen global agrifood resilience.
Signed in Rome on 25 May 2026 by FAO Deputy Director General Beth Bechdol and IFA Director General/CEO Alzbeta Klein, the new Memorandum of Understanding is the third between the two bodies and marks ten years of formal partnership on plant nutrition and food security. It reinforces joint work on FAO’s International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers, described as a “living framework” now being implemented via regional workshops, capacity building and support for harmonised national regulations.

