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sustainable development projects and advises public, partnerships, the organization bridges the gap between
private sector clients, NGOs, and donors on policies and identifying and scaling sustainable agricultural solutions,
market-driven business solutions in the agriculture inputs resulting in improved household food security and
and agribusiness value chain. AFAP is a technical partner enriched family livelihoods around the world. Using
on the COVID-19 Africa Fertilizer Watch, conducting an inclusive approach, IFDC employs locally driven
impact assessments of the pandemic on the Agrodealer solutions that are environmentally sound and impact
business. oriented that bring change at local, regional, and national
levels. IFDC implements the USAID-funded Bureau for
Development Gateway (DG) – provides data and digital Resilience and Food Security Feed the Future project on
solutions for international development. DG creates tools Soil Fertility Technology Adoption, Policy Reform, and
that help institutions collect and analyze information; Knowledge Management (RFS-SFT). The project bridges
strengthen institutional capability to use data; and the gap between scientific research and technology
explore what processes are needed to enable evidence- dissemination to smallholder farmers. RFS-SFT conducts
based decisions. A mission-driven nonprofit since 2000 research with partners from universities, national and
with staff based in five global hubs and around the world, international research and development institutions, and
DG supports the use of data, technology, and evidence the private sector.
to create more effective, open, and engaging institutions.
DG developed the dashboard for the COVID-19 Africa AFRIQOM – is an independent privately held firm that
Fertilizer Watch, and is the lead implementer of the four- provides market research, analytics, trading intelligence
year Visualizing Insights on Fertilizer for African Agriculture and consultancy studies with a focus on African fertilizer
(VIFAA) program. markets. By doing so, and being the leaders in the
continent, AFRIQOM brings transparency to an opaque
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) – As market to help and contribute to Africa Green Revolution
an independent non-profit organization, IFDC works motion. AFRIQOM has recently launched AFRIQEVENTS
throughout Africa and Asia to increase soil fertility and program, in partnership with major associations, for
develop inclusive market systems. Combining science- conferences around the continent offering a novel
backed innovations, an enabling policy environment, platform to develop the fertilizer consumption rate in
holistic market systems development, and strategic Africa.

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