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Efficient Fertilizer Consortium

The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium is a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products and practices that improve crop production and reduce nutrient losses.
The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium is a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products and practices that improve crop production and reduce nutrient losses.

Program Contact

Dr. Sarah Lyons
slyons@foundationfar.org

Partnerships & Development Contact

Sarah Zoubek
szoubek@foundationfar.org

The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium is a public-private partnership that is funding applied research to accelerate the development and wider adoption of novel fertilizers that increase nutrient use efficiency and reduce nutrient losses, leaching and/or runoff. The Consortium is a vehicle for collaboration and exposure to new ideas that also leverages resources, de-risks research and development and accelerates solutions for end users.

Research priorities include:

  • Improve nutrient management, increase fertilizer efficiency and develop fertilizer alternatives to alleviate pressure on food and fertilizer supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Quantify the environmental impact of current and novel fertilizers, support farmers and retailers in making management decisions and conduct independent assessments to validate industry claims.
  • Synthesize research outcomes to understand how widespread use of alternative and efficient fertilizer can support environmental goals.
  • Advance the development of alternative fertilizers to improve efficiency and global access.
  • Establish common protocols for field trials looking at agronomic performance and environmental impact.
  • Conduct field trials to evaluate enhanced-efficiency fertilizers and novel products in various geographic locations, climates, soil types and cropping systems.