| IFDC functions
with a small but well-motivated, multidisciplinary, multilingual staff
that is uniquely suited for conducting a broad range of research and
development activities in sustainable food systems. Its cadre of
scientists and professionals provide a unique mix of applied research,
technology transfer and market development capabilities. The IFDC
staff, recruited from more than 20 countries, is both internationally
and technically diverse with almost one-half of the total being chemical
engineers, chemists, economists, agronomists, geologists soil
scientists, marketing specialists, and sociologists.
IFDC is able to conduct
unique research and development programs and projects
because of three complementary factors: (1) the
multidisciplinary structure of its task teams used for
project planning and implementation; (2) the ability to
produce and test experimental fertilizers in laboratories,
pilot plants, greenhouses and experiment stations and
fields in the developing countries; and (3) linkages with
research and development institutions around the world.
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