National_Fertilizer_Development_Centre Knowpia

The National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC) (Urdu: قومی مرکز برائے ترقیاتِ مخصبات) is a multidisciplinary research and development organization at the federal level. The body was set up by the Government in 1977.^[1]^[2] NFDC works with Ministry of Planning Development & Reform of which Asad Umar is incharge.

Funding edit

After a brief period of aid from the United Nations Development Program it has been assisted by the Food and Agriculture Organization with funds from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI), Netherlands.^[3]

International Cooperation edit

NFDC has collaboration and shares information with:^[4]

Food and Agriculture Organization
Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI), Netherlands
Fertilizer Advisory Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific
International Fertilizer Industry Association
Egyptian Fertilizer Development Centre (EFDC)
International Potash Institute (IPI)
Fertilizer Association, Cairo
Fertilizer Association of India
Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority, Manila, Philippines
National Fertilizer Secretariat, Sri Lanka
Arab Fertilizer Association, Cairo