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Feeding Sudan’s Clay Soils: Sesame, Sorghum, and the Nutrition Gap on the Gezira Plains
Sudan sits on some of the most fertile irrigated land in Africa. The Gezira Scheme, spread across the clay plain between the Blue and White Niles, is one of the largest irrigation projects in the world, and the semi-mechanized belt to its east has long been called the...
Is Water-Soluble Fertilizer Worth the Price in India? A Straight Answer for Distributors
Every fertilizer distributor in Maharashtra, Gujarat, or Karnataka has heard the objection. A farmer looks at the price of water-soluble fertilizer, compares it to a bag of conventional urea or DAP, and says the soluble product costs too much. The objection is real....
Pomegranate Nutrition in India: Getting Fruit Set and Rind Quality Right for Export
India grows more pomegranates than any other country, close to half the world's supply, and Maharashtra alone accounts for the bulk of it. Most of that fruit is sold at home, but the export share going to the Gulf, Europe, and increasingly North America is where the...
Fertilizer Solutions for Saudi Arabia: Date Palm, Protected Vegetables, and Desert Agriculture
Saudi Arabia farms in some of the hardest conditions on earth: almost no rainfall, intense heat, salty water drawn from deep aquifers, and alkaline sandy soil. Yet the country is a major date producer and, under Vision 2030, is investing heavily in modern protected...
Rebuilding Syrian Agriculture: Fertilizer Programs for Olives, Wheat, and Vegetables
Agriculture has always been central to Syria, and it is central to the country's recovery. Long before recent decades, Syrian farms produced olives, wheat, cotton, and vegetables for the region, and the land that supported that output is still there. As farms come...
Fertilizer Programs for Kurdistan: Wheat, Vegetables, and Highland Orchards
The Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq is a different farming world from the hot southern plains. Higher ground, cooler air, and more rainfall make Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok a natural home for wheat and barley, orchard fruit like pomegranate, apple, and grape, and...
Citrus Fertilization in Egypt: Nutrient Programs for Orange and Mandarin Export Production
Egypt has quietly become the world's largest exporter of fresh oranges, overtaking long-established producers. Egyptian Valencia and Navel oranges, along with mandarins, now ship to Russia, the Gulf, Europe, and Asia in huge volumes. The groves run from the Nile Delta...
Coffee and Pepper Fertilization in Vietnam: NPK and Micronutrient Programs for the Central Highlands
Vietnam is the world's largest producer of Robusta coffee and the largest exporter of black pepper. Both crops are concentrated in the red basalt soils of the Central Highlands, in provinces like Dak Lak, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai. These are intensive, high-yield,...
Table Grape and Cherry Fertilization in Chile: Calcium and Potassium for Export-Grade Fruit
Chile sells fruit to the world when the rest of it is in winter. Table grapes and cherries grown in the Central Valley ship north to the United States, Europe, and Asia during the Southern Hemisphere summer, arriving at a time when northern buyers have nothing local....