▁International ▁Super ph osph ate ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁Association . ▁ ▁I FA ' s ▁Mission ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁F ert il izer ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁voice ▁and ▁the ▁ear ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁fert il izer ▁industry ▁as ▁it ▁provides ▁the ▁c rop ▁nut ri ents ▁to ▁allow ▁far mers ▁everywhere ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁world ' s ▁growing ▁food , ▁feed , ▁fib re ▁and ▁bio energy ▁needs ▁in ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁manner . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁I FA ▁is ▁to ▁serve ▁its ▁members , ▁policy ▁mak ers , ▁far mers , ▁the ▁scientific ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁by : ▁ ▁Act ively ▁prom oting ▁the ▁efficient ▁and ▁responsible ▁production ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁plant ▁nut ri ents ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁increase ▁agricult ural ▁production ▁world wide ▁in ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁manner ; ▁ ▁In fl uen cing ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁public ▁policy ▁relevant ▁to ▁c rop ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁soil ▁fert ility ▁management ; ▁ ▁Im pro ving ▁the ▁operating ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁fert il izer ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁free ▁enter prise ▁and ▁fair ▁trade ; ▁ ▁Collect ing , ▁compiling ▁and ▁dis sem in ating ▁statistics ▁and ▁other ▁information ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁fert il izer ▁industry , ▁and ▁providing ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁the ▁discussion ▁of ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁production , ▁distribution ▁and ▁consumption ▁of ▁fert il izers , ▁their ▁inter medi ates ▁and ▁raw ▁materials . ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁that ▁c rop ▁nut