Dear Participants,
We are six weeks into the forum now, a bit less if you consider the holiday period, and we are still receiving very valuable feedback and inputs to the discussion on a future Code of Conduct on the Management of Fertilizers (CoCoFe). Again, we are extremely grateful to everyone for your contributions.
In the previous 2 weeks, we have received contributions from a broad representation of society, including Academia, Farmers Organizations, and Industry. We have had a few more suggestions on how to better frame the objectives, such as including the issue of nutrient-use in relation to land-use, as well as including food nutrition in addition to food safety.
Once again, there is a broad consensus that all plant nutrient sources should be included in the CoCoFe as they are all part of an Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) strategy to sustainable food production. It was also suggested that including advanced nutrient formulations will help encourage innovation and advancement in nutrient use efficiency technology.
With the extension of the forum until the 11th of February, we are still anticipating more feedback, both from those of you who have responded already and from those of you who are new.
Next week, in addition to the digest, we will also provide some more information on the next-steps in the process towards producing the CoCoFe document.
Thanks and best regards from the CoCoFe facilitation team,
Debra, Ronald and Gary
Debra Turner, Ronald Vargas and Gary Pierzynski