Fertilizar Asociación Civil

What Fertilizar Asociación Civil does

Fertilizar Asociación Civil is an Argentine civil association (non-profit) founded in 1994 and headquartered at Bartolomé Mitre 1332, Buenos Aires. Its mission is to promote responsible soil use and balanced crop nutrition in Argentine agriculture by serving as an information and educational hub rather than a commercial vendor. The association publishes national market statistics on fertilizer consumption, distributes educational manuals and research articles through a digital Biblioteca (Library), runs nutritional calculation tools for agronomists, and curates IPNI agronomic content in Spanish.

The organization operates with a small staff of 13 employees and no disclosed subsidiaries, funding rounds, or external investors. Its activity mix is dominated by recurring programming: the biennial Simposio Fertilidad congress series (held since at least 2012), regional technical editions such as the Simposio Regional Fertilidad 2026 and the Simposio NOA 2016, and awareness initiatives including the 2024 "Sumá Fósforo: Hacé la Diferencia" phosphorus campaign and the May 2025 "Somos Nuestro Suelo" manual. Distribution runs entirely through free digital channels — the website (fertilizar.org.ar), social media on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube — plus in-person events.

The revenue model is non-commercial: content, statistics, and tools are provided free of charge. Operations appear to be funded by member companies from the Argentine fertilizer industry and by sponsors of awareness campaigns and symposia. The organization's strategic position rests on three pillars — its role as the consolidated source for Argentine fertilizer dispatch data, its long-running event ecosystem connecting agronomists, researchers and producers, and its credibility as a politically neutral, member-funded convener in the sector.

Name

Fertilizar Asociación Civil

Legal name

Fertilizar Asociación Civil

Website

https://fertilizar.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fertilizar Asociación Civil is an Argentine non-profit founded in 1994 that publishes national fertilizer market statistics, educational manuals, and agronomic tools, and runs the biennial Simposio Fertilidad congress series for farmers, agronomists, and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Education and Crop Nutrition Research Services

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrient Management Planning & Fertility Programs (AFACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil Testing & Nutrient Analysis Services (AFACAKAA), Decision Support & Prescriptive Analytics (Variable-Rate Rx, Crop Modeling) (AFABAMAE)

Keywords

• Crop nutrition education
• Fertilizer market statistics
• Soil fertility research
• Agricultural event programming
• Agronomic publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fertilizar Asociación Civil is an Argentine non-profit civil association that delivers educational resources, statistical data, and convening events on fertilizer use and crop nutrition to the agricultural sector. Its core outputs are free informational offerings: a digital library of agronomic publications and research, market statistics on Argentine fertilizer consumption, online nutritional calculation tools, awareness campaigns (e.g., "Sumá Fósforo", "Somos Nuestro Suelo"), and the recurring Simposio Fertilidad symposium series with regional editions.

Product overview

Fertilizar Asociación Civil is a civil association that serves as a reference center for crop nutrition technologies, offering a unified portfolio of educational resources, events, statistical data services, and awareness campaigns rather than a traditional product. The portfolio includes the Biblioteca (Library) with research articles and calculation tools, the Simposio Fertilidad event series, the Campaña Sumá Fósforo awareness campaign, the 'Somos Nuestro Suelo' educational manual, market statistics dashboards, and press/communication services. These offerings are interconnected through the association's mission to promote responsible soil use and sustainable agricultural production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Simposio Fertilidad (Fertility Symposium series) Recurring fertility symposium series for Argentine agricultural professionals, researchers, and producers, delivered as national and regional editions on crop nutrition and responsible soil use.
• Estadísticas de Mercado de Fertilizantes (Fertilizer Market Statistics)
• Cálculos Nutricionales (Nutritional Calculations tool) Online calculator tools for nutritional planning in agriculture, accessible to producers and advisors via the association's website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4% decrease in fertilizer dispatches recorded in first half of 2025 vs 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

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Broad incumbents

• International Fertilizer Association (IFA): Global fertilizer industry association providing market intelligence, statistics, and sustainability programs. Comparable as a non-profit fertilizer-industry body, but operating globally rather than in a single country.
• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazilian public agricultural research corporation publishing extensive agronomic research, statistics, and educational content. Comparable as a producer of authoritative soil-fertility and crop-nutrition knowledge, though state-funded and globally significant.
• The Fertilizer Institute (TFI): US-based trade association for the fertilizer industry, focused on policy advocacy, statistics, and education. Comparable in mandate and member-funded non-profit model, but broader in scope and larger in scale.

Direct peers

• IPNI (International Plant Nutrition Institute): Global plant nutrition science organization providing research, publications, and agronomic tools on fertilizer use. Highly comparable to Fertilizar's crop-nutrition education, IPNI agronomic information library, and statistical dissemination role.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria): Argentine national agricultural research institute providing soil, crop, and fertilizer research, publications, and extension services. Closest Argentine peer in agronomic research and farmer-education mandate, with overlapping soil-fertility and fertilizer-use subject matter.
• CREA (Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola): Argentine agricultural producers' association running regional groups, technical exchange, and field research. Comparable as an Argentine non-profit agronomy-focused association with strong educational and event programming.
• AAPRESID (Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa): Argentine non-profit association of no-till farmers promoting sustainable agriculture, soil health, and education. Closest Argentine peer in structure, mission, and member-funded model, with overlapping soil-fertility subject matter.

Emerging players

• CropLife International: Global industry association for crop protection and plant science, providing policy advocacy, stewardship programs, and sustainability education. Comparable as a non-profit industry association with adjacent agricultural-input scope.

Regional players

• MAIZAR (Asociación de Maíz y Sorgo Argentino): Argentine maize and sorghum value-chain association offering technical information, statistics, and events. Comparable Argentine crop-chain non-profit with similar educational and data-publishing mandate.
• ACSOJA (Asociación de la Cadena de la Soja Argentina): Argentine soybean value-chain association providing market information, statistics, and events. Comparable as an Argentine crop-industry non-profit producing market data and convening stakeholders, though crop-specific rather than input-focused.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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