Fertilization plays an important role in meeting the increasing demand of food for the increasing world population. At the same time food quality, soil fertility, the waste of resources and the environmental impact of fertilization are becoming more and more issues of concern, not only by farmers and scientists, but also by fertilizer industry, economists and policy makers.  

The Asian Branch of CIEC Inauguration and Academic Conference will be jointly organized by the International Scientific Center of Fertilizer (CIEC) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Blue Horizon International Hotel (No.2, Shusheng Road, Beicheng District, Linyi, Shandong, China) August 4-6, 2016. This conference will provide a forum to exchange the up-to-date scientific information, ideas and achievement on fertilizer research, development, production, application as well as the trend of market situation.