Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

Empowering sustainable growth: Innovating fertilizer use and soil management for Africa's future

  • Date
    07.05.24 > 09.05.24
  • Time
    10:00 am > 12:00 pm UTC+03:00
  • Location
    Nairobi, Kenya

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The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 7 to May 9, 2024, in the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC).

The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit aims to address the ongoing deterioration of soil quality across the continent, which has hindered agricultural productivity and food security over several decades.

About the Forum

The conference aims to gather relevant stakeholders to underscore the vital importance of fertilizer and soil health in fostering sustainable growth in African agriculture, particularly for the benefit of impoverished communities. The goal is to reach a consensus on an African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan alongside the Soils Initiative for Africa.

Anticipated outcomes include the endorsement of a 10-year Action Plan, offering tangible recommendations for African leaders and stakeholders to implement over the next decade.

This plan will serve as a framework for new policies and investments, empowering farmers to rejuvenate soil health and ultimately enhance fertilizer effectiveness, leading to increased yields and profitability. Furthermore, it is expected that the Action Plan will garner support from key private and public sector partners across all African nations.

CGIAR Participation

Time
 Location Event Title CGIAR Participation
14:00–15:00 Amphitheatre Hall Soil Health Revolution for Food System Transformation/Regenerative Agricultural Inputs for Sustainable Production
  • CIFOR
  • ICRAF
14:00–15:00
 Lawns (Tent 1) Operationalizing the Fertilizer and Soil Health Framework at the National Level:
Multistakeholder Collaboration for Results at Scale
  • CIMMYT
  • ICRAF
  • IFPRI
14:00–15:30 Lawns (Tent 4) Revitalizing Africa’s Agriculture – Repurposing Fertilizer Subsidies for Healthier Soils
  • CIFOR
  • ICRAF
14:00–15:30
 Laens (Tent 6) The Role of Soil Health in Multifunctional Landscapes and Climate Change
  • ICRISAT
15:30–17:00 Lenana Hall Advancing the Soil Initiative for Africa through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils 
  • CGIAR (Lindiwe Majele Sibanda – Panel Speaker)
15:30–17:00
 Amphitheater Hall Launching the New African Union Great Green Wall Initiative Strategy and Ten Years Implementation Framework: Ecosystem Restoration and Livelihoods Resilience (2024-2034)
  • ILRI
17:00–18:30 Lawns (Tent 1) Managing degraded soils for reclaiming livelihoods in Africa: An Actionable Framework for Guiding Fertilizer and Soil Health Investments at Scale
  • CIMMYT
17:00–18:30
 Lawns (Tent 2) Leveraging Policy, Practice, and Research for Monitoring Soil Health
  • CIFOR
  • ICRAF
17:00–18:30 Lawns (Tent 4) Healthy Soils for Food System Transformation – Innovative Agronomic Solutions for Africa
  • IITA

11:30–12:30
 Lawns (Tent 1) Imperative for a veritable soil information system in Africa: Partnership, Finance, and Policies
  • The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
14:00–15:30 Amphitheatre Hall Monitoring soil health and soil health investments at different scales
  • CIFOR
  • ICRAF
14:00–15:30 Lawns (Tent 2) Organics is How”: Building a business case of scientific and investment rationale for the combined utilization of inorganic fertilizers and organic resources. Building on experiences from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Ethiopia
  • CIFOR
  • ICRAF
14:00–15:30 Lawns (Tent 3) Multi-stakeholder action for reliable agro-bioclimatic solutions to ensure sustainable soil management
  • IITA
14:00–15:30 Lawns (Tent 5) Coalition of Implementers for Fertilizer and Soil Health
  • IITA
15:30–17:00
 Lenana Hall Soil Information Systems in Africa & Digital Content and Platforms for Smallholder Framers
  • ILRI
15:30–17:00 Upper Comesa A sustainable food secure future for West Africa and the Sahel: Launching a new regional hub for strengthening the fertilizer sector and improving soil health
  • IITA
15:30–17:00 Aberdare Hall Soil Matters: Cultivating Change for Africa’s Food Systems Transformation through Evidence-based Policy and Practice
  • CIFOR
15:30–17:00 Lawns (Tent 1) Harnessing Digital Agricultural Services for Enhanced Soil Health and Water Management
  • CIMMYT
15:30–17:00 Lawns (Tent 7) Revisiting the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration with Nitrogen use efficiency and yield-gap lenses.
  • CGIAR

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