The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice
This brief highlights the urgent need to enhance soil information systems (SISs) to address Africa’s interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss. Drawing on insights from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and regional efforts, the brief explores how w...
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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
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| description | This brief highlights the urgent need to enhance soil information systems (SISs) to address Africa’s interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss. Drawing on insights from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and regional efforts, the brief explores how well-designed SISs can support data-driven decision-making at sub-national, national, and regional levels. It examines the current landscape of soil data systems, showcases practical examples such as the Makueni County Resource Hub and the West Africa Regional Soil Hub, and emphasizes the importance of integrating and aligning soil health indicators in continental policy frameworks including the Nairobi and Kampala Declarations, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan (2023–2033), and the Ten-Year Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035).
The brief calls for co-designed, inclusive, and context-responsive SISs that combine traditional knowledge with scientific data to inform actionable recommendations. It advocates for leveraging existing initiatives, strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration, and building capacity to increase the utility and accessibility of soil information. By fostering open and integrated soil data ecosystems, Africa can reduce redundancy, improve coordination, and enable more effective responses to its pressing environmental and agricultural challenges—ultimately enhancing ecosystem services, farmer livelihoods, and climate resilience across the continent. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1749332025-11-11T16:29:28Z The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice African Union Development Agency, NEPAD policy coherence soil quality-soil health monitoring systems This brief highlights the urgent need to enhance soil information systems (SISs) to address Africa’s interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss. Drawing on insights from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and regional efforts, the brief explores how well-designed SISs can support data-driven decision-making at sub-national, national, and regional levels. It examines the current landscape of soil data systems, showcases practical examples such as the Makueni County Resource Hub and the West Africa Regional Soil Hub, and emphasizes the importance of integrating and aligning soil health indicators in continental policy frameworks including the Nairobi and Kampala Declarations, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan (2023–2033), and the Ten-Year Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035). The brief calls for co-designed, inclusive, and context-responsive SISs that combine traditional knowledge with scientific data to inform actionable recommendations. It advocates for leveraging existing initiatives, strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration, and building capacity to increase the utility and accessibility of soil information. By fostering open and integrated soil data ecosystems, Africa can reduce redundancy, improve coordination, and enable more effective responses to its pressing environmental and agricultural challenges—ultimately enhancing ecosystem services, farmer livelihoods, and climate resilience across the continent. 2025-03-01 2025-06-03T22:15:03Z 2025-06-03T22:15:03Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174933 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa African Union Development Agency - NEPAD. 2025. The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice. AICCRA Briefs. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | policy coherence soil quality-soil health monitoring systems African Union Development Agency, NEPAD The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title | The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title_full | The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title_fullStr | The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title_short | The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice |
| title_sort | imperative for strengthening soil information systems in africa reflections and key insights from practice |
| topic | policy coherence soil quality-soil health monitoring systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174933 |
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