From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa
Soil degradation remains a major constraint to agricultural productivity and climate resilience across Sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, private enterprises have begun to play a growing role in developing and commercializing technologies that address soil fertility, diagnostics, and regenerative...
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| author | Hauke, Dahl Peterson, Nathanial Richard |
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| description | Soil degradation remains a major constraint to agricultural productivity and climate resilience across Sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, private enterprises have begun to play a growing role in developing and commercializing technologies that address soil fertility, diagnostics, and regenerative practices. This report, From Selection to Scale: Understanding Early-Stage Soil Health Innovations in Africa, provides an overview of emerging private-sector models that complement public research and development efforts. Using a sample of early-stage ventures operating in soil testing, bio-inputs, precision agriculture, and carbon sequestration, the report examines their technologies, business approaches, and implementation contexts. It identifies common patterns in market entry, financing, and impact pathways, as well as constraints related to data access, regulation, and technical validation. The analysis proposes a set of indicators for tracking soil-health innovation outcomes and outlines areas where coordinated investment and policy support could enhance the scalability and effectiveness of private-sector engagement in sustainable soil management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1777372025-11-12T02:12:32Z From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa Hauke, Dahl Peterson, Nathanial Richard sustainable agriculture innovation private sector soil quality-soil health soil quality Soil degradation remains a major constraint to agricultural productivity and climate resilience across Sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, private enterprises have begun to play a growing role in developing and commercializing technologies that address soil fertility, diagnostics, and regenerative practices. This report, From Selection to Scale: Understanding Early-Stage Soil Health Innovations in Africa, provides an overview of emerging private-sector models that complement public research and development efforts. Using a sample of early-stage ventures operating in soil testing, bio-inputs, precision agriculture, and carbon sequestration, the report examines their technologies, business approaches, and implementation contexts. It identifies common patterns in market entry, financing, and impact pathways, as well as constraints related to data access, regulation, and technical validation. The analysis proposes a set of indicators for tracking soil-health innovation outcomes and outlines areas where coordinated investment and policy support could enhance the scalability and effectiveness of private-sector engagement in sustainable soil management. 2025-11-06 2025-11-11T02:43:05Z 2025-11-11T02:43:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177737 en Open Access application/pdf Dahl, H., Peterson, N. 2025. From Selection to Scale: Understanding Early-Stage Soil Health Innovations in Africa – Evaluation Process and Indicators. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | sustainable agriculture innovation private sector soil quality-soil health soil quality Hauke, Dahl Peterson, Nathanial Richard From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title | From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title_full | From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title_fullStr | From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title_short | From selection to scale: Understanding early-stage soil health innovations in Africa |
| title_sort | from selection to scale understanding early stage soil health innovations in africa |
| topic | sustainable agriculture innovation private sector soil quality-soil health soil quality |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177737 |
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