NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7 – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Moussa Faki is in Nairobi to participate in the ongoing Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. (KICC)
The summit which is taking place at the Kenyatta International Conference Center(KICC) seeks to deliberate on Africa’s recent decline in soil quality of farmland.
The event will run up to Thursday.
According to the African Union(AU), the objective of the Summit is to bring together all relevant stakeholders to highlight the crucial role of fertilizer and soil health in stimulating sustainable pro-poor productivity growth in African agriculture and to agree on an African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan, as well as the Soils Initiative for Africa.
It is expected that a 10-year Action Plan, to be endorsed, which will deliver concrete recommendations for steps to be taken by African leaders and stakeholders over the next 10 years.
“The Action Plan will provide a focus for new policies and investments that will enable farmers to work toward re-building soil health and ultimately increase yield responses and profitability of fertilizers,” AU says.
It is also expected that the Action Plan will be endorsed by leading private and public sector partners across all African countries.
The summit brings together the African Heads of State, high-ranking government officials, senior policy makers, private-sector players and civil society organizations.
Other participants include representatives of farmer organizations and development agencies, including NGOs, scholars and scientists, and representatives of leading donor organizations.