Presentations at the Sixth African Soil Partnership Plenary Meeting - April 2022
26-27 Apr 2022 | Online
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Approval of the agenda, tour de table and group picture
Item 1. GSP developments of regional interest
Mr Sebastian Brahene, African Soil Partnership facilitator, FAO
Item 2. Communication Activities
Ms Isabelle Verbeke, GSP Secretariat, FAO and Mr Sebastian Brahene, African Soil Partnership facilitator, FAO
- GSP focal points clarifications.
- GSP Alternate focal points
- Communication with FAO offices and GSP Secretariat
- Engagement during GSP PA Meetings
- National Soil Partnership establishment and webpages
Item 3. The added value of working the Global Soil Partnership and FAO
- The implementation of the Soil Doctors in Gambia
Mr Ebrima Jarra , Gambia
- The implementation of GLOSOLAN in Botswana
Ms Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe, Soil and Plant Analytical Lab, Botswana
- Country Soil Information System
Mr. Christian Omuto, GSP Secretariat, FAO
Item 4. Financial resource mobilization opportunities
- How to apply for a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project. Donor: FAO
Ms. Lucrezia Caon, GSP Secretariat, FAO
Item 5. AfSP governance
Mr Sebastian Brahene, African Soil Partnership facilitator, FAO
- Proposal to have 3 vice-Chairs to support the Chair in working with English, French and Portuguese speaking countries
- Presentation of the candidates to the AfSP Chairman and vice-Chairman positions
Item 6. Status of the World's Soil Resources report 2025 - updates and way forward Ms. Lydia Mumbi Chabala, ITPS and member of the SWSR2025 Editorial Board from Zambia
Item 7. African Soil Partnership: a reflection on its accomplishments, challenges and the way forward
Prof Victor Chude, AfSP Chair
Item 8. Fertilizer and Soil Health conference 2023 and the Soil Initiative for Africa
Ms. Liesl Wiese-Rozanov FARA
Item 9. Regional challenges and priorities
Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat, FAOItem 10. Activities for immediate implementation
Ms. Lucrezia Caon, GSP Secretariat, FAO
- Policy briefs. The successful story of the NENA Soil Partnership
- Open discussion. Proposal to organize sub-regional meetings to define sub-regional work plans
Item 11. Elections
Mr. Sebastian Brahene, African Soil Partnership facilitator, FAO- AfSP Chair
- AfSP vice-Chair(s)
Item 12. Review of the AfSP workplan for the year 2022/2023
Mr. Sebastian Brahene, African Soil Partnership facilitator, FAO