The 5th AfSP plenary meeting: presentations
Virtual meeting | 6-7 July 2021
DAY 1
- Opening of the meeting - Mr Abebe HaileGabriel ADG/RR FAO RAF
- Statement by Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo Executive Director, FARA
- Statement by H.E. Josefa L.C. Sacko Commissioner for REA, AUC
- Closing remark and vote of thanks by Prof Victor Chude, Chair AfSP
Prof Jean Jacques Muhinda - Moderator
Self-Introduction by Focal Points and acknowledgement of Partners
Technical sessions
- Status on the implementation of the GSP’s work/ Resource mobilization - Mr Ronald Vargas, GSP
- Brief overview of the African Soil Partnership: accomplishments, challenges and way forward - Prof. Victor Chude, Chair, AfSP
GSP Paradigm shift: from Pillars to Areas of Work
- Global Soil Doctors Programme – Ms Carolina Oliveira Sanchez, GSP Secretariat
- GLOSIS and National Soil Info Systems - Mr Yusuf Yigini/Ms Isabelle Luotto/ Mr Omuto, GSP Secretariat
- The Global Soil Laboratory Network and the African Soil Laboratory Network: GLOSOLAN/AFRILAB - Mr Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat/ Joseph Uponi, AFRILAB Chair
- Fertilizer Code Implementation – INFA - Ms Vinisa Saynes & Yuxin Tong, GSP
National programmes/activities on soil: Jan 2020 till date - Mr Brahene Sebastian, GSP/AfSP
Wrap-up for Day 1 (Launch of Survey)
DAY 2
Welcome and brief recap of Day 1 – Mr Brahene Sebastian, GSP/AfSP
National programmes/activities on soil: Jan 2020 till date
- Congo - Daniel Zéphirin Obambi, Directeur du Centre National d’Etudes des Sols/ Point Focal pour la Gestion des Sols Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Pêche
- Rwanda - Soil-related project and activities in Rwanda since 2020 – Mr Pascal Rushemuka (PhD)
- Togo - Quelques activites saillantes menees au Togo dans le domaine des sols – Mr Koffi Afawoubo
- Nigeria
- Kingdom of Eswatini
- Cameroun
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Mauritius
- Niger
- Guinea
- South Africa
- Gabon
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
- Lesotho
Why a new Implementation Plan - Quick review of previous plan - Prof. Victor Chude, Chair, AfSP
Discussion on the role of Working Groups per Areas of Work and nomination of Chairs - Prof Victor Chude, AfSP Chair and Mr Sebastian Brahene, GSP/AfSP
Opportunities for collaboration and support: Examples from Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Lesotho and GSP Partners Presentation – IITA, FARA, Wisconsin University, Soil4Africa - Mr Eugene Rurangwa FAO Regional Office, Accra
- Burkina Faso – Soil4Nutrition: Sustainable soil management for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Sub-Saharan Arica and South-East Asia
- Uganda - Project: Capacity development for sustainable soil management - Ms Lydia Mugala – MAAIF
- Soil4Nutrition: Malawi – Mr Gilbert Kupunda, Department of Land Resources Conservation
- Nigeria: country report of Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential map (GSOCseq) – Mr James Jayeoba
- Soil salinity map of Zimbabwe - Mr Nyaradzo M. Muzira and Mr Shelter Mangwanya
- Establishment of Lesotho Soil Information System – Mr Selebalo J. Ramakhanna
GSP Partners Presentation:
- IITA
- FARA Soil Initiative for Africa - Prof Wole Fatunbi
- Wisconsin University - West Africa Soil Doctors Network – Mr Geoffrey Siemering
- Soil Information System for Africa (Soils4Africa) – Ms Mary Steverink-Mosugu and Mr Rik van den Bosch
Discussions: Future of the Partnership: Mechanism for a Self-Sustaining Partnership - Prof. Victor Chude, Chair, AfSP/ Mr Brahene Sebastian, GSP/AfSP
- Workplan for 2021
- AfSP brochure
Way forward for the African Soil Partnership
- Relaunch of AFRISOIL
- High Level Ministerial Meeting on Fertilizers (Abuja II)
- Closing remarks - Prof. Victor Chude, Chair, AfSP