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Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today opened the 14th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) at FAO headquarters, bringing together 165 FAO Members and partners from governments, academia, the private sector, farmers’ organizations and civil society to advance scientific cooperation, policy dialogue and practical action for sustainable soil management.
The 14th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) will take place from 17 to 19 June 2026 at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The Assembly will bring together FAO Members and GSP partners from around the world to review progress, discuss priorities and guide future actions for sustainable soil management and soil health.
On 23 April 2026 in Ziniaré, public sector representatives, technical and financial partners, farmers, NGOs and community organisations gathered at the Tantiga Hotel in Ziniaré for the official launch of the Soils4Nutrition Phase II project. The project is being implemented by the Burkinabe government with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Soils Partnership (GSP), and funded by German development cooperation. Burkina Faso has approximately 9 million hectares of soil resources, of which 31 percent are affected by severe soil degradation, leading to resulting in low soil fertility, poor agricultural productivity, limited crop diversification, and increasing food and nutrition insecurity, The Soils4Nutrition initiative aims to sustainably improve soil health and, consequently, the nutritional quality of agricultural produce.
Soil salinity is a growing challenge affecting 1.4 billion of hectares of land worldwide. High salt levels in soils reduce crop yields, damage soil health, limit water uptake by plants, and threaten food security and livelihoods, especially in arid and coastal regions. Climate change, poor irrigation practices, and land degradation are making the problem worse, increasing the need for better monitoring and management of salt-affected soils.
This technology enables rapid, cost-effective and high-throughput analysis of soil properties, providing access to accurate, timely and affordable soil data for efficient and sustainable fertilizer use and land management practices.