Ronald Vargas is a leading global soil scientist who has dedicated over 25 years to natural resources management with a special focus on sustainable soil management. He is Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and a passionate advocate for the importance of food security and nutrition.

The Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI) is a multilateral, intergovernmental organization consisting of 14 member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam). The mission of AFACI is to increase food production while ensuring sustainable production systems. To this end, AFACI is the main facilitator of the knowledge and technology transfer across its member countries and a key partner of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP).

全球土壤伙伴关系（GSP）邀请各位合作伙伴提名本地区的专家作为政府间土壤技术专家组（ITPS）的候选人。

屈冬玉总干事出席柏林“全球粮食和农业论坛”并讲话

As the Soil Doctors Programme enters its second year, it has successfully scaled-up farmer-to-farmer training initiatives in Bangladesh, Malawi and Mexico. The Programme will continue to strike up robust partnerships for the benefit of smallholders, empowering them to scale-up cost-effective, sustainable soil management (SSM) practices.