The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice

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cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Union Development Agencyen
cg.contributor.donorWorld Bank
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.nepad.org/publication/insight-brief-imperative-strengthening-soil-information-systems-africaen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatPOLICYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSOIL HEALTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorAfrican Union Development Agency, NEPADen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T22:15:03Z
dc.date.available2025-06-03T22:15:03Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174933
dc.titleThe Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practiceen
dcterms.abstractThis brief highlights the urgent need to enhance soil information systems (SISs) to address Africa’s interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss. Drawing on insights from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and regional efforts, the brief explores how well-designed SISs can support data-driven decision-making at sub-national, national, and regional levels. It examines the current landscape of soil data systems, showcases practical examples such as the Makueni County Resource Hub and the West Africa Regional Soil Hub, and emphasizes the importance of integrating and aligning soil health indicators in continental policy frameworks including the Nairobi and Kampala Declarations, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan (2023–2033), and the Ten-Year Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035). The brief calls for co-designed, inclusive, and context-responsive SISs that combine traditional knowledge with scientific data to inform actionable recommendations. It advocates for leveraging existing initiatives, strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration, and building capacity to increase the utility and accessibility of soil information. By fostering open and integrated soil data ecosystems, Africa can reduce redundancy, improve coordination, and enable more effective responses to its pressing environmental and agricultural challenges—ultimately enhancing ecosystem services, farmer livelihoods, and climate resilience across the continent.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAfrican Union Development Agency - NEPAD. 2025. The Imperative for Strengthening Soil Information Systems in Africa: Reflections and Key Insights from Practice. AICCRA Briefs. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).en
dcterms.extent11 p.en
dcterms.issued2025-03-01en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherAccelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
dcterms.subjectpolicy coherenceen
dcterms.subjectsoil quality-soil healthen
dcterms.subjectmonitoring systemsen
dcterms.typeBrief

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