Summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Declaration

Africa Union. 2024. Summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Declaration. AICCRA Brief. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).

This brief provides a summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Declaration – also known as the Nairobi Declaration. It provides context to Africa’s challenges surrounding land degradation, climate change and food insecurity and how they can be addressed through sustainable soil management practices and efficient fertilizer use. It details the commitments made by the African Heads of State and Government on fertilizer, soil health, financing, creating an enabling environment, capacity enhancement and domestication and the calls for action.