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AFSH 2024 - WEBINAR

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DAY 1 : 7th MAY

MAIN PROGRAM

DAY 1 |  TUESDAY 7 MAY 2024
MAIN EVENT SESSIONS
Event No.
VENUE | MAIN AUDITORIUM TSAVO HALL
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1 09:00 – 13:00 Opening ceremony 

 

SIDE EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 1 |  TUESDAY 7 MAY 2024
SIDE EVENT SESSIONS
Event No.
VENUE |  AMPHITHEATRE HALL (2ND FLOOR)
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1 14:00 – 15:30

Soil Health Revolution for Food System Transformation/Regenerative Agricultural Inputs for Sustainable Production.

Organizer: The Rockefeller Foundation

2 15:30 – 17:00

Launching of the New Africa Union Great Green Wall Initiative Strategy and Ten Years Implementation Framework

Organizer: African Union Commission

3 17:00 – 18:30

Dakar 2 High-Level Event on the State of Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health: Policy, Governance, and Institutional Framework to Accelerate Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts

Organizer: Leadership for Agriculture (L4Ag) African Development Bank

VENUE |  LENANA HALL, LOWER GROUND FLOOR
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4 14:00 – 15:30

Reflections on Donors and Development Partner Coordination Mechanism for SIA and AFSH-Action Plan

Organizer: FARA

5 15:30 – 17:00

Advancing the Soil Initiative for Africa through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils

Organizer: US -State Department

6 17:00 – 18:30

Towards Better Soil Health: Incentives for Youth Enterprise In Production and Distribution of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer

Organizer: AUC, AGRA, CAYACC

VENUE |  ABERDARE HALL, LOWER GROUND FLOOR
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7 14:00 – 15:30

What Business and Industry can do to help Implement the 10-Year Action Plan?

Organizer: AFAP

8 15:30 – 17:00

Upscaling the Promises of sustainable agricultural transformation to Deliver Sustained Soil Health in Africa in a climate resilience context

Organizer: CCARDESA

9 17:00 – 18:30

Propelling Data-Driven Decisions in Fertilizer and Soil Health Lessons learned from the Abuja Declaration building fertilizer data sets and developing a pathway for measuring changes in soil health.

Organizer: IFDC

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 1
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10 14:00 – 15:30

TBC

 

11 15:30 – 17:00

Soil Health Agenda- Integrating Organic Fertilizers with Mineral Fertilizers Policy Brief Launch (Towards Integrated Soil Fertility Management) Launch (Towards Integrated Soil Fertility Management)

Organizer: Kenya Fertilizer Manufacturer Association

12 17:00 – 18:30

“Managing degraded soils for reclaiming livelihoods in Africa: An Actionable Framework for Guiding Fertilizer and Soil Health Investments at Scale”

Organizer: AGRA

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 2
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13 14:00 – 15:30

PARTNERING FOR A PAN-AFRICAN SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEM

Organizer: YARA

14 15:30 – 17:00

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA THROUGH IMPROVED NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP

Organizer: APNI

15 17:00 – 18:30

Leveraging Policy, Practice and Research for Monitoring Soil Health

Organizer: AUDA-NEPAD

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 3
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16 14:00 – 15:30

Integrated soil health management for productive, inclusive, sustainable farming and food systems in Africa: Exploring the role of agroecology and regenerative agriculture

Organizer: DeSIRA-Lift

17 15:30 – 17:00

“Current status of the Fertilizer and Soil Health situation in Kenya’s and 10-year Action”

Organizer: Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

18 17:00 – 18:30

The Organic Business Case: Enabling an environment for private sector development in East and West Africa for organic fertilizer production.

Organizer: OFIMAK

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 4
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19 14:00 – 15:30

Revitalizing Africa’s Agriculture – Repurposing Fertilizer Subsidies for Healthier Soils

Organizer: ClimeEat

20 15:30 – 17:00

Strengthening National Soil Information Systems – A Framework for Sustainable SIS Intervention Design

Organizer: CABI

21 17:00 – 18:30

Healthy Soils for Food System Transformation – Innovative Agronomic Solutions for Africa

Organizer: TAAT Excellence in Agronomy

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 5
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22 14:00 – 15:30

“Facilitating Cross country Learning for Implementing Post-Summit Actions on Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa”

Organizer: AGRA

23 15:30 – 17:00

Fertilizer and Soil Health Initiatives within the CAADP Framework: SOWING SUCCESS – THE ROLE OF SOIL HEALTH AND PARTNERSHIPS IN BOOSTING FOOD SECURITY

Organizer: NORWEGIAN

24 17:00 – 18:30 TBC
VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 6
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25 14:00 – 15:30

The Role of Soil Health in Multifunctional Landscapes and Climate Change

Organizer: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

26 15:30 – 17:00

Mapping Organic Feedstock Sources in Africa: A Step Towards Nature Positive Fertilizer Production

Organizer: IFDC

27 17:00 – 18:30

Vision to Reality: West Africa & Sahel’s Fertilizer and Soil Health Declaration and Roadmap

Organizer: WAFA

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 7

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28 14:00 – 15:30

How the debt crisis affects food and farm inputs markets in Africa.

Organizer: AfDB

29 15:30 – 17:00

Pathways to resilient fertilizer markets Using evidence-based learning to drive policy measures and government strategies for building resilient fertilizer markets for food security

Organizer: AFAP

30 17:00 – 18:30

Completing the Integrated Soil Fertility Management Principles: Organic and Auxiliary Inputs

Organizer: IITA

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 8

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31 14:00 – 15:30

Importance and benefits of integrated landscape soil and water management to optimize fertilizer use and soil health across agricultural land uses.

Organizer: AFSA

32 15:30 – 17:00

Increasing soil health and agronomic performance through private and public investments

Organizer: Wealthungerlife

33 14:00 – 15:30

“Digging Deeper: Advancements in Soil Health Monitoring for Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Resilience”

Organizer: CA4SH

VENUE |  LAWNS TENT 9

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34 15:30 – 17:00

Achieving Resilient Agri-Food Systems through Regenerative Agriculture in the Wake of Global Fertilizer Crises and Climate Change: Innovations and approaches for Improving Soil Health and Sustainable Intensification

Organizer: Sasakawa Africa Association

35 14:00 – 15:30

Country plans for integrating the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) action plan into national climate and food security policy framework

Organizer: AfCAP

36 15:30 – 17:00

Awareness of emerging and disruptive technologies and innovations that have the potential to enhance regional fertilizer supply, application and use efficiency, and help stakeholders to seize these opportunities

Organizer: IFA

END OF DAY
DAY 2 : 8th MAY

MAIN PROGRAM

DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2024
MAIN EVENT SESSIONS
Event No.
VENUE |   MAIN AUDITORIUM TSAVO HALL
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Joint Ministerial Session 09:00 – 10:00 Statements
VENUE |   Amphitheatre
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Strategies to foster Africa’s resilience to global fertilizer crises
VENUE |  Lenana Hall
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Reliable financial mechanism for fertilizer development in Africa.
VENUE |   Aberdare Hall
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Addressing Farmers’ needs for access to fertilizer: cost, quality and effectiveness
VENUE |   Lawns Tent 1
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Imperative for a veritable soil information system in Africa: Partnership, finance and policies
VENUE |  Lawns Tent 2
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Technology generation, extension, and capacity building for soil health and effective fertilizer use
VENUE | Lawns Tent 3
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Demystifying soil health in Africa
VENUE |   Lawns Tent 4
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Progress and perspectives on fertilizer manufacture, marketing and productive use for soil health in Africa
VENUE |  Lawns Tent 5
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Parallel Session 11:30 – 12:30 Emerging opportunities with organis and bio-fertilizers for soil health in Africa
END OF DAY

SIDE EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2024
SIDE EVENT SESSIONS
Event No.
VENUE |   AMPHITHEATRE HALL (2ND FLOOR)
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37 14:00 – 15:30

Monitoring soil health and soil health investments at different scales

Organizer: : EC ( DG_INTPA)

38 15:30 – 17:00

Sustainable Soil Fertility Management: A Paradigm Shift via a Diverse Solutions Portfolio

Organizer: FAO

VENUE |   LENANA HALL, LOWER GROUND FLOOR
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39 14:00 – 15:30

Using mineral fertilizers in agroecological approaches in Africa

Organizer: CIRAD

40 15:30 – 17:00

Soil Information Systems in Africa & Digital Content and Platforms for Smallholder Framers

Organizer: The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT)

VENUE |   ABERDARE HALL, LOWER GROUND FLOOR
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41 14:00 – 15:30

Complementary restorative approaches to improve soil health and fertilizer use.

Organizer: Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT

42 15:30 – 17:00

Soil Matters: Cultivating Change for Africa’s Food Systems Transformation through
Evidence-based Policy and Practice

Organizer: CA4SH

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 1
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43 14:00 – 15:30

Improving Soil Health through Empowering Women Farmers

Organizer: IFPRI

44 15:30 – 17:00

Harnessing Digital Agricultural Services for Enhanced Soil Health and Water
Management

Organizer:  ICIPE

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 2
45 14:00 – 15:30

Organics is How: Building a business case of scientific and investment rationale for the combined utilization of inorganic fertilizers and organic resources. Building on
experiences from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Ethiopia

Organizer: AGRA

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 3
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47 14:00 – 15:30

Multi-stakeholder action for reliable agro-bioclimatic solutions to ensure sustainable
soil management

Organizer: IITA

48 15:30 – 17:00

Ethiopia’s Path to Sustainable Soil Management Through Collaborative Partnerships

Organizer: Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia, Natural Resources Management Sector

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 4
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49 14:00 – 15:30

Agroecological and organic farming systems in Africa – transformation towards system resilience and sustainable production and consumption

Organizer: KHEA

50 15:30 – 17:00

Vision to Reality: West Africa & Sahel’s Fertilizer and Soil Health Declaration and Roadmap

Organizer: WAFA

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 5
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51 14:00 – 15:30

Coalition of Implementers for Fertilizer and Soil Health

Organizer: APNI

52 15:30 – 17:00

Fertilizer for small-scale farmers in the frame of climate change and its impact on agricultural production: lessons learned from nine Africa countries

Organizer: AUC

VENUE |   LAWNS TENT 6
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53 14:00 – 15:30

World Bank’s Support For Fertilizer And Soil Health Development In Africa

Organize: WorldBank

54 15:30 – 17:00

Development of an Evolving Pan-African Decision Support Tool and Rock Phosphate Activation Project for Enhanced Crop Production

Organizer: OCP

VENUE | LAWNS TENT 7

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55 14:00 – 15:30

Leveraging the African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2032) to achieve a triple-win for healthy soils, climate resilience and food security..

Organizer: Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate of the African Union Commission (AUC)

56 15:30 – 17:00

Revisiting the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration with Nitrogen use efficiency and yield-gap lenses.

Organizer: Kenyatta University

VENUE | LAWNS TENT 8

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58 15:30 – 17:00 Operationalizing the Fertilizer and Soil Health Framework at National Level: Multistakeholder Collaboration for Results at Scale

VENUE | LAWNS TENT 9

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59 14:00 – 15:30

Envisioning the Role of African Research and Training Institutions in Shaping Policy Reforms for Fertilizer and Soil Health Programmes Across Africa

Organizer: RENAPRI

60 15:30 – 17:00

“A sustainable food secure future for West Africa and the Sahel: Launching a new regional hub for strengthening the fertilizer sector and improving soil health.”

Organizer: IITA

END OF DAY
DAY 3 : 9th MAY

MAIN PROGRAM

DAY 3 | THURSDAY 9 MAY 2024
MAIN EVENT SESSIONS
Event No.
VENUE | MAIN AUDITORIUM TSAVO HALL
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Opening Ceremony 09:00 – 10:00 Statements
Closing Ceremony 13:00 – 14:30 Statements
END OF DAY

 

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