This document outlines actions and recommendations to improve soil management for food security and climate change mitigation in Africa. It discusses actions in the areas of research, policy, development projects, and civil society. For research, it recommends integrating biophysical, agronomic, economic and social aspects, and knowledge transfer between researchers and farmers. For policy, it suggests including soil health and carbon sequestration in relevant policies and identifying obstacles to policy implementation. For development projects, it recommends inclusive, holistic approaches and facilitating innovative funding mechanisms. For civil society, it mentions communication and community mobilization. The overall goal is to promote platforms for knowledge exchange, appropriate agricultural policies and practices, capacity building, and sustainable natural resource management.

1. Chair(s) Catherine Geslain-Laneelle and Siegfried Harrer General
Raporteur(s) Objectives
Date 25 October 2018
Guiding discussion
questions
Domain of action Actions Timing / Deadline
Organization/
Partners /
Leadership
Financing options Recommendations/ Comments
Cross-cutting action
Communication
- simplify the message, identify and disseminate good
practices
-alignment/cooperation
RI
4p1000
NEPAD
AUC
UNICEF
ICRAF
FAO
All institutions
members of the
4p1000
World future
Council
CABI
Communication has to be harmonized and simplified and disseminated at all
levels (Continental, regional, National, local communities) / Identified good
practices and share them/ make information and data available and accessible for
everybody
1. According to your experience what are the main hurdles/obstacles to achieve food security and
improved nutrition in Africa?
2. Among these obstacles, which ones are related to soils and/or climate change?
3. According to your experience, what kind of existing actions/initiatives in Africa are successful in
alleviating these obstacles? Is it possible to scale up these initiatives and how?
4. What other actions would you suggest
- Promotion of platforms for the exchange of knowledge, experience and expertise, for the
benefit of all stakeholders.
Tentative roadmap on Improving Soil Management for Food Security and Climate in Africa
Sub-group 2 - "Healthy Soils for Healthy People"
- Promotion and development of adequate agricultural policies
- Development and promotion of agricultural practices to improve soil management and carbon seques
- Support the implementation of appropriate practices and the improvement of capacities and skills;
- Encourage and promote sustainable activities for the restoration / conservation / protection /
enhancement of land, biodiversity, water resources and forests through the efficient management
of natural resources ;

2. Domain of action Actions Timing / Deadline
Organization/
Partners /
Leadership
Financing options Recommendations/ Comments
1.1. In terms of research and
scientific cooperation
Research integration biophysical/agronomy, Soil
health and economy and social (culture, ethics)
EU
CGIAR
RI
NEPAD
AUC
4p1000
FARA
AGRA
Research/studies has to take into account all cultural, social and economic aspects
in the context of african Countries
Knowledge transfer research to farmers and vice versa
– “Inclusive research” (indigenous knowledge)
Researchers and farmers learning from each other and buidling on identified needs
and already existing practices
1.2. In terms of policies to promote
and develop
Introduce soil health and carbon sequestration in all
relevant policies (FS, agriculture, development,
education)
AUC
SADC/ RECs
FAO (GSP)
4per1000
If we want address Soild Health and carbon sequestration, it has to be integrated in
all relevant policies including development, education, agriculture …
Identification obstacles when it comes to implement
policies on Soil
There are many obstacles when it comes to implement policies on Soil, such as
lack of knowledge, lack of leardership, lack of fundings, confusion at the decision
making level…
Encourage Policy formulation, implementation and
review to enhance Food Security through carbon
sequestration
FAO
AU
IFPRI
African Center for
Biodiversity
Many African Countries do not have policy on Food Security and Carbon
sequestration.
Insure that subsidies/incentives encourage healthy
soils and carbon sequestration
Focusing on projects with positive impacts and promote good practices
1.3. In terms of development
projects
Ensure that development projects/policies are
inclusive + holistic approach (develop
guidance/document/ framework)
4p1000
RECs
FAO
Participative projects development approach: involve all stakeholders from the
beginning (design and definition of the project) and ensure that the Project covers
the all value chain (from farming to market access)
Facilitate innovative funding mechanisms
Make funding more accessible and avialable for people on the ground, especially
small organizations (small scale farmers)
Make an inventory of successful practices/projects +
communication + up scale
Good practiceson Soil are already existing on the ground, we need to identify and
share them
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3. Domain of action Actions Timing / Deadline
Organization/
Partners /
Leadership
Financing options Recommendations/ Comments
1.4. In terms of actions to be taken
by civil society
Communication/ link with Communities Mobilization/ sensibilization of communities
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