On the 26 November 2024, the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) joined hands with other like-minded organisations to launch the coalition set to lead the Policy and Advocacy Pillar of the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) Framework of the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP). On the sidelines of the African Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ANAPRI) Annual Stakeholders Conference held in Dakar, Senegal, FANRPAN and its partners, ANAPRI, AGRA, the Michigan State University (MSU), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), formally signed the policy coalition agreement.
The Policy and Advocacy Coalition of the SIA/AFSH-AP was launched in the presence of H.E Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, the African Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), marking a significant step towards operationalising the outcomes of the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit (AFSH) which took place in Nairobi in May 2024. Organised by the African Union Commission, the AFSH summit brought together relevant stakeholders to discuss the crucial role of fertilizer and soil health towards stimulating sustainable pro-poor productivity growth in African agriculture.
As a member of the Policy and Advocacy Pillar, FANRPAN will contribute towards promoting the development and implementation of effective and enabling policies and regulations, and the application of advocacy efforts to support soil health and fertilizer use as part of the broader goals of the SIA/AFSH-AP.