Kenya Set To Host The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

Kenya is set to hold the Africa Fertilizer and soil health summit from 7th to 9th May at the Kenyatta International Convention Center.

The summit will bring together the African Heads of State and Government, Ministers responsible for Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, high-ranking government officials, senior policy makers and private -sector players.

According to State department of foreign affairs, other participants will include representatives of farmers organizations and development agencies, including NGOs, scholars and scientists, and representatives of leading donor organizations.

The objective of the Summit is to highlight the crucial role of fertilizer and soil health in stimulating pro-poor productivity growth in African agriculture and to agree on an African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan as well as the Soils Initiative for Africa.