Join IFDC at the upcoming Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF), the continent’s premier platform for advancing sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient food systems held from August 31 to September 5 in Dakar, Senegal.
We invite you to attend the following side events, where IFDC and its partners will share practical strategies, innovations, and insights aimed at improving soil health, boosting productivity, and building resilience in the face of climate challenges.
Side Events
Scaling Soil Health and Sustainable Production in Fragile Settings: Realizing the Three Rio Conventions
Led by: IFDC and Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Date: Wednesday, September 3
Time: 18:00-19:30 GMT
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This session will showcase how IFDC, WHH, and partners are advancing soil health, sustainable agricultural practices, and seed system development to strengthen African food systems. The event will highlight how these efforts work together to advance the goals of the Rio Conventions—biodiversity, climate action, and combating desertification—while also promoting better livelihoods and ending hunger.
From the Ground Up – Scaling Soil Health Solutions for Planet and People
Led by: Soil Values Coalition: IFDC, SNV, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), AGRA, the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISRIC – World Soil Information, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Date: Thursday, September 4
Time: 10:30-11:30 GMT
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This session will explore how the Soil Values program is restoring degraded lands and strengthening food systems in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria through a five-pronged approach: bundling services, integrating watershed management, brokering investment, convening policy action, and advancing inclusive learning. The event will also demonstrate how this work supports the African Union Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan and the ECOWAS Fertilizers and Soil‐Health Roadmap for West Africa and the Sahel, with a focus on inclusion and impact at scale.
