During the InfoPoint Conference, the Agrinatura-led SASi-SPi will share preliminary findings of an ongoing study that uses a systemic approach to look at the fertilizers and soil health topics, with a focus on the following issues:
This InfoPoint Conference will gather researchers, policy-makers, agri-food systems actors and look from a new perspective at the role of fertilizers in increasing agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Why is their role in food security such a pressing and debated issue? What are the relevant agronomic, socio-economic, and policy challenges at stake? How do we deal with such challenges from a policy-making perspective? How evidence can be helpful to inform decision-making?
The challenges assessed in SASi-SPi research are prompting Africa to envision its own pathway for sustainable agri-food system development. African policymakers are undeniably grappling with these immense challenges as they determine the types of intensification suited to each context and explore diverse strategies to feed a growing population better.
African policymakers also weigh the short and long-term trade-offs of agri-food systems while addressing their impacts on sustainability. In this regard, SASi-SPi is developing an agri-food system approach where the often conflicting objectives, key sustainability issues and interactions of agri-food system components are considered.
Language: English
Q&A session languages: English and French
