HE President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa who have been travelled to Nairobi,Kenya to attend the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit has arrived. A decline in soil quality of farmland negatively impacts the agricultural production capacity and food security in the continent.
The two-day Summit hosted is held under the theme “Listen to the Land” which seeks to evaluate the state of Africa’s soil health, while reviewing the progress made since previous commitments by African leaders to boost fertilizer use for agricultural growth in Africa.
Years back the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union endorsed the Abuja Declaration on Fertilizer for the Africa Green Revolution, a continental strategy to reverse the worrying trend of poor productivity of the African soils. The Declaration focused on key targets required for agricultural growth, food security, and rural development in Africa, with a focus on the role of fertilizers.
Source Newsreportzim.com
