Comments for FARA Africa https://faraafrica.org/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:15:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 Comment on FARA and Farrelly & Mitchell join forces to fast-track Common African Agro-Parks across Africa by Abah Ofon https://faraafrica.org/2026/01/16/fara-and-farrelly-mitchell-join-forces-to-fast-track-common-african-agro-parks-across-africa/#comment-65030 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:23:20 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=39952#comment-65030 This is an exciting collaboration towards an incredibly transformational continental initiative. I look forward to the progress that can be achieved by both institutions in this regard.

]]> Comment on How do we measure Soil health in Africa? Imperative for the implementation of the Soil Initiative for Africa by Herbert Ochan Alinaitwe https://faraafrica.org/2025/10/30/how-do-we-measure-soil-health-in-africa-imperative-for-the-implementation-of-the-soil-initiative-for-africa/#comment-64852 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:43:29 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=39720#comment-64852 ]]> This is a great soil initiative. Proud of it. Thanks Prof. Wole and team for always championing this 👏

]]> Comment on Brokering Partnerships with USA Land Grant Universities: a step to leverage advanced Science for implementing the Soil Initiative for Africa and AFSH-AP. by Krishan Bheenick https://faraafrica.org/2025/10/20/brokering-partnerships-with-usa-land-grant-universities-a-step-to-leverage-advanced-science-for-implementing-the-soil-initiative-for-africa-and-afsh-ap/#comment-64841 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:34:24 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=39699#comment-64841 Remind us in a future post about the mechanisms that FARA and AARIEI have or are putting in place to facilitate coordination, coherence and convergence in actions around soil health in Africa. An observatory of initiatives in Africa with regular updates could help to move towards a harmonised approach

]]> Comment on Brokering Partnerships with USA Land Grant Universities: a step to leverage advanced Science for implementing the Soil Initiative for Africa and AFSH-AP. by Christogonus Daudu https://faraafrica.org/2025/10/20/brokering-partnerships-with-usa-land-grant-universities-a-step-to-leverage-advanced-science-for-implementing-the-soil-initiative-for-africa-and-afsh-ap/#comment-64810 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:32:54 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=39699#comment-64810 Applauding a Strategic Partnership: FARA’s Land Grant University Initiative and the Path to Accelerated Soil Health in Africa

I wish to warmly applaud the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and its partners under the Africa Agricultural Research, Innovation and Education Institutions (AARIEI) for their visionary initiative in brokering partnerships with USA Land Grant Universities to advance the implementation of the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) and the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP) held at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas from October 13-15, 2025.

This effort resonates deeply with Africa’s academic and agricultural history. Some of our earliest Faculties of Agriculture in Nigeria were patterned after the U.S. Land Grant model — integrating research, teaching, and extension as a unified approach to national agricultural transformation. Indeed, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where I serve, had a pioneering partnership with Kansas State University that helped shape our institutional framework and capacity for agricultural research and extension excellence.

This renewed engagement with U.S. Land Grant institutions is both strategic and timely. It represents a bold step toward leveraging advanced science, proven technologies, and human capital development to address Africa’s soil health challenges. The initiative will undoubtedly leapfrog the implementation of the SIA by accelerating access to digital soil advisory tools, soil fertility innovations, and sustainable fertilizer management systems.

As Africa commits to restoring its soils for productivity and ecological balance, partnerships like this reaffirm our collective resolve to move from vision to impact — building a future where knowledge, collaboration, and innovation drive agricultural renewal across the continent.

I commend FARA for this strategic move and encourage African institutions to engage fully with this opportunity. History has shown us that such partnerships work. Now is the time to build on that legacy and accelerate Africa’s agricultural transformation through healthy, productive soils.

#FARA #AARIEI #SoilInitiativeforAfrica #AFSHAP #NIFAAS #C4SEAS #SAA #ABU #FOAABU #NAERLS #IAR #LandGrantPartnerships #SoilHealthAfrica #WoleFatunbi #DavidNielsen

]]> Comment on Africa Launches Bold CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) and Kampala Declaration to Drive Agri-Food Transformation by Herbert Mawodyo https://faraafrica.org/2025/05/05/africa-launches-bold-caadp-strategy-2026-2035-and-kampala-declaration-to-drive-agri-food-transformation/#comment-64718 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:46:10 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=38851#comment-64718 Great Work leadership

]]> Comment on Phosphorus summit will address threats to food and water security in Africa by Katende Jonathan https://faraafrica.org/2025/09/11/phosphorus-summit-will-address-threats-to-food-and-water-security-in-africa/#comment-64696 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:52:56 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=39414#comment-64696 This is one among many summits focusing on soil as a key resource in livelihood improvement. Thank you FARA and other stakeholders for spear heading these efforts

]]> Comment on Africa Charts a New Path to Agri-Food Transformation with the Launch of the CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) and the Kampala Declaration by David Kofi Dokli https://faraafrica.org/2025/05/05/africa-charts-a-new-path-to-agri-food-transformation-with-the-launch-of-the-caadp-strategy-2026-2035-and-the-kampala-declaration/#comment-64129 Wed, 21 May 2025 13:55:26 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=38855#comment-64129 Thank to all for the good works being done. The CAADP Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2035, as well as the Kampala Declaration, is bound to be a game-changer. Let us all make it central to all efforts in the development of food and agriculture in the period in question. Thanks once again.

]]> Comment on Africa Launches Bold CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) and Kampala Declaration to Drive Agri-Food Transformation by David Kofi Dokli https://faraafrica.org/2025/05/05/africa-launches-bold-caadp-strategy-2026-2035-and-kampala-declaration-to-drive-agri-food-transformation/#comment-64128 Wed, 21 May 2025 13:20:56 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=38851#comment-64128 Sounds good and pleasant. Waiting for more insight. Thanks to all who contributed to the work.

]]> Comment on Africa Launches Bold CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) and Kampala Declaration to Drive Agri-Food Transformation by Abdul-Razak Mohammed https://faraafrica.org/2025/05/05/africa-launches-bold-caadp-strategy-2026-2035-and-kampala-declaration-to-drive-agri-food-transformation/#comment-64118 Sun, 18 May 2025 05:26:58 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=38851#comment-64118 This is a great initiative once again achieved. We are looking forward to having access to the document and assisting in out small way in its implementation.

]]> Comment on Tinubu: It’s New Dawn for Agriculture, Era of Business as Usual Over by Walking Tractors Malawi https://faraafrica.org/2023/11/07/tinubu-its-new-dawn-for-agriculture-era-of-business-as-usual-over/#comment-64108 Fri, 16 May 2025 07:40:19 +0000 https://faraafrica.org/?p=36254#comment-64108 Loved this post! Your insights are refreshing and inspiring. I’m looking forward to reading more of your content. Great work!

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