India, May 9 -- Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit

African ministers of agriculture advocated for affordable access to fertilisers to enhance food security and improve soil health at the second Africa fertiliser and Soil Health (AFSH) summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya from May 7-9, 2024. The ministers emphasised the importance of smallholder farmers having access to reasonably priced fertilisers to boost food production and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.

The continent's largest soil health forum was held under Kenya's President William Ruto and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, under the theme Listen to the soil . The summit was last hel...