Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) Stakeholder’s Meeting – Arusha, Tanzania 

Duration: 27-28 March 2013

Objective: The main objective of this meeting is to share with the stakeholders the achievements of Phase I of “A globally integrated Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS)” project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and share important lessons learned from the different countries.
Since 2009, the four-year project, whose main goal was to provide accurate, up-to-date information about soil resources, and their management to support sound decision and policymaking, has been implementing activities in East, West and southern Africa with hubs in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Nigeria and Malawi.

Venue: Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

ASHC team members: Lydia Wairegi and Duncan Sones