Third AFRILAB meeting, Zoom platform, 18 October 2021 (English)

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Opening, endorsement of the agenda 

Item 1. Global Soil Laboratory Network updates - Ms Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, GSP/FAO

Item 2. AFRILAB updates followed by an open discussion - Mr Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN Alternate Coordinator, GSP/FAO

Presentation of the projects implemented/under implementation in the region (both by GSP and other organizations):

• Capacity building on sustainable soil management for Africa. Implementation of two projects in Rwanda and Uganda
• Global Soil Doctors Programme: eventual provision of reagents to the soil testing kits and preparation of a poster on the interpretation of laboratory results
• GSP mapping activities: provision of good quality data from GLOSOLAN laboratories
• Discussion on country-specific project proposals

Mr Abdourahmane Elh Moudi Moustapha , AFRILAB Vice-Chair for French speaking countries

Panelists from the Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO: Ms Carolina Olivera, Mr Yuxin Tong, Mr Yusuf Yigini, Ms Lucrezia Caon, Mr Sebastian Brahene

Item 3. AFRILAB main needs

• Organization of an AFRILAB PT

Panelists and moderators: Mr Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN Alternate Coordinator, GSP/FAO, Mr Christian Hartmann, IRD France, and Mr Michael Watts, British Geological Survey

Item 4. Position of AFRILAB in GLOSOLAN

Moderators: Ms Lucrezia Caon, GSP Secretariat and Ms Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe, AFRILAB Vice- Chair for English speaking countries

Item 5. AFRILAB governance

Moderators: Mr Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat and Ms Lucrezia Caon GSP Secretariat