Global Soil Partnership

AFRICA

This section provides information about the Soil Doctors Programme implementation in the African region.

LIST OF COUNTRIES

Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger (the), Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Zambia. 


Burkina Faso

PROMOTING INSTITUTION:

Bureau National des Sols - BUNASOLS

 

Burkina Faso Women Men Total
Soil Doctors' Trainers 1 19 20
Soil Doctors 5 40 45
Farmers reached (estimated) 103 241 344

TRAININGS:

📌 Koubri, Manga and Ziniaré | Module 1 - Soils for Nutrition | French + Mooré, Dioula and Fulfuldé translations by BUNASOLS | July 2022 | Photogallery | Highlight

Nigeria

PROMOTING INSTITUTION:

Nigeria Institute of Soil Science in collaboration with Indorama fertilizer

 

Nigeria Women Men Total
Soil Doctors' Trainers 1 4 5
Soil Doctors 5 45 50
Farmers reached (estimated) 75 175 250

TRAININGS:

📌 Abuja| Module 1 – Soil fertility | English | February 2024 | Photogallery | Highlight 

Malawi

PROMOTING INSTITUTION:

University of Lilongwe

 

Malawi Women Men Total
Soil Doctors' Trainers 0 2 2
Soil Doctors     TBD
Farmers reached (estimated) 130 110 240

TRAININGS:

📌 Module 1 - Soils for Nutrition | English | March 2021 | Photogallery | Highlight

Mozambique

PROMOTING INSTITUTION:

Eduardo Mondlane University 

 

Mozambique Women Men Total
Soil Doctors' Trainers 5 15 20
Soil Doctors 39 91 130
Farmers reached (estimated) 1684 1696 3380

TRAININGS:

📌 Alto-molocue Module 1 – Soil fertility  in collaboration with FAO Mozambique and Global Farmer Field School Platform with funding from European Union and Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation | Portuguese | May 2024 | Photogallery |Highlight

Togo Women Men Total
Soil Doctors' Trainers  2 7 9
Soil Doctors 0 15 15
Farmers reached (estimated)  45 105 150

TRAININGS:

📌 ALIBI  | RECSOIL Module 1 | French | February 2023 | Photogallery | Highlight