The SIA sets the ambition to scale the implementation of science-based and locally adapted sustainable soil management practices and their impacts across Africa by taking a landscape approach to supporting and empowering land users to better understand and take ownership of evidence- based, adaptive, and sustainable soil management decisions and solutions for both environmental and sustainable liv. [...] Optimise integrated soil health and water management planning and implementation Through the effective implementation of the SIA, Africa intends to create an environment in which farmers and communities can benefit from investing in their soils and implementing sustainable soil management practices and soil and water conservation to start a positive cycle of transformation in agriculture, soil hea. [...] Efforts in this regard will need to pay attention to the integrated management of the water resource on the landscape, catchment, and basin levels to ensure that interventions achieve a balance between the preservation of the ecosystem, soil health, availability and natural flow of water and the socio-economic situation and needs of the local communities. [...] • To ensure networking opportunities and structures are in place at the regional and continental level to support coordination, systematic interaction, and partnerships between countries and regions on soil issues in research, extension, development, and implementation and to facilitate scientific and technical cooperation and exchange with nations and regions outside of Africa. [...] Implementation Approaches and Considerations 3.1 SIA Design and Implementation Principles The following underlying principles derived from consultations, are considered critical to be reflected in the design and implementation of the SIA: Landscape approach The SIA emphasises the critical importance of considering sustainable soil management and soil and water conservation at the landscape and plo.
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