This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant stakeholders.
Authors
- Pages
- 38
- Published in
- Canada
- Rights
- IISD, 2024
Table of Contents
- 1.0 The Issue: Soil acidity 7
- 1.1 Soils in East Africa Are Acidic by Nature 7
- 1.2 Causes of Soil Acidity in East Africa 8
- 1.3 Consequences of Soil Acidity 9
- 2.0 Methodology 11
- 3.0 Addressing Soil Acidity From a Holistic Soil Health Perspective 12
- 4.0 Strategic Priorities to Address Soil Acidity in the EAC: A focus on high-priority areas 13
- 4.1 Define HPAs 14
- 4.2 Scale Up Soil Testing Services 17
- 4.3 Demonstrate Lime Application and ISFM 19
- 4.4 Increase Awareness of Farmers and Other Actors 22
- 4.5 Develop the Lime Value Chain 25
- 4.6 Supporting Actions 29
- 5.0 Conclusions 32
- References 33
- Appendix A. Roadmap Checklist 36
- Figure 1. Feedback loops of soil acidity 8
- Figure 2. Proposed key strategies to address soil acidity in the EAC: A focus on HPAs 14
- Figure 3. An example of spatial data overlaps from CIMMYT’s 2023 study 16
