In collaboration with NTT DATA - Scaling Technology Adoption for Soil Health:

Soil and soil degradation, compounded by the lack of fertility, on the other hand, refers to the soil’s ability adequate soil data, constrain progress and prevent to sustain plant growth by providing essential the continent moving on from being a net importer of nutrients. [...] Severe soil erosion in countries degradation trends and the enhancement of soil such as Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire has health to ensure the long-term viability of agriculture intensified the challenges of maintaining soil in the region. [...] presence of rills, sheet erosion, soil loss and changes in soil colour.46 The use of non-tactile and non-visible – In the Eastern and Northern regions of indicators, such as soil mineral composition and soil Ghana, 95.7% and 86.7% of farmers, microorganisms, was not common. [...] – Farmers have a strong sense of declining soil However, at a time when qualitative assessments health and the impact it has on the productivity of of soil health fall short and traditional techniques their farms.62 They see the effects of declining soil for soil analyses are currently too expensive, digital health in soil infertility and increased soil erosion.63 agriculture and the availability. [...] Reversing soil fertility loss: The Global Soil Doctors Programme is an example The International Network on Soil Fertility and of a capacity-building programme that offers a Fertilizers (INSOILFER) launched by the Food and digital farmer-to-farmer training platform to empower Agriculture Organization of the United Nations farmers with the expertise and skills needed focuses on sustainable soil fer.