Luanda - Participants at the African fertilizer summit, which took place from the 7th to the 9th of this month, in Nairobi (Kenya), recommended that African Governments triple the production and internal distribution of fertilizers, with a view to accelerating agricultural growth in Africa.
The event also advocated the implementation of concrete actions to reverse land degradation and restore soil health by at least 30 percent, as well as ensuring that 70% of small farmers have access to extension services and quality advice on fertilizers, according to a press release to which ANGOP had access this Thursday.
At the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government on Fertilizers and Soil Health (AFSH-2024), the Angolan delegation was led by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, António de Assis, representing the President of the Republic, João Lourenço.
Regarding the event, the Angolan minister acknowledged that the import of fertilizers still remains a problem for the development of the agricultural sector on the continent.
For this reason, the government official called on each country to continue working to increase the supply of this input and improve soil health, to guarantee local and continental food security.
In addition to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Angolan delegation included the Angolan ambassadors to Kenya and Ethiopia, Sianga Abílio and Miguel Bembe, respectively, as well as those from the embassy sector.
The African Summit on Fertilizers and Soil Health, which took place at the Kenyatta Convention Center in Nairobi, was also attended by foreign ministers, experts and key players in the African sector.
Under the motto “Listen to the land”, the event also served to prepare the documentation to be submitted to the next Special Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
The summit is an organization of the African Union, as a platform to address solutions to improve fertility, productivity and soil health, promoting African economic growth based on agriculture resilient to the impacts of climate change. OPF/QCB/DOJ
