About the project

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Main goal
Project areas
Project stakeholders
Key challenges to be addressed
Expected impact
Expected outcomes
Expected project outputs
Soil health management options

Main goal

ClimaSoilHealth’s goal is to improve the institutional capacity on sustainable soil health restoration in Tanzania with focus on soil fertility and nutrient management that will directly contribute to increased agricultural productivity and nutrition.

Project areas

Project stakeholders

Ministry of Agriculture
Soil health living lab actors and VC actors
National /regional training centres
National projects/initiatives • Farmers/lead farmers
Scientific community and public agencies
Private sectors, NGOs

Key challenges to be addressed

Soil acidity
Soil salinity/alkalinity
Soil erosion
Low soil fertility/poor soil management
Inadequate knowledge on soil health

Expected impact

Increased institutional and human capacity on sustainable soil health management in case study districts of Tanzania
Contribute to UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), with special emphasis on SDG 2 (food and nutrition security), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 15 (life on land).

Expected outcomes

Improved soil productivity, adaptation, and mitigation to climate change
Increased stakeholders’ knowledge and adoption on soil health management
Strengthened institutional collaborations on climate smart soil health improving measures between TARI (Tanzania), NIBIO (Norway) and other Tanzanian institutions

Expected project outputs

Climate smart soil management technologies toolbox (including soil health indicator framework and digital soil mapping)
Capacity building program and training modules on soil health
Farmers, researchers, extension personnel and public sector agencies competence on soil health management improved
Policy frameworks for upscaling sustainable soil health programs