Assessing the Need for Establishing Land, Soil, and Crop Information Hubs to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda
The Land, Soil, and Crop Information Services (LSC-IS) project (2021–2025) aims to establish sustainable agricultural data hubs within national research organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda to support climate-smart agriculture. Beginning with a comprehensive needs assessment, the project identified user data requirements, institutional capacity gaps, and staff expertise needs. These findings informed strategies for embedding, long-term maintenance, and sustainability of the hubs, alongside multi-stakeholder engagement at national, district, and local levels. Two primary use cases guided the assessments: soil fertility management and soil and water conservation. Methodology included workshops, stakeholder interviews, and surveys emphasizing data demand for advancing climate-smart agriculture. In Ethiopia, AICCRA supports the Ministry of Agriculture in developing the AgDataHub and the National Soil Information System (NSIS). In Kenya, KALRO leads the Kenya Digital Agriculture Platform and contributes through the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP). In Rwanda, the Rwanda Soil Information System (RwaSIS) provides soil fertility advisories and links to the Smart Nkunganire System (SNS), with a national Agricultural Management Information System (AMIS) under preparation.
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Authors
Recha, J.W.M.,Kooiman, A.,Gitau, A.,Snel, H.,van Weert, F.,van der Woude, T.,Genova, G.,Okoti, M.,Okwuosa, E.,Were, K.,Diga, G.M.,Abera, D.,Ndayitegeye, O.,Aynekulu Betemariam, E.,Heesmans, H.,van der Poel, M.,Rutebuka, J.,Amony, B.
Publication year
2025
