Empowered Farmers Nourish Their Soils to Nourish People

Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Global Soil Partnership

This session will spotlight how practical soil knowledge and capacity-building programmes and tools can empower farmers and promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture, supporting the RNW 2025 theme: “Coherent Policy and Action for Better Nutrition.” This session will showcase the Global Soil Doctors Programme (GSDP), a farmer-led initiative, supported by FAO GSP, that demonstrates soil health linkages and contribution to improved nutrition outcomes.

A brief video, "Saving Soils and Empowering Farmers," will showcase the programme’s global impact, followed by a presentation from the GSP Secretariat on GSDP’s contribution to the Germany-funded Soils4Nutrition project.

Country success stories will illustrate diverse approaches:

Mexico: Adapting global tools locally
Nigeria: Facilitating knowledge exchange
Argentina: Promoting farmer empowerment
Thailand: Advancing international cooperation

The session will close with reflections from the GSP Secretary, emphasizing GSDP’s value to all FAO Members in scaling up sustainable, nutrition-focused agricultural solutions.