Documenting Progress for Soil Knowledge Exchange

Objectives of the
assignment include:

1. To document
   and analyze soil health use cases by capturing the co-design, application,
   and scaling of data-driven approaches that address soil degradation, improve
   productivity, and enhance ecosystem resilience across sub-Saharan Africa;
   
2. Generate
   evidence-based insights and best practices to support the development of
   replicable and scalable soil health solutions, aligned with continental
   frameworks such as the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan and the
   Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme
   
3. Provide
   technical support to the project by consolidating progress into
   high-quality reporting elements and visual assets, while strengthening
   targeted, data-driven advisory services for smallholder farmers and pastoralist
   communities.
   

This consultancy
will focus on documenting and advancing the co-design, application, and scaling
of soil health use cases that support sustainable agriculture, resilient food
systems, and improved livelihoods across sub-Saharan Africa. It will examine how
soil health investments and data-driven approaches can address soil
degradation, enhance crop productivity, and strengthen ecosystem resilience,
while identifying barriers and opportunities for integrating soil health into
policy, planning, and investment frameworks.

The assignment
will align with continental initiatives such as the Africa Fertilizer and Soil
Health Action Plan and the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Plan.
It will document and generate evidence-based insights, success stories, and
best practices to support replicable, scalable solutions, with a particular
emphasis on strengthening targeted advisory services for smallholder farmers
and pastoralist communities. Ultimately, the consultancy will contribute to the
project outcomes and outputs and the broader African Union and United Nations
priorities, including progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals related
to food security, poverty reduction, and climate resilience.

The consultant
will provide technical assistance and implementation of visual assets to
support the project reporting, consolidating project progress in the form of
written reports and visual assets to summarize the work.