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What We Do

20 Functions in 7 Categories

Key functions

The Regional Hub provides technical assistance to countries on fertilizer and soil health-related investments and financial support to operations related to such technical assistance through twenty Functions in 7 Categories

Includes developing digital soil maps (or digital soil health and fertility maps), creating a soil health and fertility dashboard, supporting plant and soil analytical laboratory services, and providing advice on carbon sequestration potential.

Involves maintaining a repository of knowledge products (to rapidly exchange best practices) and advising on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Focuses on deploying bio-fertilizer and specialty fertilizers, developing site-specific nutrient recommendation models, unifying databases and digital tools to collect and manage FAIR and standardized data, monitoring the delivery of agronomic gain, prioritizing new scientific studies, and bundling soil health and fertilizer practices with other services to facilitate scaling and uptake.

Includes farmer-led experimentation, capacitation of national institutions/National Institutes, and establishing a certification scheme for extension staff.

Covers policy development, supporting decision-making in fertilizer and soil health, and explicitly integrating gender and youth dimensions.

Involves advocating for and creating awareness on fertilizer and soil health.

Includes mobilizing financial resources and facilitating access to sustainability schemes.

Our Operational Model

The Hub’s operational model is designed for efficiency and rapid deployment, often compared to a car workshop. The hub will establish a fully-equipped unit—our “workshop”—with the necessary expertise, tools, and assets, investing our resources upfront. When a specific country requires technical assistance for their ongoing or upcoming fertilizer and soil health-related investments, they call upon the Hub. This model ensures high responsiveness: if demand comes on Monday, the Hub can be ready to activate support on Tuesday.
The countries receiving support are responsible for supporting the operational expenses (or financial support) within their respective territories. This arrangement is analogous to paying for the repair of a broken car but not paying for the garage itself.