WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL FERTILITY MAPPING

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND & CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL FERTILITY MAPPING

THEME“ENHANCING FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF DETAILED SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL FERTILITY MAPS”

Focus of workshop

• Bridging the gaps in soil information in Nigeria.
• Planning and execution of detailed soil survey.
• Harmonising soil data sets in Nigeria
• Correlation of soils in Nigeria
• Soil analysis and data interpretation
• Modern techniques in the management and characterisation of soil nutrients
• Soil fertility map and its role in boosting food production and enhancing food security.
• Building resilience in the agriculture sector through climate change adaptation and mitigation

Date: 15-19 March, 2021                               Time: 9:00 am daily

Venue: NAF Conference Hall (HQ NAF Officers’ Mess and Suites) Plot 496 Ahmadu Bello Way, Kado, Abuja

Zoom meeting link: ID will be provided in due time

Please note that virtual and physical participation will be by invitation. Covid-19 protocols will be strictly observed.

Dr. Ernest A. Umakhihe

Permanent Secretary