After five years of collaboration, the Land, Soil and Crop Information Services to support Climate-Smart Agriculture in Eastern Africa (LSC-IS) project @ProjectLSC has successfully concluded with a regional closing event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Funded by the @EU_Commission DeSIRA Programme, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@minbuza), and @ISRICorg, this five-year initiative (2021–2025) has strengthened data-driven agricultural decision-making in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda. At its core are the Land, Soil, and Crop Hubs digital platforms that consolidate and connect existing datasets to support evidence-based agricultural planning and climate-smart innovation. Implemented by Wageningen University & Research, with partners including @ISRICorg, @ILRI, @kalromkulima, @EIAR, @RwandaAgriBoard, @CIFOR_ICRAF, @IUCN, @ASARECA , and German Aerospace Center (DLR) @DLR_en, the project stands as a model of collaborative science and regional transformation. Congratulations to all partners and stakeholders for their shared commitment to advancing sustainable and climate-smart agriculture in Eastern Africa.

As we conclude a highly productive #Day2 of the Rwanda LSC-Hub workshop, the momentum continues to build. Dr. André Kooiman, Senior Sustainable Land Management Expert at @ISRICorg and @ProjectLSC Hubs Project Coordinator, commended the progress made in the development of the LSC-Hub, applauding the teams for their dedication to co-creating a platform that reflects the needs of farmers, institutions, and development partners. His remarks reinforced the importance of collaborative, data-driven approaches to achieving sustainable agricultural transformation. Dr. John Recha, Project Manager,@ILRI expertly facilitated an engaging round of group feedback, guiding participants through technical discussions on how the Hub can be refined to better serve end users across Rwanda’s agricultural landscape. Looking ahead to #Day3, discussions will shift to: ▶️Institutionalizing the LSC-Hub within Rwanda’s national agriculture systems ▶️ Establishing a robust monitoring and learning framework ▶️ Designing sustainable scaling strategies

#Day1 of the National Workshop on Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture through Ethiopia’s LSC-Hub is in full swing at @ILRI, Addis Ababa. Today’s sessions focus on the technical foundation of the LSC-Hub, including: 🎯Architectural design 🎯Data compilation 🎯System building 🎯Soil, land, crop mapping 🎯Soil functional mapping 🎯Capacity building for hub content management Under #WorkPackage3, @ISRICorg is actively collaborating with Acatech Technology to co-design and co-develop the LSC-Hub, working closely with @MoA_Ethiopia and other key national partners. A major milestone is the integration of the LSC-Hub with Ethiopia’s National Agricultural Data Hub, ensuring interoperability, governance alignment, and infrastructure readiness to support national-scale agricultural digitization. The team also presents real-world use cases such as: - Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) - Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) These use cases are being piloted in Basona Werana and Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha districts, providing scalable models for future rollout across Ethiopia. @ILRI, @InstituteEiar, @ICRAF, @RwandaAgriBoard, @ProjectLSC, @kalromkulima, @EU_Commission.. #LSCHub #DigitalAg #SmartFarming #SmartAgriculture #SoilHealth #AgData #ClimateSmartAgriculture #Interoperability #DataDrivenFarming #Ethiopia #InnovationInAgriculture

Hermine ten Hore (@ISRICorg) leads an engaging session on Scaling and Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning. 🌱 Country groups from Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia dive into critical discussions: ✅How do we reach 3 million farmers indirectly in each country? ✅Is this ambitious goal still feasible? Under what conditions can it be achieved? ✅How do we effectively monitor and measure our progress toward this target? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Share your feedback and ideas—how would YOU approach this challenge?

Mark Van der Poel, WP5 focal point for Kenya, delivers an insightful presentation on the progress and focus areas of LSC Hubs Work Package 5. 🌱 WP5 is dedicated to ensuring that the information provided through the LSC Hub is effectively accessed and utilized by local stakeholders. This process empowers farmers to adopt Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices, helping them transition to more sustainable farming systems. By fostering these changes, WP5 contributes to long-term agricultural transformation, promoting resilience, sustainability, and improved livelihoods. #SustainableAgriculture #LSCHubs #ClimateSmartFarming @ISRICorg, @RwandaAgriBoard, @kalromkulima, @EU_Commission, @Olivier_Nda, @ProjectLSC, @AndreKooiman

In Kigali, 🇷🇼LSC Hubs partners dive into: ✅ Evaluating 2024 progress & challenges ✅ Shaping the 2025 workplan: sustainability, scaling, outreach & synergies ✅ Strengthening collaboration & knowledge-sharing, and Building momentum for impactful agri-innovation! 🌱🌍 #LSCHubs #Agriculture @RwandaAgriBoard, @ProjectLSC, @AndreKooiman, @ILRI, @kalromkulima, @InstituteEiar, @CIFOR_ICRAF, @sdbaguma, @AnnetWanyana, @Genevieve_api

#Ongoing: The DESIRA-funded Land, Crop Information Services Annual Project Meeting (APM) is taking place (25–26 Nov 2024) at Park Inn Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting focuses on evaluating 2024 project progress, addressing recommendations from the Mid-Term Review (MTR) and Result-Oriented Monitoring (ROM), and applying the PMEAL approach to enhance scaling and outcomes. Key discussions include work plans for 2025, the project environment in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda, synergies with other initiatives, financial status, sustainability, and the strategy for developing LSC Hubs in the final project year. @RwandaAgriBoard, @ISRICorg, @kalromkulima, @InstituteEiar, @CIFOR_ICRAF, @ProjectLSC, @EU_Commission, @sdbaguma, @BenIlakut, @blaiseamony, @Genevieve_api #DESIRA #APM2024 #Sustainability

Workshop stakeholders and users present group recommendations and positive and negative attributes of the hub.

#Day2 Land, Soil, and Crop (LSC) information users share positive, attributes and recommendations for improvement of the Land, soil, and crop information hub. Session led by @blaiseamony, Partnerships, and Capacity strengthening Officer. @ASARECA

#HappeningNow 🇷🇼 The DeSIRA Land, Soil, and Crop Information Services to support CSA national workshop kicks off in Kigali, Rwanda. The project @ProjectLSC is funded by the 🇪🇺 EU - DeSIRA program, and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. @NLinRwanda, @RwandaAgriBoard.