Supporting coordinated phosphorus stewardship for Africa's food security
APPFS is an Africa-led coordination and dialogue platform aligned with the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan — connecting evidence, policy dialogue, and coordination to strengthen phosphorus stewardship across the continent.
- Learn more about APPFS
- Read the Africa Phosphorus Brief
- Contact us
WHY APPFS — WHY NOW
Africa is entering a critical phase of implementing continental commitments on soil health and fertilizer efficiency, while facing increasing pressures from
- climate variability and soil degradation
- fertilizer price volatility and supply constraints
- the need to improve nutrient use efficiency and agricultural productivity
Significant progress has been made across these areas. At the same time, phosphorus—central to soil fertility and crop production—remains insufficiently integrated across policy, monitoring, and coordination processes.
APPFS responds to this moment by supporting stronger integration, alignment, and evidence use, building on and complementing existing efforts.
STRENGTHENING COHERENCE AND INTEGRATION Across Africa, significant efforts are already underway to advance soil health, fertilizer efficiency, and agricultural transformation. At the same time, , opportunities remain to further strengthen the integration of phosphorus within policy dialogue, monitoring systems, and coordination efforts:
- Existing evidence can be further translated into decision-ready insightsMonitoring systems can be strengthened to better reflect phosphorus-relevant indicators
- Ongoing initiatives can benefit from enhanced alignment and structured exchange
APPFS was established to support and strengthen these ongoing efforts, working in complementarity with existing institutions and frameworks
WHAT APPFS IS — AND IS NOT
APPFS IS
- A coordination and dialogue platform
- A science-policy interface
- A knowledge and synthesis hub
We convene, synthesize, translate, and support alignment across stakeholders
APPFS is not an implementing agency and does not duplicate existing mandates
OUR WORK
APPFS contributes to strengthening the coherence and quality of efforts to integrate phosphorus stewardship within Africa’s soil health and fertilizer frameworks — across three areas:
01
Coordination & dialogue
Supporting visibility on “who is doing what” and facilitating structured exchange across actors — in complementarity with existing coordination mechanisms..
02
Research-to-policy translation
Turning scientific evidence into accessible, decision-oriented insights (synthesis notes and briefs for policymakers and development actors).
03
Monitoring & evidence support
Contributing to the integration of phosphorus-relevant indicators into existing continental monitoring frameworks — strengtheningand complementing current systems.
For more information on APPFS's work, get in touch.
CONTINENTAL ALIGNMENT
APPFS is aligned with and contributes to the implementation of key African agricultural frameworks:
- Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan
- AU fertilizer efficiency commitments
- Broader soil health and agricultural transformation frameworks
APPFS works in support of existing institutional processes, reinforcing coherence and evidence use.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Over time, APPFS contributes to:
- better coordination and alignment of programs and investments
- improved integration of phosphorus in monitoring systems
- enhanced use of evidence in decision-making
- stronger policy coherence on soil health and fertilizers
PARTNERS
APPFS is building a collaborative network of institutions committed to advancing phosphorus stewardship across Africa. Formal membership modalities are under development.
- African Union institutions
- Regional Economic Communities
- Research institutions and universities
- Development partners
- Technical agencies and national stakeholders
APPFS operates through partnership, collaboration, and mutual reinforcement of mandates. Interested in joining? We'd love to hear from you.
GET INVOLVED
APPFS welcomes collaboration from institutions working across research, policy, development, and implementation.
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