Reforming Agricultural Subsidies for Soil Health: An inclusive dialogue

Healthy soils are critical for productive, sustainable, and climate-resilient food systems. Yet in Kenya, and across much of East Africa, soil degradation threatens agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and food security. 

Rethinking how agricultural subsidies and incentives can better promote sustainable land management and regenerative farming practices is vital to reversing soil degradation and supporting a just transition to more resilient food systems. 

This closed-door dialogue brought together farmer representatives, civil society, and philanthropy to share experiences, challenges, and lessons on agricultural subsidies and soil health in Kenya. Through these exchanges, the dialogue explored and identified practical, inclusive pathways and partnerships to ensure that agricultural subsidies contribute to improving soil health in Kenya.