The Ukraine war has brought major disruptions to food and agricultural input supply chains around the globe. The entailing shortages of staple crops, fuel and mineral fertiliser have a direct negative impact on food security in Kenya. This has exacerbated the impact of parallel and previous crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, droughts and locust invasions, which, all together, have undermined poverty reduction.

Numerous techniques, practices and concepts for soil protection and rehabilitation are being tried and tested globally. Using the project “Soil protection and rehabilitation for food security” as an example, our authors demonstrate what counts in enabling such approaches to unfold impact at scale.