Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs) is a four-year project (2021-2024) supported through funding from the European Union’s Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) program, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a contribution from ISRIC - World Soil Information with the aim to develop sustainable land, soil, and crop information hubs.

Project partners include:

-ISRIC - World Soil Information

-Wageningen University & Research

-International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

-Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

-Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO)

-Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)

-International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

-Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

The project’s objective is to develop sustainable land, soil, and crop information hubs in national agricultural research organizations in East Africa. Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda will host the information hubs to enhance the effectiveness of national Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) and contribute to rural transformation and climate-smart agriculture.