News
This page lists some news items from the project. Find more upates on the project progress dashboard.
October 23, 2023
Fieldwork underway to support climate-smart fertiliser recommendations in Ethiopia
The recent fieldwork takes place in the study area which covers 92,000 km2 in central Ethiopia, focusing on maize and wheat crops.
September 11, 2023
LSC catalogue prototype developed
Behind the scenes on a data and information hub, the catalogue is the principal component of the platform's architecture. In this blog, ISRIC project coordinator Thaïsa van der Woude who is guiding the multipartner team designing and building the hubs introduces the catalogue prototype.
August 7, 2023
Explainer: What is a land, soil, crop 'hub'?
This project is creating 'hubs' related to land, soil and crop information in order to support climate-smart agriculture in East Africa. But what is a hub? This news item explains the concept.
June 8, 2023
ASARECA conference provides valuable connections for agriculture knowledge and innovation
On 18 May 2023, the Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs) project team presented a session at the ASARECA (Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa) Agriculture Ministerial Conference in Uganda.
May 25, 2023
Project partners gathered in The Netherlands for 2023 Annual Project Meeting
Land Soil Crop Hubs (LSC Hubs) project partners gathered in Wageningen, The Netherlands from May 9 - 13, 2023 for the Annual Project Meeting.
May 25, 2023
LSC Information Services for Climate-Resilient Food Systems at ASARECA conference
A delegation from the Land Soil Crop Hubs project will present at the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference in Uganda from 17-19 May, 2023.
May 10, 2023
LSC hubs is looking for a mid-term evaluator
Call for Expressions of Interest to review the programme
March 23, 2023
Process established for metadata inventory
LSC Hubs project follows the FAIR principles for scientific data management and stewardship and developed a process to enable project partners to describe their data systematically
February 13, 2023
LSC Hubs to benefit different agroecological zones in Ethiopia
Regional workshops held in Ethiopia in January 2023
February 6, 2023
New Ethiopian Agriculture Data Hub will Support Climate-Smart Decisions
Consultation workshops held in Ethiopia at national and regional levels during January 23-31, 2023
December 20, 2022
Rwanda workshop series
Consultation workshops held in Rwanda at national and regional levels during the month of November 2022
September 19, 2022
DeSIRA LSC-IS project engages more than 130 land-soil-crop data users in Kenya
On 19-20 September 2022, the Land, Soil, and Crop Information Services (LSC-IS) to support Climate-Smart Agriculture project held a national stakeholders' workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 40 participants from farmers' associations, public, private, and development organizations attended the two-day event.
February 11, 2022
Launch event recap
On Tuesday, January 25 a new project, Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs), to support climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda held its public launch event online.
