Steering Committee

Background

The inaugural CA4SH Steering Committee was formed and launched in 2023. It is established to provide guidance and strategic direction for activities that improve soil health globally. 

Membership background of the Steering Committee is reflective of the diversity of voices across CA4SH.

The Steering Committee met for the first time in two sessions on 18th and 25th October 2023 to outline a way forward for the Committee and the Coalition.

The key responsibilities of the Steering Committee are to: 

  1. Provide guidance and strategic direction for CA4SH.

  2. Help build partnerships and identify opportunities for collaboration.

  3. Provide expert input to help achieve CA4SH’s four main goals.

  4. Link to strategic fundraising opportunities.

  5. Monitor progress and impact of soil health activities implemented under CA4SH.

  6. Advocate for CA4SH’s mission.

Current Steering Committee Members

  • Sasha Alexander, Policy Officer, UNCCD Secretariat

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  • Martina Fleckenstein, Global Policy Director, Food, WWF International

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  • Dr. Zakir Hussain, Senior Thematic Lead - Science Research, RySS / Government of Andhra Pradesh

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  • Dr. Bharat Kakade, President & Managing Trustee, BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune India

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  • Dr. David Kamau, Director, Natural Resource Management, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

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  • Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, C-MASC | Ohio State University

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  • Dr. Paul Luu, Executive Secretary, 4 per 1000 Initiative

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  • Vincent Makiyi, Managing Director, Agri-Impact Malawi

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  • Prof. Pamela Mbabazi, Chairperson, National Planning Authority of Uganda

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  • Dr. Cristine Morgan, Chief Scientific Officer, Soil Health Institute

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  • Phrang Roy, Coordinator, The Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty

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  • Sieg Snapp, Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program Director, Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program (SAS), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

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  • Henk van Duijn, President & CEO, International Fertilizer Development Center

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  • Roland van der Vorst, Head of Innovation Rabobank & CEO Rabo Carbon Bank

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  • Dr. Leigh Winowiecki, Theme Leader: Soil and Land Health, CIFOR-ICRAF

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  • Casper Zulim de Swarte, Senior Manager, Advocacy Food & Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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Former Steering Committee Members

  • Tom Williams, Director,  Food & Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (2023 - 2025)

  • Kelly Witkowski, Manager, Agricultural Climate Action and Sustainability Program, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (2023 - 2024)

SteerCo Updates

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Updates & Action | CA4SH’s 1st Quarterly Partner Meeting and 1st SteerCo Meeting of 2025
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On 19 February 2025, more than 70 partners from across the CA4SH network attended the first partner meeting of 2025 to share progress made and the next steps for scaling global soil health. The CA4SH Steering Committee also convened this month to discuss the action areas identified in the partner meeting and strategized the way forward for the Coalition.

The following update provides key takeaways from the two meetings and outlines action points that partners can take to engage with the Coalition and scale soil health globally.

June Updates from the CA4SH SteerCo and Partners Meetings
June Updates from the CA4SH SteerCo and Partners Meetings

This month, the CA4SH SteerCo met for their third meeting since it’s inception, and the CA4SH Secretariat hosted the second Quarterly Partners Meeting of 2024. With the alignment of the six-month mark of the year, and these two important meetings for strategizing, collaborating, and sharing experiences, this is a great opportunity to reflect on where we are and where we are going for the rest of the year.

The Soil Health SteerCo met to align on action for 2024
The Soil Health SteerCo met to align on action for 2024

21 FEBRUARY 2024: The Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) Steering Committee met to discuss actions and foci for the coming year.

Moving forward, CA4SH is committed to keeping soil health in the agenda, scaling it to other arenas (e.g., UNCBD, UNFSS), and further articulating its presence, while moving forward through implementation on the ground and resource mobilization.