Researchers have advised participants at the ongoing 15th Multi-Disciplinary International Virtual Conference that the region must ensure that sustainable food production systems are embedded in proper soils management practices. These are some of the key issues discussed by Prof. Ratemo Michieka, the former VC, JKUAT and Prof. Kimutai Some, the former VC, Moi University and Chief Executive Officer of Commission for University Education (CUE). The Conference was jointly supported by Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Equity Bank Kenya and Konza Technopolis.