Proyecto I+D

Project 817819 SoildiverAgro

SoildiverAgro: Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promete their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop perfomance increase

Funder: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Duration: from 01 June 2019 to 31 May 2025 (72 months) Current

819,375.00 EUR

Of European scope. It has been granted under a regime of Competitive.

In collaboration with other entities. Role: Member

Soil biodiversity and associated ecosystem services may result in crop production and quality increases. EU policies encourage management practices and production systems that ensure agricultural stability, resilience and growth. The EU-funded SoildiverAgro project aims to propose new practices increasing quality and production of crops while reducing external inputs. SoildiverAgro will be deployed in nine European regions using advanced management practices based on mycorrhiza and plant growth promoting bacteria, appropriate management of soil organisms, suitable crop rotations and intercropping, pest alert systems, nutrient catch crops, trap crops for pest control, by-products as soil ameliorants and adequate tillage systems. Project outcomes will be evaluated for soil biodiversity, ecosystems services delivery, and environmental, social and economic impact of crop management With the long-term view of fostering synergies between crop production, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services of local, regional and global relevance, the main objective of SoildiverAgro is the adoption of new management practices and cropping systems that enhance soil genetic and functional biodiversity to reduce the use of external inputs while increasing crop production and quality, the delivery of ecosystem services and the EU agricultural stability and resilience. To achieve this objective 90 farm systems will be analysed in 9 pedoclimatic regions in Europe and 15 field case studi

Call: H2020-SFS-2018-2 (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)