Soil Care for profitable crop production in Europe

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16.0020

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Soil Care for profitable crop production in Europe

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Abstract (Englisch)	European crop production is to remain competitive while reducing environmental impacts, requiring development and uptake of effective soil improving\ncropping systems. The overall aim of SOILCARE is to identify and evaluate promising soil-improving cropping systems and agronomic\ntechniques increasing profitability and sustainability across scales in Europe. A trans-disciplinary approach will be used to evaluate benefits and\ndrawbacks of a new generation of soil improving cropping systems, incorporating all relevant bio-physical, socio-economic and political aspects.\nExisting information from literature and long term experiments will be analysed to develop a comprehensive methodology for assessing\nperformance of cropping systems at multiple levels. A multi-actor approach will be used to select promising soil-improving cropping systems for\nscientific evaluation in 16 study sites across Europe covering different pedo-climatic and socio-economic conditions. Implemented cropping\nsystems will be monitored with stakeholder involvement, and will be assessed jointly with scientists. Specific attention will be paid to adoption of\nsoil-improving cropping systems and agronomic techniques within and beyond the study sites. Results from study sites will be up-scaled to the\nEuropean level to draw general lessons about applicability potentials of soil-improving cropping systems and related profitability and sustainability\nimpacts, including assessing barriers for adoption at that scale. An interactive tool will be developed for end-users to identify and prioritize suitable\nsoil-improving cropping systems anywhere in Europe. Current policies and incentives will be assessed and targeted policy recommendations will\nbe provided. SOILCARE will take an active dissemination approach to achieve impact from local to European level, addressing multiple audiences,\nto enhance crop production in Europe to remain competitive and sustainable through dedicated soil care.

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European crop production is to remain competitive while reducing environmental impacts, requiring development and uptake of effective soil improving\ncropping systems. The overall aim of SOILCARE is to identify and evaluate promising soil-improving cropping systems and agronomic\ntechniques increasing profitability and sustainability across scales in Europe. A trans-disciplinary approach will be used to evaluate benefits and\ndrawbacks of a new generation of soil improving cropping systems, incorporating all relevant bio-physical, socio-economic and political aspects.\nExisting information from literature and long term experiments will be analysed to develop a comprehensive methodology for assessing\nperformance of cropping systems at multiple levels. A multi-actor approach will be used to select promising soil-improving cropping systems for\nscientific evaluation in 16 study sites across Europe covering different pedo-climatic and socio-economic conditions. Implemented cropping\nsystems will be monitored with stakeholder involvement, and will be assessed jointly with scientists. Specific attention will be paid to adoption of\nsoil-improving cropping systems and agronomic techniques within and beyond the study sites. Results from study sites will be up-scaled to the\nEuropean level to draw general lessons about applicability potentials of soil-improving cropping systems and related profitability and sustainability\nimpacts, including assessing barriers for adoption at that scale. An interactive tool will be developed for end-users to identify and prioritize suitable\nsoil-improving cropping systems anywhere in Europe. Current policies and incentives will be assessed and targeted policy recommendations will\nbe provided. SOILCARE will take an active dissemination approach to achieve impact from local to European level, addressing multiple audiences,\nto enhance crop production in Europe to remain competitive and sustainable through dedicated soil care.