This project represents an exploratory effort to couple the stoichiometric drivers to microbial populations related to C, N, and P cycling and stocks, and GHG emission under diverse agricultural practices. For this, a consortium of long-term field experiments is established that evaluate the impact of different cropping systems and agricultural practices on soil properties.
There are participants from 12 different countries with 40 field sites with different chrono-sequences or contrasting agricultural management.
The project goals are:
- To build a worldwide database of C and N stocks, bulk density, soil fertility and GHG emissions across different ecosystems and under differential agricultural management.
- To determine to what extent climatic conditions, net primary production of the cropping systems and soil type affect C and N stocks, nutrient dynamics and GHG emissions
The final product of the project will be to recommend best management practices for production of food crops, which would promote soil C accumulation, without increasing GHG emissions thus contributing to the sustainability and resilience of agriculture.
Project information
The project is financed by the Horizon 2020 Programme.
Eligible period: 02.05.2023 – 30.04.2026
METK’s budget is 100 000€
The coordinator of the project is Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa).
The project involves countries from all over the world: 13 partners from 12 countries (Canada, Brasilia, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Estonia, Hungary, France, Norway (2), New Zealand, and Germany).
Project Manager:
Tiina Talve
Senior Researcher of the Agrotechnology Service
[email protected]
