METK participates in the project's work package 6, Soil data and Reporting, with the following activities:
- Develop a prototype distributed system to integrate agricultural soil information across Europe and streamline the data flow to ESDAC.
- Provide thematic databases and maps of agricultural soil indicators, properties, and maps of agricultural soil properties and management systems.
- Set target values of agricultural SOC, agricultural soil degradation and fertility.
- Develop methods to account, monitor and map agricultural soil carbon, fertility and degradation.
EJP SOIL addresses key societal issues, including climate change and future food supply. EJP SOIL brings together more than 400 scientists from 26 countries who aim to find synergies in research strengthen scientific communities and raise public awareness to advance agricultural soil management.
The project takes into account the need for effective policy solutions and a strategic multi-stakeholder approach that enables dialogue and implementation of best practices.
EJP SOIL has received funding from the European Union’s Programme Horizon 2020.
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Eligible period: 01.02.2020–31.01.2025
Total budget: 79 999 999 €, METK’s budget:125 000 €
The coordinator of the project is Institut National de la Researche Agronomique, France.
The EJP SOIL consortium consists of 23 European Union partners, plus Turkey, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Project Manager:
Priit Penu
Head of the Agricultural Research Department
[email protected]
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Last updated: 05.03.2024
