Soil-X-Change Network activity

The shifting environmental landscape poses a threat to agricultural soil health and jeopardizes the sustainability of our food production systems. To counter this challenge, sustainable soil management practices are essential. These practices aim to enhance soil organic carbon stocks, improve soil structure, optimize water retention, and foster efficient nutrient cycling. The Soil-X-Change project is dedicated to facilitating the exchange of knowledge surrounding these crucial practices. By doing so, it aims to catalyse the adoption of sustainable soil management techniques among agricultural practitioners. Central to its mission is the collection, harmonization, integration and sharing of insights gathered from sustainable soil management initiatives within EIP-AGRI Operational Groups.

For effective knowledge sharing the Soil-X-Change project build a network (Soil-X-Change Net) of all relevant actors as a platform facilitating the sharing of knowledge and experiences in sustainable soil management among various practitioners. Its goal is to accelerate the adoption and uptake of sustainable soil management practices and innovations both within and beyond the 9 partner countries in the project. Soil-X-Change Net creates an environment where farmers, experts, and other stakeholders can communicate, share best practices, new technologies, and research findings, thus helping each other to achieve better results. The network has multi-level nature connecting local actors between each other and with other European OGs, projects and initiatives.