Descripción del proyecto
Una plataforma estratégica para revertir la degradación del suelo
En el proyecto TUdi, financiado con fondos europeos, se desarrollarán, ampliarán y difundirán estrategias de restauración del suelo en tres sistemas agrícolas principales (rotaciones basadas en cereales, cultivos arbóreos y pastos), para diferentes tipologías agrícolas y condiciones ambientales en Europa, China y Nueva Zelanda. Los investigadores, en colaboración con los usuarios finales y las partes interesadas, llevarán a cabo experimentos a largo plazo en terrenos agrícolas controlados para identificar las situaciones de degradación del suelo, las estrategias probadas para restaurar la salud del suelo y las barreras para su adopción en los terrenos. Este planteamiento ascendente se utilizará para desarrollar herramientas digitales que permitan predecir el impacto de estas estrategias en el equilibrio de nutrientes y agua, el rendimiento, la relación coste-beneficio y las operaciones agrícolas, así como para encaminar a los agricultores hacia la aplicación de estrategias para restaurar la salud del suelo. Las soluciones se complementarán con la concienciación del público en general sobre la importancia que tiene un suelo sano para lograr un desarrollo sostenible.
Objetivo
TUdi is conceived as a transformative project, integrating 15 academic and SME partners, to develop, upscale and disseminate soil restoring strategies in three major agricultural systems (cereal based rotations, tree crops and grasslands), different farm typologies and environmental conditions in Europe, China and New Zealand. Aimed to lead the way in improving soil health across EU, China and New Zealand, it rests on two pillars: 1) a network of 42 cooperating stakeholder organisations for defining, implementing and upscaling soil restoring strategies in multiple farms; b) a network of 66 long-term experiments and monitored farms in the participating countries. From them, TUdi will identify soil degradation situations, proven strategies for restoring soil health, and barriers and possibilities for its adoption at farm level, including gender dimensions. This bottom-up approach will develop a set of digital tools, compatible with platforms for optimizing CAP implementation in Europe, to predict the impact of these strategies on nutrient and water balance, yield, cost-benefit and farm operations. They will guide farmers in implementing strategies to restore soil health by overcoming barriers for adoption, with rigorous cost-benefit analyses central to farmer appraisal. Solutions will be scaled up over a large number of farms through partners engaged in the cooperators network, including training of stakeholders, developing technical materials and elaborating policy briefs. It will be complemented by communicating project challenges and results to society, raising awareness of the relevance of healthy soils for sustainable development. Providing a blueprint for development and dissemination of soil restoring strategies at large scale, it will contribute to key initiatives like the EU and China Research Agenda for Agriculture and EU Mission on Soil Heath and Food. Training farmers, staff and early career scientists in sustainable soil use will result in lasting legacy.
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Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SFS-2020-2
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
28006 Madrid
España