Project description
Solutions for soil and water challenges
Agricultural productivity is threatened by soil degradation, water scarcity, and unsustainable land management. This is a significant challenge in regions where agriculture plays a central role in employment and economic output. Such is the case in Apulia, a region in southern Italy. In this context, the EU-funded INTERESH project aims to introduce a systemic, collaborative approach. It is working with farmers, land managers, and policymakers to develop and test practical solutions. These include nature-based solutions, biofertiliser supply chains, precision fertigation systems, and a digital dashboard to support evidence-based soil policies. The project’s goal is to strengthen soil health and promote sustainable agriculture across Mediterranean regions.
Objective
The Apulia Region is renowned for its diverse agricultural output, a fundamental element of its economy. However, climate change poses significant threats to the health of soils, due to diverse degradation factors, water scarcity, and non-sustainable land management practices.The depletion of water resources, the prolonged droughts, and deficiencies in soil nutrients threaten the region's agricultural productivity, its biodiversity, and its overall environmental sustainability. Addressing these issues requires a systemic approach through collaborative, transdisciplinary research with practical, on-the-ground involvement of stakeholders (farmers, land managers, local administrators). The University of Foggia (UNIFG), is ideally positioned to lead innovation activities to co-design an innovative model for soil health enhancement at regional level, in collaboration with farmers, land managers, policy makers, and civil society organizations.The project will combine different solutions, to be tested with the support of international leading partners, at a scale that is representative of the regional dimension and characteristic of most geographical regions of Mediterranean Europe. In particular, the project will develop experimental actions using Nature Based Solutions (with the support of FC.ID from Portugal), developing short supply chains for high potential biofertilisers (with local industrial partners), cutting edge precision fertigation systems (with Ugent) and a digital dashboard to enhance data-driven soil policies based on scientific evidence.The project will reinforce UNIFG’s positioning as a leading knowledge institution in rural economies and agrarian sciences, as well as contributing to sustainable regional soil health policies in the framework of the new European legislation on soil health and monitoring.
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HORIZON.2.1 - Health
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71122 Foggia
Italy
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