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Solanum Sisymbriifolium’s Effectiveness in Combating Potato Cyst Nematode

27 november, 2024

SoildiverAgro has just published a new study titled “Development and Effectivity of Solanum sisymbriifolium Against Potato Cyst Nematode Under Field Conditions in Soils from the Southern Atlantic Area.”. The research, led by experts Antía Gómez-Armesto, Laura Meno, Servando Álvarez-Pousa, and David Fernández-Calviño, delves into innovative strategies for sustainable agriculture. Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), a notorious pest affecting global potato yields, are commonly managed with chemical nematicides. However, this study explores a promising alternative: the use of Solanum sisymbriifolium as a biopesticide.…

David Calviño, our project coordinator at the European Mission Soil Week in Brussels

14 november, 2024

The  European Mission Soil Week  is an annual event aimed at promoting the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) raising awareness about the importance of soil health, and driving action to protect and restore our soils. This year’s European Mission Soil Week, organised by the European Commission, is being held from 12 to 13 November  in  Brussels, Belgium. To kick off this special event on November 12th, David Calviño, SoildiverAgro project coordinator, was invited to speak in…

Boreal Region Training Course: Cultivating Young Environmental Champions

2 september, 2024

On August 30th, 2024, one of our partners, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) along with Elonkierto Exhibition Park jointly organized a one-day training course in Jokioinen as part of Children’s Science Weeks at the Boreal Region. Targeted at children under 12, the free event attracted around 250 participants. The course emphasized the critical role of soil animals, particularly earthworms, in ecosystems. Led by experts from Luke, children engaged in hands-on activities to learn how to identify and investigate these…

Technological Innovations and New Findings in Soil Biota Unveiled at Maamess 2024: Insights from the SoildiverAgro Project

16 juli, 2024

Tartu, Estonia – April 18, 2024 The Maamess 2024 expo, a cornerstone event for the agriculture, forestry, gardening, and food industries, drew significant international attention with 462 exhibitors from 9 countries and an impressive turnout of approximately 40,000 visitors. During this time, Tartu became a hub of rural economy expertise as Maamess 2024 brought together innovators and professionals to showcase their advancements. On the 18th of April, Roosi Soosaar from the Soil Innovation Cluster disseminated crucial results from the Horizon2020…

SoildiverAgro Training Course in the Mediterranean Region

3 juli, 2024

Delighted to share with all of you some pictures of the training course developed by SoildiverAgro partners UPCT in the Mediterranean region (February 2024). The course was part of the activities developed within the framework of the SoildiverAgro Regional Communities, under the Mediterranean South case study. Check out other related events within our Community of Practitioners and interactions with relevant stakeholders: field days, discussion groups, meetings at regional level. Engage with our Community and put yourself on the map! to learn…

SoildiverAgro 2024 General Assembly Held in Tartu, Estonia

31 mei, 2024

The SoildiverAgro 2024 General Assembly took place in Tartu, Estonia, on May 28th and 29th, marking a significant milestone as the project enters its final year. This five-year initiative has shown substantial progress, and the assembly served as a platform to consolidate final conclusions and outline forthcoming steps. The event began on Tuesday morning, with leaders of various Work Packages (WPs) providing both general and specific updates on their progress. Notably, WP 3, 4, and 5 are nearing completion, with…

Reaching another milestone, SoildiverAgro partners will meet in the Estonian city of Tartu on 28-29 May for the annual General Assembly.

SoildiverAgro Partners meet in Estonia for the General Assembly

27 mei, 2024

Reaching another milestone, SoildiverAgro partners will meet in the Estonian city of Tartu on 28-29 May for the annual General Assembly. This meeting will provide the environment for partners to review their progress over the last year and outline the next steps. Day 1 Highlights Key items from first day agenda include A conference on Rural Development and Biodiversity, hosted by the Juana de Vega Foundation. Interaction with other EU projects such as BIOservicES and SOB4ES. These collaborations will facilitate…

Our last workshop in the boreal region “Possibilities of reduced tillage and diversification in cereal cultivation – methods, benefits and experiences”.

22 april, 2024

A total of about 40 people, researchers, farmers and stakeholders, gathered at the beautiful premises of the Knehtilä organic farm in Hyvinkää on Thursday 4 April for a seminar and workshop organised by Luke and the Finnish Organic Research Institute in connection with the boreal case studies on soil tillage effects. First, farmers Tuomas Mattila from Kilpiä farm and Juuso Joona from Tyynelä farm described the experimental set-ups for the cs14a and cs14b case studies conducted on their farms. Then…

The EU-FarmBook has been launched

13 maart, 2024

The EU platform presents itself as the point of reference for farmers, foresters and advisors. It develops an EU-wide open source interactive database to get inspired to innovate. It will congregate practical materials i.e. videos, user manuals, and infographics. The main purpose of the EU-FarmBook is to support knowledge exchange, by further developing, expanding and maintaining an easily accessible and user-friendly EU-wide Online Platform for practitioners in the agriculture and forestry sectors. To achieve this, it follows the following specific…

“Network to innovate: Regenerative Agriculture” & SoildiverAgro

8 maart, 2024

We are more than pleased to announce the spreading of SoildiverAgro message through different networks and events in Europe. This time again, Roosi Soosaar from NGO Soil Innovation Cluster has been participating in the workshop of “Regenerative Agriculture” organised by National Rural Networks of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Poland in December 12, 2023. During this workshop, different projects had the chance to present their objectives and main activities developed under their umbrella and interact with each other, creating an open…