EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe – Research and innovation

The 8 Mission objectives. reduce desertification. conserve soil organic carbon stocks. stop soil sealing and increase re-use of urban . reduce soil pollution and enhance restoration. prevent erosion. improve soil structure to enhance soil biodiversity. reduce the global footprint on . improve soil literacy in society.

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Soil erosion is unlikely to drive a future carbon sink in Europe

This integrated model has already been used to quantify the current impact of in the soil European () (. ) , showing a high level of accuracy in simulating dynamic replacement in comparison with previous studies and the overall SOC budget (section S2: figs. S2 to S5). Some of ...

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Undergraduate Programmes in

as storage medium for plant water; atmospheric energy balance: evaporation, transpiration and plant water requirements; water uptake and water loss in the -plant-atmosphere continuum; hydrological cycle and water resources in South ; methods of irrigation and irrigation scheduling; irrigation with saline water and salt balance in the ; irrigation backflow; elimination ...

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Soil Atlas of Europe – ESDAC – European Commission

Based on soil data and information collected within the Soil Information System (EUSIS) developed by the Joint Research Centre, the atlas illustrates in 128 pages of maps, tables, figures and graphs, the richness of soil resources and the need for their sustainable management.

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The European Confederation of Soil Science Societies

A SOIL VOICE FOR . Mission. The objectives of the ECSSS shall be to foster collaboration and co-operation amongst the National Societies of Soil in and amongst soil scientists in all branches of the soil sciences and their applications, and to give support to the above in the pursuit of their activities.

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European Journal of Soil Science – Wiley Online Library

The Journal of Soil (EJSS) is an international journal that publishes outstanding papers in soil that advance the theoretical and mechanistic understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes and their interactions in soils acting from molecular to continental scales in natural and managed environments, as ...

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‘s engineers: Termites |

's indigenous people have long recognized that the in termite mounds is richer than normal and good for crops. Harvester termites, such as the fungus farmers that live at Mpala, spend their days retrieving vegetation to fertilize “gardens” of microbes and fungus, which concentrate nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter.

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| ARISE 2

. Type of Academic Programme Doctoral. Duration in Semesters 8. Objectives To train and equip highly motivated students, who possess leadership and innovative extension delivery attributes, with the requisite knowledge and skills in so that upon graduation they can become employable in universities, research institutions, relevant government agencies, industries ...

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and Hunger

Some states and developed countries are now considering restoring high priority to agricultural development (2). Policy-makers must get the strategy right. Depletion of , along with the concomitant problems of weeds, pests, and diseases, is a major biophysical cause of low per capita food production ...

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in South – ACSESS

seems to be set to take its rightful place as an environ-mental , while at the same time keeping its focus on agriculture. On a more personal note, I fi nd redox-imorphic features in soils particularly interesting, and my research tends to focus thereon. The results of my research fi nd application primarily in wetland ...

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in South

Agriculture Extension (Hons) Natural and Agricultural Sciences. . University of Kwazulu Natal. Crop Production Systems - and Water Management. Stellenbosch University. Crop Production Systems - Crop Production. Stellenbosch University. Crop Production Systems - Crop Protection and Breeding.

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Managing the Soils of Sub-Saharan |

Irrigation, animal traction or draft animals, and the use of chemical fertilizers are also important. Much of the agrarian stagnation is caused by neglect and misuse of the most basic of all resources, the . In fact, the root cause of the perpetual famine can be traced to the misuse of and water resources and issues related ...

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Key selection criteria Qualifications Post graduate degree public administration, agriculturescience, , environmental or related field. Technical expertise At least 10 years of experience. SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Updated: 2024-05-09T03:24:41Z. Active locations for . UNDO Home-based 2. SPC Suva 1.

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Review and meta-analysis …

In: Proceedings of the 19th world congress of , solutions for a changing world. 1–6 Aug, Brisbane, Australia. Du Preez CC, Van Huyssteen CW, Mnkeni PNS (2011a) Land use and organic matter in South 1: a review on spatial variability and the influence of rangeland stock production. S Afr J Sci 107(5, 6):27–34

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