GENERAL OVERVIEW
The SOILS4MED project organized a Side Event in the frame of the Soil Partners’ Day (13 July 2023), with the title “Towards systematic soil health monitoring in the NENA region”.
It was organized by three project partners accredited to the FAO-GSP: the Institute of Soil and Water Resources (ELGO DIMITRA, Greece), the National Institute for Agronomic Research of Morocco (INRA), and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Three contributions from invited speakers were followed by a panel discussion.
Speakers were:
- Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission (Italy) | Towards a Soil Health Dashboard for the Mediterranean
- University of Sassari, Italy | SOILS4MED project: towards systematic soil health monitoring in the NENA region
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources, ELGO DIMITRA, Greece | GEOCARBON: A LIFE (EC) Preparatory Project for supporting carbon farming and facilitating soil health by adopting sustainable management practices
The panel discussion, entitled “Towards soil health monitoring in the NENA region”, involved the participation of Rachid MOUSSADEK (Joint Senior Researcher INRA and ICARDA Morocco, Chair of the NENA Regional Soil Partnerships GSP), Rafla ATTIA (DGACTA, Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Tunisia) and Arwyn Jones (JRC, European Commission, Italy).
The side event was appreciated by the Delegates who attended, and several among them manifested interest in staying in touch with the project or contributing to project activities.