Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems
Project aims at the adoption of new management practices and cropping systems that enhance soil genetic and functional biodiversity to reduce the use of external inputs while increasing crop production and quality, the delivery of ecosystem services and the EU agricultural stability and resilience. It will create new knowledge about the beneficial effects of genetic and functional soil biodiversity (micro and macro organisms) on crop production, contributing to the establishment of soil biodiversity targets and proposes for integrating soil biodiversity into farming practices.