Soil Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

• Other Authors: Wyseure, Guido (Editor), Cuevas González, Julián (Editor), Poesen, Jean (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Environmental economics; soil quality assessment; sewage sludge; long-term effect; Mediterranean soils; soil erosion; soil-improving crop systems; sustainable land management; sustainable agriculture; soil improving practices; crop response; weather conditions; Podzol soil; Bland-Altman statistics; soil organic carbon; soil-water content; no-till; reduced tillage; manure; compost; soil care; nitrous oxide; N2O; carbon dioxide; CO2; greenhouse gas; compaction; earthworms; direct drilling; bulk density; conservation agriculture; no tillage; minimum tillage; principal component analysis; soil quality index; scoring function; deliberative democracy; q-methodology; regenerative agriculture; soil conservation; Pisum sativum L.; organic manure; NPK; pH; SOM; macronutrients; nutrient content; degree of compaction; soil penetration resistance; relative normalised density; air-filled porosity; tillage; straw incorporation; bio-drilling crops; subsoiling; crop productivity; crop residue; crop rotation; crop yield; environmental effects; irrigation; nutrient management; resource use; soil-improving cropping systems; soil quality; agriculture; sustainability frameworks; socio-economic and environmental indicators; soil land management; agricultural advisory services; soil health; governance; agricultural advisers; sustainable soil management; soil policy; advice; compacted subsoils; mechanized agriculture; smallholder agriculture; soil bulk density; sustainability framework; overall sustainability; costs and benefits; cover crops; adoption; crop management; environmental dimension; sociocultural dimension; economic dimension; large-scale modelling; Europe; SOC stocks; scenarios
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A major challenge for the future is combining both the profitability and sustainability of agriculture. The European H2020 project SoilCare aims to identify, test, and evaluate soil-improving cropping systems (SICS) which contribute to the implementation of agricultural solutions across Europe (See:...