CLIMATE - SOIL - BALTIC SEA - BIODIVERSITY
Project: SOILADVICE: Sustainable soil management and carbon farming through extensive use of research findings and advisor practices
Duration: 2019 – 2022
Person in charge: Eija Hagelberg, BSAG, eija.hagelberg@bsag.fi (the whole project), Jukka Rajala, Ruralia Institute, jukka.rajala@helsinki.fi (work package 2, advisors)
Consortium: BSAG, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Ruralia Institute, ProAgria Southern Finland
Funder: Support association for soil and water technologies (Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki)
Short description: The aim of the project is to bring results of the Carbon Action and Ruralia Institute’s OSMO project to the use of agricultural advisers, educate 30 plant production advisors to become experts in soil health, and strengthen collaboration between researchers, advisers and farmers.