AgPro4CSA · Sustainable managment of agriculture sources for development of climate-smart agricultural practices
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2021-12-01 → 2025-11-16
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 232 680 €
- Участници
- 2
- Схема
- MSCA-IF
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Селскостопанските практики, като сеитбобът и управлението на хранителните вещества, се анализират чрез влиянието им върху почвените микроби и емисиите на парникови газове. Това помага за повишаване на добивите и опазване на почвата и водата, без да се вредят доходите на фермерите.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Sustainable managment of agriculture sources for development of climate-smart agricultural practices
Agriculture must simultaneously increase food production and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to address food security and climate change, both of which are critical societal challenges. Sustainable management is essential to maintain crop productivity and limit environmental impacts, as unsustainable practices such as long-term monoculture with exclusive mineral fertiliser use degrade soil quality and increase nutrient losses. Climate-friendly agricultural strategies therefore offer clear societal benefits by enhancing yield resilience, reducing emissions, conserving soil and water resources, protecting biodiversity, and supporting long-term food security and environmental sustainability. The overall objective of AgPro4CSA project was to develop improved and efficient agricultural practices in order to reduce the environmental impacts of crop production practices without imposing negative economic impacts on farmers. To achieve this overarching goal, the AgPro4CSA project pursued the follwoing objectives: 1- Better understandings of soil microbial communities’ responses with changing field managements, e.g. crop rotations and nutrient management. 2- Correlation of chemical and biophysical changes with atmospheric GHG emissions from agricultural fields. 3- Evaluation of the seasonal variability in GHG emissions due to the interaction between management practices, soil conditions and microbial processes. 4- Development of sustainable management practices based on spatial and temporal simulations of empirical findings. The AgPro4CSA project adopted a multidisciplinary & integrated approach, combining empirical field studies with process-based modelling to address key challenges in sustainable crop production systems. The project investigated the spatio-temporal dynamics of nitrous oxide emissions and associated biogeochemical processes in agricultural fields through large-scale field experiments, supported by state-of-the-art experimental facilities and detailed soil microbial and chemical analyses. Furthermore, the modification, calibration, and validation of a biogeochemical model, together with simulations of alternative field management scenarios, incorporating different crop rotations and N management strategies under variable soil and climatic conditions, provided robust, evidence-based insights into greenhouse gas mitigation potential while maintaining or improving crop productivity at the farm level.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Unsustainable agricultural practices such as long-term monoculture of annual crops with the excessive use of mineral fertilisers lead to greenhouse gas emissions, and is threatening the sustainability of agricultural systems. The implication of poor soil quality on long-term agricultural production is of EU and global concern because of the increase in food and water demands. Diversification of agricultural systems and recycling of crop residues are important for the development of sustainable agroecosystems to cope with the challenges of food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation. The potential use of crop residues as an energy source is generating a debate in EU on sustainable utilisation of this resource in agriculture and bioenergy sectors, to gain the environmental suitability and for convenience of their large-scale exploitation.AgPro4CSA aims to develop improved agricultural management practices for increasing recycling of crop residues and reducing mineral fertilisers to reduce gaseous emissions and improve sustainability of crop production, which will promote environment friendly uses of crop residues in the agriculture and the energy sector, and will contribute in bio-based and circular economy.AgPro4CSA will cover fundamental understanding of mechanisms at the molecular, microbial and chemical levels, involved in nutrient cycling and GHG emissions in agricultural systems. Further, validation and assessment of biogeochemical models will provide valuable information for policy makers and environmental agencies.My enthusiasm for sustainable agroecosystems and my interdisciplinary research experience give me confidence to develop the AgPro4CSA project. The experience, facilities and support of the host and partner, ensure the successful completion of the project, at a time at which this research is highly relevant to current societal and environmental needs, as well as for strengthening my career development.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз