MultiSoil
Multifunctional Soil Biodiversity: Unlocking Potential for Healthy Cropping Systems
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- LUKE - NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE FINLAND (Finlandia)
- Responsabile:
- BEVIVINO ANNAMARIA - SSPT-AGROS (CASACCIA)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
- Sito WEB:
- https://www.multisoil.eu/
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- HORIZON EUROPE (2021-2027) -> Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (HORIZON Innovation Actions)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
MultiSoil’s goal is to co-create, test, and demonstrate agricultural practices that improve soil and plant health factors and thus maintain
soil functional biodiversity. This in turn helps control pests with less chemicals, in line with Horizon Europe’s Mission “A Soil Deal for
Europe” specific objectives to reduce soil pollution, enhance restoration, and improve soil structure to enhance soil biodiversity and crop
production. Soil organic amendments, microbial inoculants, and diversified cropping systems are co-developed with local actors into
innovations to complement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. Their site-specific effectiveness is analysed, and sustainability
is assessed in experimental field trials and demonstration sites covering 6 European pedoclimatic zones (7 countries). Innovations are
tested and demonstrated with a range of commercially important crops (potato, sugar beet, maize, winter rye, olives, wheat). This will be
supported by existing data, collected from other projects, existing field trials, and ongoing Living Labs, to monitor the long-term effects
of the practices. MultiSoil is created with farmers and implements a multi-actor approach to ensure continuation of the good practices
after the project timespan. Activities will include sharing knowledge, capacity building and training focusing on the tools and expertise
developed by MultiSoil. The project will reach out to relevant R&I initiatives and projects, maximising knowledge exchange, and seeking
synergies and collaboration. By the end of the project, local actors will have a Toolbox of tailored best practices, and guidelines on how
to improve soil health and support soil biodiversity. Data on the social, economic and environmental impacts as well as the risks of the
developed practices will support decision making.
Attività svolta da ENEA
ENEA è leader del Task T2.3 Monitor the effects of soil- and plant-health promoting practices in demonstration sites del WP2: Demonstrate and tailor integrated soil and pest management practices; inoltre partecipa ai seguenti Work Packages:
WP1 Develop and validate innovative IPM approaches to enhance soil health and optimise
crop production
WP3 Social, economic and environmental impacts, and innovative method development of
IPM innovations for improving soil and plant health
WP4 Strategic outreach and impact maximisation
WP5 Project coordination & administration
Dati Finanziari (in euro)
Costo Eleggibile
Contributo
Durata del Progetto
Partner (15)
Keyword CORDIS (1)
Altre Keyword (2)
2025: determina 139/2025/SSPT/AGROS del 06-10-2025: rettifica date di inizio e fine del progetto con durata di 54 mesi a partire dal 01/09/2025 (e non più dal 01/07/2025) e con fine il 28/02/2030 (e non più il 31/12/2029).