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The EU Soil Strategy 2030 aims to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural land to enhance soil health and support biodiversity as well as to offset greenhouse...

There appears to be an increasing demand for quality food and fodder to ensure environmental safety. Although chemical fertilizers and pesticides are widely used to increase crop...

Climate change is no longer a distant concern; it’s an urgent reality demanding immediate and collective action. Carbon farming, i.e. agricultural practices that increase the sequestration...

Highlights: This study focuses on the potential of off-farm production and marketing of organic and biofertilisers (OFBF) to contribute to soil health in Africa , and particularly in SSA: Egypt (Northern Africa)...

Today, the European Commission sent a paper to the Belgian Presidency outlining first possible actions to help reduce the administrative burden weighing on farmers' shoulders. The document, which...

The European bioeconomy is steadily driving an industrial, economic, and social growth looking for sustainable biobased feedstocks able to replace fossil-based materials. In this scenario, there is an urgent and increasing...

Tillage is one of the agricultural management practices that significantly impacts agroecosystems, crop production, and the environment. Conventional tillage (CT) practices alter the soil environment and induce organic...

This article explores the various divergences and convergences between the international and national legal approaches, reviews soil and land management law as well as food security and nutrition legal...

As the world's population increases, the pressing need for sustainable food production within the next 30 years poses a formidable challenge. Plant growth depends on nutrient availability...