Yesterday, 15 April, the Almazaras de la Subbética auditorium (Carcabuey) hosted a new session of the Sustainability Conference organised by the European Soil O-live project in partnership with Deoleo. Having already trained over a thousand farmers, this free programme continues its work with the aim of transforming traditional olive groves into a model of profitability […]
The European Soil O-Live project, coordinated by the University of Jaén, has successfully concluded its fourth annual meeting in the city of Meknès (Morocco). The meeting brought together experts from seven countries alongside representatives from the European Commission and the International Olive Council (IOC), establishing itself as the most ambitious scientific initiative to safeguard the
Yesterday saw a field day of crucial importance for the future of Soil Olive. In collaboration with Jaencoop, a new phase of technical trials has begun with the installation of hydro-infiltrators on selected farms in the municipalities of Villanueva del Arzobispo and Sorihuela del Guadalimar. These municipalities thus become key hubs where the olive-growing tradition
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The European Soil O-Live project, coordinated by the University of Jaén, has taken a decisive step forward in its roadmap with the holding of its fourth annual meeting. Following previous meetings in Jaén (Spain), Mytilene (Greece) and Trapani (Italy), the city of Meknes (Morocco) will become the hub of operations for this international consortium from
The European Soil O-Live project, coordinated by the University of Jaén in partnership with Deoleo, is launching its sustainability training programme for the third consecutive year, a completely free initiative aimed at farmers. To date, nearly a thousand professionals have managed to improve their harvests, strengthen the health of their soils and optimise the profitability
The European Soil O-live project has reached a new scientific milestone that is essential for optimising soil regeneration in a context of concern, given that, according to a recent publication in the journal Nature, European soils have high levels of pesticide contamination, which also has an impact on soil biodiversity and its ecological function. In
Soil O-Live participated in the Multi-stakeholder Workshop: ‘Co-creating solutions for soil health’, organised as part of the TRAILS4SOIL project. The event, held at the Córdoba Technology Park, saw the active participation of Antonio Manzaneda, coordinator of the European project, with the aim of exchanging knowledge and strengthening collaboration networks between initiatives working to restore agricultural
A team of researchers from the European Soil O-Live project, coordinated by the University of Jaén, has discovered a novel method for detecting glyphosate (GLY) and other highly polar pesticides in different olive grove soil management practices. This news has also been published in the prestigious journal Environmental Pollution. The article ‘Rugged LC-MS/MS method for
The coordinator of the Soil O-Live project, Antonio Manzaneda, recently participated in the ‘Mission Soil Cluster on Data and Knowledge Management’. This meeting, held in Brussels, addressed the importance of soil health data in developing solutions for soil. Manzaneda explains that the Data Cluster meetings are essential for harmonising the type of data and, perhaps
