Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
The aim of this project is to deal with the topic soil fertility and plant nutrition in the frame of an interdisciplinary concept. The project is focused on organic cash crop farms which are run stockless or with a low stocking rate. The purpose of the project is the increase of soil fertility by the interaction of different action strategies. In this context, different aspects such as the cultivation of grain legumes under reduced tillage, alternative cropping systems and the application of secondary raw material fertilisers play a role. The proposal comprises different work packages which are closely intermeshed. The following partners are involved in the project: FiBL Germany and FiBL Switzerland, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL), Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden, Naturland, Stiftung Ökologie und Landbau, Universität Kassel and Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institut (TI).
Contract period:
2008 - 2013
Total budget:
Coordinating Institution:
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Germany (FiBL) Details of FiBL
Work package leader:
- Foundation Ecology & Agriculture
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Analysis of practical experience and practice surveys - Faculty of agriculture / landscape management
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Nutrient inputs - Institute of Organic Farming
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Mixed cropping - Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry
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Agricultural engineering optimization - Department of Organic Farming and Cropping Systems
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Health - Group of Farm Management
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Technology Assessment - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Germany
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Coordination and knowledge transfer
Subprojects
Analysis of practical experience and practice surveys
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 2 - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 2
Nutrient inputs
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 4 - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 4
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
Mixed cropping
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 7 - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 7
Agricultural engineering optimization
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 5 - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 5
Health
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 6 - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 6
Technology Assessment
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility
Coordination and knowledge transfer
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility - Detailsof Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility