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Humus formation in agriculturally used soils - focus on arable farming (MuD Humus Acker)
Project
Project code: 2821HUM002
Contract period: 01.01.2022
- 31.12.2027
Budget: 11,419,063 Euro
Purpose of research: Demonstration
Keywords: crop production, agroforestry, consulting, grassland, climate (climate relevance, climate protection, climate change), cultivation, modeling, knowledge transfer, networking
Humus in agricultural soils is of great importance for central functions such as soil life, soil fertility, water balance, nutrient availability, structural stability and for reducing erosion. In addition, humus binds large amounts of carbon so that it can be sequestered from the atmosphere through humus build-up. With the planned project, BÖLW and DBV aim to find out how innovative, long-term effective measures for humus conservation and humus formation can be established that go beyond current agricultural practice. In this context, up to 150 farms in five model regions will be recruited in collaboration with the accompanying scientific research (Thünen Institute, TI) and organised into 10 regional farm groups. On these farms, humus-effective measures are implemented, which are jointly developed and planned by the project management, the participating farmers and the TI. The effect of these measures is examined by means of balance sheets and empirical data. The regional farm groups are supervised by agricultural experts in humus building who come from locally active institutions or companies. These farm supervisors and the model farms from two regions are each coordinated by a project staff member (regional coordinators). The results of the measures on the individual farms are scientifically evaluated by the TI on the basis of soil sample analyses and then made available to interested farms nationwide in formats suitable for agricultural practice. Public and professional information is used to ensure acceptance and support. The aim is to make effective practices for humus build-up in the sense of regenerative agriculture known nationwide and to transfer them to agricultural and funding policy so that they can be implemented in agricultural practice nationwide.
Section overview
Subjects
- Soil science
- Climate Change
