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From 19 to 21 May 2024, the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) will mark its centennial in Florence, with three days of conferences addressing civil society needs in agriculture, forestry, environment, urban planning, energy, education, and other areas.
A five-day mission in Honduras was carried out as part of a comprehensive initiative focused on improving soil analysis capabilities and implementing soil sampling strategies and fieldwork campaigns. The project involved the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria - Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (DICTA-SAG). Its primary objective ws standardize methodologies for soil sampling, ensuring the generation of reliable data crucial for agricultural and environmental applications. This mission was a component of the SoilFER project (Soil mapping for resilient agrifood systems), a unique framework designed to unlock valuable insights on soils to inform policymaking and fertilizer recommendations, both at the national and field scale.
Representatives from approximately 60 soil laboratories across 23 different countries attended the Latin American Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN). The gathering kicked off in Santiago de Chile on 8 April and continued with sessions in Chillán from 9 to 11 April. The workshop entitled “Pathways to precision in soil analysis: advancing soil laboratories in Latin America and the Caribbean” aimed to advance soil analysis in the region through collaborative efforts between LATSOLAN members.
La Recarbonizacion de los Suelos Globales, conocida como iniciativa RECSOIL, impulsada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y su Global Soil Partnership (GSP), continúa avanzando a pasos firmes en su objetivo de re-carbonizar los suelos, con Costa Rica liderando la iniciativa como país pionero en su implementación. RECSOIL Costa Rica involucra a actores clave como el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería de Costa Rica (MAG), el Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (FONAFIFO Costa Rica), el Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), el Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE), la Cooperativa de productores Dos Pinos, la Universidad de Costa Rica, y la Asociación Costarricense de la Ciencia del Suelo.
The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Plenary Assembly is the most important gathering of the partnership where crucial decisions concerning the global soil agenda are taken. It is the main platform for FAO Members and GSP partners to meet and exchange knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable soil management.