Moscow. PhosAgro, Russia's leading phosphate-based fertilizer producer, in collaboration with AgroGard, an agricultural holding company in Russia, and the Faculty of Soil Science at Lomonosov Moscow State University, is advancing the implementation of the Recarbonization of Global Agricultural Soils (RECSOIL) initiative in Russia. With the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the second scientific and practical workshop were held to ensure a harmonized implementation.

The Recarbonization of Global Agricultural Soils (RECSOIL) pilot project gathers stakeholders across the agrifood system in Costa Rica to advance a pioneering soil-based Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES).

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Bangkok, Thailand - June 22-27, 2026. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), in collaboration with the Land Development Department of Thailand, recently convened the AFACI Soil+ International Workshop on Nutrient Budget, Erosion & Soil Health. Held in-person in Bangkok, the event brought together approximately 30 participants, comprising representatives from 13 Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI) member countries. The project is funded by Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) through AFACI, which serves as the RDA’s regional cooperation mechanism and is responsible for donor coordination and day-to-day communication.

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Rome, 19 June 2026 – The fourteenth session of the Plenary Assembly of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership (GSP) concluded with a series of decisions that are set to strengthen global soil governance and reinforce international efforts to protect one of the planet’s most important resources: soil. 

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FAO strengthens science-to-action dialogue at the 23rd World Congress of Soil Science