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The Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) has launched the 2025 Global Proficiency Test (PT), a major interlaboratory exercise designed to monitor the accuracy and precision of soil analysis worldwide. By helping laboratories verify their results are accurate and consistent, the PT supports GLOSOLAN mission to help labs provide accurate soil data
In Kyrgyzstan, a country dominated by mountainous landscapes, issues related to soil fertility conservation are of particular relevance. In the context of a changing climate, the country faces challenges such as soil erosion, degradation, salinization, and loss of fertility. These factors directly affect crop yields and the resilience of agrifood systems.
A workshop was organized by the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Ankara from 10 to 11 February 2026, with the participation of TAGEM’s GLOSOLAN member laboratories. The event, hosted by the Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute, which serves as the Ministry’s GLOSOLAN National Reference Laboratory (NRL). The workshop aimed to enhance technical cooperation and knowledge sharing among TAGEM member laboratories in alignment with both GLOSOLAN objectives and national requirements.
GSP partners’ session at the 14th GSP Plenary Assembly
On 17 December, Costa Rica marked a milestone in strengthening sustainable agriculture with the official awarding of certificates to the first 11 trainers and 17 producers of the Global Soil Doctors Programme (GSDP). The ceremony was attended by the Costa Rican Association of Soil Science (ACCS), the Secretariat of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and representatives of FAO Costa Rica.