2017/12/20 by Villenave, Cécile, Cérémonie, Hélène, Cluzeau, Daniel +10
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #0 #Agricultural soil #Agriculture and Rural Development Research #Agroecology #Agroécologie #Biological diagnosis #Diagnostic biologique #Formation #Horticultural and Viticultural Research #Sols agricoles #Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis #Training
paper · doi:10.15454/1.5137753402510786e12
openalex publication_date 2017/12/20 · openalex created_date 2018/11/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Within a context of agroecological transition, the Agrinnov project validated a set of indicators of the biological quality of agricultural soils to enable farmers to grasp the impact of their practices. AgrInnov project brought researchers and farmers to work together. To accompany the set of indicators of soil fauna, microbiology and agronomy, training sessions on soil biology have also been implemented together with an appropriate transfer procedure. The training sessions and the set of indicators were spread on a national network of more than 250 field-crop and viticulture farms. From an operational viewpoint, more than 97% of the farmers invested heavily in the project and stayed involved throughout Cannavacciulo M. et al. 42 Innovations Agronomiques 55 (2017), 41-54 the project. From a scientific viewpoint, less than 10% of the tested plots were assessed to be in a critical state in terms of soil biology, which is encouraging on agricultural soil quality, even though the monitoring should be developed on a broader number of farms and production systems in order to have a more exhaustive and representative diagnosis. Thus the AgrInnov project demonstrated the application and adoption by the farmers of new research-based tools for diagnosing soil quality.