Inspirational ideas: Farmers collaborating for Living Soils

Geographical scope	European Union France
Keywords	Regenerative agriculture Biodiversity and nature management carbon footprint carbon market carbon sequestration reduced tillage knowledge exchange cover crop soil fertility

This inspirational idea is also available in a Slovak version.

Translation courtesy of the National Rural Network Slovakia. Read more EIP-AGRI inspirational ideas in Slovak on the NRN website.

Biodiverse soils that are rich in organic matter have an enormous potential to tackle climate change effects. To speed up the adoption of solutions that improve soil fertility, French project Living Soils (Sols Vivants) is making sure that farmers are on board.

Project manager Gaëtan Jestin: "In collaboration with agricultural cooperatives and businesses, we motivate our farmers to collaborate in farmer working groups and give them technical support, ranging from trainings and field visits to experimental field trials."