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Today is World Soil Day

A soil profile can be seen. At the top is meadow, below that is the cracked, ochre-coloured soil. The top layer of soil is slightly browner.

Maintaining and building soil fertility is fundamental for every organic farm. (Photo: FiBL, Hansueli Dierauer)

Soils provide many different ecosystem services for us. That is why we honour this valuable resource on World Soil Day on 5 December. A wide range of current research projects on the topic of soil are being conducted at FiBL.

Soils bind carbon, regulate the water regime, provide a habitat for numerous organisms and form the basis of our diet. For this reason, FiBL is conducting research in various projects on how soil as a resource can be used sustainably in agriculture. On World Soil Day, we invite you to take a look at the numerous FiBL research projects on the topic of soil. 

Further information

Contact

Else Bünemann-König

Link

fibl.org: Theme "Soil"