Project: SUstainable Management of soil Organic Matter to MItigate Trade-offs between C sequestration and nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses

Acronym	SOMMIT
Duration	01/02/2021 - 31/01/2024
Project Topic	The SOMMIT project will evaluate trade-offs and synergies between soil C sequestration, nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses as affected by soil management options aimed at increasing soil C storage. The integrated and interdisciplinary approach will address the main pedo-climatic conditions and farming systems in Europe, through 1) synthesis and meta-analysis of available literature and data; 2) targeted, novel measurements on key long-term experiments; and 3) simulation of long-term agro-ecological system responses to contrasting management options. Moreover, obtained data will be synthesized through a fuzzy-expert system which will allow for 4) evidence-based identification of optimal strategies for mitigation of trade-offs, and 5) effective stakeholders’ involvement.
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Network	EJP SOIL
Call	1st EJP SOIL internal Call for proposals

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	Council for Agricultural Research and Economics	Coordinator	Italy
2	National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment	Partner	France
3	University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences	Partner	Austria
4	Austrian Agency for Food Security	Partner	Austria
5	Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Partner	Belgium
6	Natural Resources Institute Finland	Partner	Finland
7	Ministry of Environment	Partner	Italy
8	Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research	Partner	Norway
9	Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute	Partner	Poland
10	University of Ljubljana	Partner	Slovenia
11	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia	Partner	Slovenia
12	University of Maribor	Partner	Slovenia
13	National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology	Partner	Spain
14	Spanish National Research Council	Partner	Spain