Our project titled “1ST CO-FUNDED CALL OF THE AGROECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP- CO-creation Of Pathways to foster agroecoLogical transition of FARMs driven by Living LAB approach (AGROECOLOGY-COOLFARMLAB)” was accepted. HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-‘ Re-Vitalizing Soil Health with Practice Proof Monitoring and Cloud based AI supported Evaluation Systems in Co-created Living Labs (VitaLab2Terra)’ is in the evaluation process and we are among the partners. We're also working on a project called "Fostering the soil management PRACtices uptake and developing decision support TOols through LIVing labs in EU - PRAC2LIV-EJPSOIL". The project PRAC2LIV make and evaluate a stock-take of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) that focus on soil organic matter, water retention, and nutrient use efficiency as currently used by EJP Member States. Building on previous stocktakes, EU-projects and national reports, the overview include DSTs from simple tools to the next generation level support systems. Both the scientific base of DSTs as well as their implementation and adoption at farm level assessed, with special attention for soil management practices, regional distance-to-target options, and data sharing for web-portal applications. Guidelines for development of DSTs and designs for (mock-up) web-portal and/or dashboards discussed in workshop exchanges with stakeholder groups, e.g., living labs and/or EU-lighthouse projects. Based on the results from the stocktake and these discussions, a tiered approach will be developed for future development of DSTs in agro-ecosystems across EJP Member States. As a research unit, we would like to join a consortium of more living laboratories to study agro-ecological aspects and quality of crop production, soil health, soil improvement, biodiversity, climate change mitigation efficiency and economics, Manage soil and water to improve soil health, maintain and increase carbon storage, optimise nutrient cycles, drastically reduce or eliminate the use of chemical inputs, water conservation, increase biodiversity.

Republıc of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-General Directorate of Agricultural Research nd Policies (TAGEM)- Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute (SFWRCRI): TAGEM, which is affiliated to Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is the largest R&D institution in Turkey. TAGEM Has 128 Years of R&D and 30 Years of Corporate Culture with 49 Institutes. Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute (SFWRCRI) is an organisation affiliated to TAGEM. TAGEM is the EJPSOIL programme owner and programme manager in Turkey. The European Joint Programme on Agricultural Soil Management - EJP SOIL is implemented by 26 partner institutions from 24 European countries between 2020-2024 within the scope of EU HORIZON 2020. The overall objective of the EJP SOIL programme is to establish a sustainable European integrated research system for agricultural soils and to develop and implement a reference framework on climate-friendly sustainable agricultural soil management. This will create the enabling environment to maximise the contribution of agricultural soils to key societal challenges such as food and water security, sustainable agricultural production, climate change adaptation and mitigation, provision of ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation and human health.
SFWRCRI carries out studies to enhance agroecology within the scope of Soil Health and Water Management (manage soil and water to improve soil health and significantly reduce erosion, maintain and increase carbon storage, optimise nutrient cycles, water conservation and to drastically reduce or eliminate the use of chemical inputs and ensure efficient and sustainable agricultural production by protecting soil and water resources and natural ecosystems). Innovations in agricultural technologies focused on maximising food production to feed the growing population in our country have contributed to significant changes in agroecosystem processes, including carbon, nutrient and water cycling. Adopting agroecological approaches to soil and water management, our Institute focuses on the many ecosystem services, including soil carbon cycling and sequestration, nutrient and water cycling, greenhouse gas mitigation, soil water dynamics, soil health, soil microbial community, biodiversity, impacts and implications of natural processes and anthropogenic effects, climate change, drought, other environmental stresses, agricultural sustainability and the creation of an agricultural environment that can be sustained or improved and ultimately sustainable.