Spain: The EU finances with €7 million a study on the soil of the olive grove

Published 2022년 11월 30일

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The European Union has allocated nearly 7 million euros for the SOIL O-LIVE project, led by the University of Jaén, to investigate the impact of agricultural management on the health of soils in Mediterranean olive groves and its effect on olive oil quality. The project will conduct a large-scale diagnosis of the environmental status of olive grove soils, involving 17 institutions and two olive sector companies. The research is supported by the Horizon Europe R+D+i program and aims to improve understanding of the relationship between land management, environmental factors, and olive oil quality.

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Olimerca.- The European Union has signed with the University of Jaén, as coordinating institution, the financing agreement for the execution of the SOIL O-LIVE project ((The soil biodiversity and functionality of Mediterranean olive groves: a holistic analysis of the influence of land management on olive oil quality and safety) endowed with almost 7 million euros to study the effect of agricultural management on the general state of health of the soils of Mediterranean olive groves and its impact on the production and quality of olive oil produced in the Mediterranean region. This project is part of the Soil Heath and Food Mission of the Horizon Europe R+D+i program (European Union research and innovation framework program for the period 2021-2027). This project will carry out the first rigorous diagnosis of the environmental situation of olive grove soils on a large scale, considering the most important areas of olive production in the Mediterranean region and their relations ...

Source: OliMerca