Call for Farmers to contribute to the LILAS4SOILS Project

The Mediterranean region is essential for the whole EU agriculture and food systems, but it is also warming 20% faster than the global average. If climate change is not mitigated, yields of crops like wheat, maize and sugar beet could decrease in southern EU by up to 50% by 2050. Although agriculture has been identified as a significant contributor to GHG emissions (13% of EU total emissions), it is also one of the sectors with the biggest potential to adapt to and mitigate climate change. In this sense, Carbon Farming appears as a promising solution for soil health and for the sustainability of [...]