A team of international researchers has conducted a pan-European study to investigate the links between soil health and plant productivity in woodlands, grasslands and croplands. The results show that soil health is a particularly important factor in agricultural land.
Steering levies can change consumer behaviour. An Agroscope study focusing on a sustainability levy on food showed that social sustainability and animal welfare levies are most likely to meet with acceptance.
A site specific nitrogen fertilisation requirement can be calculated with the help of the ‘corrected norms’ method. The method was applied and evaluated in the AgroCO₂ncept project in the Zurich Wine Country, where it demonstrated substantial nitrogen-saving potential.
