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A major challenge for the future is combining both the profitability and sustainability of agriculture. The European H2020 project SoilCare aims to identify, test, and evaluate soil-improving cropping systems (SICS) which contribute to the implementation of agricultural solutions across Europe (See: https: /soilcare-project.eu/en/ for the project website). The project includes 16 study sites distributed across Europe. Each study site implemented short-term experiments during the duration of the project, and most also ran long-term experiments comparing soil quality as a function of different treatments, such as soil amendments, tillage, cover crops, nutrients, and organic matter inputs. In addition, eight work-packages assess different aspects encompassing reviewing the soil-improving cropping systems, the participatory analysis of implementation and selection, methodology and analysis, upscaling at the European level, policy analysis and support, and dissemination and communication. In this way, SoilCare works on a providing a holistic approach to soil quality, spanning from biophysical to human interactions at different scales. In this Special Issue, we aim to compile scientific findings on soil-improving cropping systems (SICS) based on field experiments, including the study of policy, upscaling, and dissemination.

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Cropping systems. --- New crops. --- Alternative agriculture. --- Agriculture --- Agriculture, Alternative --- Alternative agricultural systems --- Alternative farming systems --- Agricultural systems --- Appropriate technology --- Sustainable agriculture --- Crops --- Soil management

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Soil Productivity Enhancement comprises five chapters written by scientists from various parts of the world. The book is divided into three sections. 1: Conversion of Environmentally Polluting Waste into Fertilizer. This section discusses the conversion of waste water and other by-products from factories into organic fertilizers. It further examines how these materials can be used to enhance crop production and improve soil productivity. 2: Practices for Improving Nutrient Availability. Good nutrient management and proper composting of organic materials are options that can be used to enhance the productivity of soil. These and other practices are examined in this section. 3: Policy on Fertilizer Use. The need for effective policies to control and promote the effective and efficient use of fertilizers is discussed in this section.

Soil productivity. --- Productivity, Soil --- Agricultural productivity --- Crop yields --- Crops and soils --- Plant-soil relationships --- Soil fertility --- Soil management --- Soil Science --- Physical Sciences --- Engineering and Technology --- Earth and Planetary Sciences --- Soil Fertility

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Depuis plusieurs décennies, sous l’effet du défrichement, du surpâturage et de la pression démographique, les milieux naturels et les aires cultivées des régions semi-arides sont soumis à d’importantes dégradations. Malgré la mise en œuvre des grands projets de lutte antiérosive depuis les années 1950, les espaces ruraux nord-africains ont notamment connu d’importantes baisses de productivité accompagnées d’une augmentation du risque de ruissellement et d’érosion des versants. Devant ce constat et face à la nécessité d’optimiser concrètement la gestion de l’eau et de restaurer la fertilité des terres, l’amélioration des techniques traditionnelles est la voie recommandée dans cet ouvrage pour mettre en œuvre des projets intégrés de développement en milieu rural. Soutenue par le réseau érosion de l’AUF, l’équipe franco-marocaine de géographes, d’agronomes et de forestiers réunie pour cet ouvrage a analysé une trentaine de techniques traditionnelles de gestion de l’eau et des sols au Maroc. Testées dans différentes zones agro-écologiques et en tenant compte des facteurs économiques et humains, les techniques paysannes de lutte antiérosive sont présentées et commentées à la lumière des derniers acquis scientifiques. À partir de ces expériences, l’ouvrage propose des combinaisons de techniques traditionnelles de gestion des sols, optimisées et adaptées aux conditions locales. Il s’adresse aux enseignants, aux étudiants et aux chercheurs, mais également aux ONG et aux décideurs en charge des programmes de développement rural au Maghreb et dans les régions semi-arides.

Water resources development --- Soil management --- Sustainable development --- Traditional ecological knowledge --- Morocco - Water management --- Gestion des eaux --- water management --- Gestion du sol --- Conservation de l'eau --- Water conservation --- Érosion --- Erosion --- Ruissellement --- Runoff --- Lutte antiérosion --- erosion control --- Technologie traditionnelle --- Traditional technology --- Agriculture traditionnelle --- Traditional farming --- Connaissance indigène --- Indigenous knowledge --- Région méditerranéenne --- Mediterranean region --- Morocco --- Erosion. --- Water resources development - Morocco --- Soil management - Morocco --- Sustainable development - Morocco --- Traditional ecological knowledge - Morocco --- Atlas --- zone méditerranéenne --- lutte antiérosive --- conservation du sol --- participation populaire --- technique traditionnelle --- paysannerie --- zone aride --- sol --- irrigation --- aménagement hydroagricole --- agropastoralisme --- zone semi-aride --- Maroc --- pratique culturale --- société rurale

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This open access book is the first comprehensive guideline for the beryllium-7 (Be-7) technique that can be applied to evaluate short-term patterns and budgets of soil redistribution in agricultural landscapes. While covering the fundamental and basic concepts of the approach, this book distinguishes itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to use this isotopic technique effectively. It covers experimental design considerations and clear instruction is given on data processing. As accurate laboratory measurement is crucial to ensure successful use of Be-7 to investigate soil erosion, a full chapter is devoted to its specific determination by gamma spectrometry. This open access contribution further describes new developments in the Be-7 technique and includes a concluding chapter highlighting its potential benefits to support the implementation of area-wide soil conservation policy.

Agriculture. --- Soil conservation. --- Physical geography. --- Natural resources. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Environmental Science and Engineering. --- Physical Geography. --- Natural Resources. --- National resources --- Natural resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Geography --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Economic aspects --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Soil science. --- Environmental sciences. --- Environmental science --- Science --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Soil science --- Soil conservation --- Environmental sciences --- Physical geography