Helping the farmers and land managers of tomorrow by providing new tools to measure soil health without the need for laboratories.
Using artificial intelligence to monitor and predict soil health for farmers and growers across Europe.
"The farmers of tomorrow will use their mobile phones as pocket soil laboratories. This will allow them to save on energy, eliminate fertilisers and produce food more efficiently while also getting paid for capturing atmospheric carbon”
We’re going to find out which soil health indicators work best, and work with pilot sites on the ground to test and develop tools in the real world environment.
“Innovation is key to improving how we understand, manage and protect soil”
Karen Fisher and Katy-Jo StantonRecently, a team of experts and volunteers from the Soil Association visited Woodoaks Farm, in Hertfordshire, England, as part of the AI 4 Soil Health project. Over three days, the team used new tools and...
The hidden wealth of soil: A natural capital perspective
Giovanna GiuffrèIn pursuing a comprehensive soil-centric research angle, AI4SoilHealth connects with members of the wide soil community (academia, policy officers, land managers, and farming associations) to collect their insights about soil health and explore possible improvement...
How eDNA reveals hidden life in soil
Lur EpeldeEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is revolutionising how we study biodiversity, providing a non-invasive way to detect organisms from the genetic material they leave behind. In soil, eDNA can originate from bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, plants, and...
