Main organizer:
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences (Talajtani Intézet – TAKI, Budapest)

Co-organizer:
Committee on Soil Sciences, Water Management, and Plant Cultivation, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (TVNTB MTA)

Aim of the conference: This conference seeks to promote interdisciplinary partnerships and facilitate the exchange of knowledge, with the goal of better understanding the intricate complexities of soil and assessing potential toward sustainable development. The conference includes a joint TUDI project workshop on the theme of transforming unsustainable farming practices, closely linked to the fight against soil degradation.

Special conference theme: The main focus of the conference will be on soil conditioning and how to improve soil quality in practice.

Key topics: 

• Application of effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts of soil degradation processes.
• Soil amendments and soil conditioner (incl. fertilization and inhibitor treatment): their potential benefits to meet the demands of improving yields without compromising the environment.
• Soil and plant health monitoring for more sustainable agriculture practices.
• Proximal and remote sensing as a complementary tool for studying changes in soil processes.

Language: the language of the conference is English.