International Congress : « EcoSummit 2016 - Ecological Sustainability : Engineering Change »

EcoSummit 2016 - Ecological Sustainability : Engineering Change in Montpellier, France (29 August - 1 September 2016) : 0072 Soil C, a double-win for food security and climate mitigation in low input agriculture : Lessons from temperate and tropical regions  
Co-Conveners: L. Chapuis-Lardy & T. Chevallier (IRD), C. Chenu (AgroParisTech)

In tropical countries, agricultural production needs to be increased to feed a growing population. In temperate countries, agriculture needs to consider how to reduce negative impacts on the environment. The challenge of meeting these demands has to take into account the effects of climate change. While tropical and temperate regions are facing different issues in their agriculture, building up carbon in the soil contribute to merge solutions in both regions. Low-inputs agriculture favors alternative managements of production systems guaranteeing a high organic matter. This experience needs to be acknowledged, investigated and tapped to come up with local solutions. This session will be huge potential and opportunity to exchange on how soil C can sustain local solutions to global issues facing temperate as well tropical countries. 

Please consider submitting an abstract for presentation in our session 0072. To do so, simply click the following link:

https://elsevier.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=3950&language=en-uk

The deadline for abstract submission is pushed forward to midnight of 15th february, 2016.

 General information about the EcoSummit 2016 can be found at : http://www.ecosummit2016.org/