The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is calling on eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) to submit joint research proposals under the EJP SOIL International Call on managing and mapping agricultural soils for enhancing soil functions and services.
The objective being to foster farm management practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
To achieve, applicants seeking grant-aid from DAFM can apply for funding under a range of scientific topic areas.
These include:
• Topic A: Soil restoration practices and management for alleviating land degradation, supporting agro-ecosystem function and maintaining soil organic carbon stocks.
• Topic B: Managing soils in the context of climate change: understanding impacts on C, N and P cycling and greenhouse gas emissions and removals, using data derived from LTEs and benchmark farms.
• Topic C: Research and development of innovative methods and sensing technologies to provide an integrated monitoring and mapping of farm management practices taking also into account physical attributes and vegetation characteristics relevant to SOC sequestration, soil health and degradation.
The DAFM recommends that proposals reflect and/or incorporate national research priorities within the context of soil health with a specific emphasis on topics B and C of the Call. More information is contained in the “Additional Information” section, point 3 of the National Annex for Ireland in the central Call Documentation.
Note: This is a single stage competitive submission process, with pre-registration of proposals.
Additional information on the call scope, the research topics, eligibility criteria, submission procedures and the national annexes are provided in the Call Documentation. The EJP Soil International Call documentation and the electronic submission system for applicants are available here.
Proposals must be submitted via the electronic submission system.
The deadline for the pre-registration of proposals is 20 June 2022. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 14 September 2022.