This informs the public about the ELO Land and Soil Management Award 2024. Details about the Program are given below.
About ELO Land and Soil Management Award 2024
The prize rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding and landslides.
In doing so, the award sheds light on outstanding achievements, encouraging new concepts of land and soil protection and their implementation in land management, as well as enhancing awareness about the importance of land and soil functions.
Benefit
To recognize the great value of the farmer’s work, by promoting the winning project as a good practice at the European level. Also, to enhance the visibility of such ways of farming at the local, national as well as European scale and to encourage the farmers to further develop their work in a sustainable path.
5.000 € is awarded to the winning project every year. The Jury can also award a Diploma of Recognition.
Eligibility
Farmers, landowners, land managers, groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities and/or private companies.
ELO Land and Soil Management Award 2024 Application
The call for application is open, you need to send the filled-out application form latest on January 15, 2024.
The award is bestowed to the winner every year during the Forum for the Future of Agriculture.
Please note: the application should preferably be filled out in English. If the application chooses another language a well-structured English summary of the project should be enclosed.
Submit your project via e-mail to the Award Coordinator at Emmanuelle.mikosz@elo.org and share your success!
Deadline: January 15, 2024.
Download the Application Form from here.
For more information please contact
Elodie Champseix, Award Coordinator at elodie.champseix@elo.org
Application Deadline
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 November 2023.
Open this link for more details about ELO Land and Soil Management Award 2024.
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