The CSIC is organizing a conference on sustainable soil management: Multisoil Participatory Conference
Description
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has organized a practical workshop focused on the health and sustainable management of agricultural soil, aimed especially at farmers, cooperatives, and professionals in the sector. The event, entitled MultiSoil – Let's Take Care of the Soil , will take place on February 19, 2026, in the Estepa Designation of Origin region (Seville) .
The meeting is part of the Multisoil project
MultiSoil is a European project that aims to help our soils become healthy, vibrant, and productive again. Its objective is to find and implement practical ways to improve soil in various crops, such as olive groves, wheat, sugar beets, and potatoes, working hand in hand with farmers.
The project combines scientific knowledge with farmers' experience to test solutions such as cover crops, organic amendments, beneficial microorganisms, and more sustainable farming methods. All of this is based on a simple idea: if the soil improves, everything that grows in it improves as well. MultiSoil aims to create a set of useful and easy-to-implement best practices and demonstrate that caring for the soil is not only possible but also beneficial for farms and the future of the land. It is funded by the European Union's Horizon program (Project No. 101218951).
Participatory space
This conference, organized by the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), has been designed as a participatory forum to address fundamental issues for the agricultural sector, with a technical focus geared towards practical application in the field. Topics include effective practices for improving soil health, key strategies for adapting to changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) , and recommendations for establishing and maintaining a healthy olive grove from the seedling stage.
The event will also offer practical tools and solutions that can be applied immediately on farms, with special attention to real problems faced by farmers and concrete proposals for their resolution.
Participation is free, although places are limited, so those interested are advised to register in advance through the registration link provided by the organizers.
With this activity, the CSIC seeks to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between scientific research and the needs of the agricultural sector, promoting practices that contribute to maintaining and improving the fertility and functionality of soils in a context of growing environmental and regulatory challenges.
Program
10:45 – 11:00 | Registration and welcome
11:00 – 11:10 | Presentation of the day
Moisés Caballero Páez – DO Estepa
11:10 – 11:25 | MultiSoil: practical solutions for healthier agricultural soils
José Antonio González Pérez and Félix González Peñaloza – IRNAS-CSIC
11:25 – 11:40 | The new land law: what it requires of us and how to comply with it
José Fernando Robles – ASAJA Sevilla; Félix González Peñaloza – IRNAS-CSIC
11:40 – 12:00 | Coffee break
12:05 – 12:20 | The certified plant as the starting point for a healthy olive grove. Practical lessons from the nursery
Jesús Antonio Moreno Ortega – Continental Plants
12:20 – 12:40 | Transformed organic waste: An opportunity for circular and productive agriculture
José María de la Rosa, Paloma Campos, Félix González Peñaloza and José A. González Pérez – IRNAS-CSIC
12:40 – 12:55 | Reclaimed water: an opportunity for sustainable agriculture
Sebastián Romero Blanco, Javier Peña López-Pazo – EMASESA
12:55 – 13:10 | Microbial consortia applied to agriculture
Sanae Kamah – Director of R&D and Quality, TRICHODEX (Fertiberia)
13:10 – 14:00 | Participatory co-creation round table
From diagnosis to action: joint definition of measures for the MultiSoil project
14:00 – 14:45 | Agape – colloquium “Let’s take care of the soil ”