betterSoil

The aim of the initiative is to promote practices on improving soil humus for improving soil quality, for sustainable food production, for climate resilience, environmental and biodiversity protection!!!!

betterSoil for a better world addresses the role of practitioners, farmers, policymakers, academia and the private sector in promoting soil humus enhancement, closing carbon/nitrogen cycles and fostering a humus economy.

The betterSoil movement was launched in 2020 at the European level and with the support of the EU Parliament. With prominent supporters such as Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Dr. Franz Fischler (Former EU Agriculture Commissioner), and Dr. Peter Johnston (European Policy Centre), founder Azadeh Farajpour Javazmi launches national and international projects to improve soil quality for climate resilience, climate change mitigation, and sustainable food production.

With specific cultivation practices for building up soil humus, betterSoil connects the findings of science and research with the existing knowledge of farmers around the world in practice. At the same time, betterSoil strives to promote sustainable agriculture not only in practice but also in the political environment and mobilizes decision-makers at the level of the European Parliament.

On December 27, 2021, the non-profit association betterSoil e. V. was founded in Germany. On this basis and with the help of a broad network in politics, research, education, and the private sector, international projects now receive the support they need.

In the field of sustainable agriculture, there is a gap between theory and practice, especially in terms of knowledge about soils and their quality. Findings and methods developed at universities rarely and slowly find their way into agricultural practice. betterSoil has made its business to close this gap.

To improve soil fertility, betterSoil develops specific regional recipes for each climatic condition. Each country has diverse climatic conditions, soil types, crop needs, and different crops. Therefore, it is necessary to implement several projects at the same time and to address the individual factors. betterSoil works locally with scientific advisors and develops recipes based on the 4 betterSoil science-derived principles: a. soil management, b. compost, c. biochar and d. agroforestry. betterSoil is establishing branches in Kenya and Malawi. In Iran, betterSoil has already started its work as a shareholding company.

Everyone can do something in the fight against climate change. By offering education on sustainable development, betterSoil aims to raise global awareness, motivate people act in a resource-conserving way, rethink sustainability, and to contribute to sustainable development. betterSoil addresses everyone, whether individuals, companies, individual teams, or schools, and is launching a betterSoil Inhouse Academy (info to follow).