CORDIS · 101218840 · HORIZON
AUSO African Union Soil Observatory
Coordinator: FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA, GHANA (GH)
Africa's soils are in crisis, with widespread degradation threatening agricultural productivity, biodiversity, and water regulation. Unsustainable farming practices, climate change, and population growth exacerbate this issue, leading to reduced crop yields, food insecurity, and economic hardship for millions. Women and youth are particularly affected, facing increased workloads and limited educational and economic opportunities. Addressing these challenges requires accurate and accessible soil health data, which is often unavailable or hard to obtain across the continent. This hampers policy…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
The project runs over approximately 5 years from 2025-07-01 to 2030-06-30.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-IA funding scheme.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA, GHANA (GH).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2025-07-01 to 2030-06-30 — approximately 5 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101218840.