The EU-funded CAPSELLA project, which develops digital tools for agrobiodiversity, has released an online tool to guide users through the steps of taking a “spade test” to monitor soil quality. Users can also choose to upload their results to a public database.

View an explanatory video here and access the online tool here. See also the Foodsource resource How do food systems affect land-use and biodiversity?

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04 Sep 2018
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