The report by the Mission Board Chair Cees Veerman (2023) presents and clarifies the concept of the Mission Board on Soil Health and Food, which serves the backgrounds and activities during the past three years. It also explains the possible consequences for future research funding by the European Union (EU).
Essentially, the work of the Mission Board focuses on: 1) the relationship between the well-developed and highly-respected discipline of Soil Science, 2) the vast body of knowledge and vested scientific authority it represents and 3) the relationship with the ongoing process of deterioration of soil health in daily use and exploitation. In other words, soil science versus soil health, is there an issue?
The report is available on the ScienceDirect website.
Publication date: 15/06/2023