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🌍 Protecting our "Silent Infrastructure"! 2026 International Workshop: Soil Health and Multifunctionality – Integrating Science and Practice for a Sustainable Future 🌱

The rapid progression of global warming and extreme weather events is threatening our food production and water supply. In addressing these planetary-scale challenges, soil plays an irreplaceable and important role. Because the functions of soil are often hidden from view, silently buffering environmental threats such as droughts, floods, and pollution, it has long served as a "silent infrastructure" supporting ecosystems and human life.

However, recent increases in extreme weather events, resource over-extraction, and industrialization have significantly degraded the chemical, physical, and biological functions of soil, posing serious concerns for our future.

To improve soil health and sustain its functionality in the Asia-Pacific region, JIRCAS, NARO, and FFTC will co-organize the 2026 International Workshop in Tsukuba, Japan. This event will integrate perspectives from science, field practice, and policy to comprehensively explore the core functions of soil health and propose effective strategies for sustainable soil management and utilization.

✨ 【Program Highlights】
🔹 Keynote Lecture: The Implementation of Soil Health Program in the Philippines: Key Components Integrating Science and Practice
🔹 Thematic Sessions:
• Session I: Nutrient Cycling and Soil Functionality,
• Session II: Water Retention and Climate Resilience,
• Session III: Biodiversity and Soil Ecosystem Services.
🔹 Panel Discussion: Toward Integrated Soil Health Management: Lessons from Practice and Implications for Policy.

📅 【Event Information】
• Date: July 13, 2026,
• Location: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Japan & Global Live Streaming
• Organizers: JIRCAS, NARO, FFTC
• Target Audience: Researchers, government officials, farmers, university professors, graduate students, related NGOs, and professionals in the agricultural sector

We welcome you to register (70 onsite and 1,000 online spots available) and explore solutions for soil health with international experts!

🔗 For more detailed information, please visit the event website: https://km.fftc.org.tw/workshop/46

📝 Limited spots available, register online now: https://forms.gle/JFmEYAGBKS6BUyyv6

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