المنتدى العالمي المعني بالأمن الغذائي والتغذية

Dear FSN Forum Team,

I would like to share with you my project "Soil Pollution Management in Vegetable Fields in the Eastern Nile Delta"

This project is an innovative approach to research and outreach programs to assist vegetable growers in enhancing soil quality, raising productivity, reducing agrochemical inputs, reducing pollution, reducing nutrient loss and pesticide risk, preserving soil biodiversity, and mitigating the climate change effects.

This project aims to find innovative solutions by combining old and modern ways to find the most effective response to regionally specific soil pollution-related problems, and to provide farmers, technicians, and agriculture politicians with newly developed knowledge and new techniques about soil pollution management in vegetable production in the eastern part of the Nile Delta, and to apply sustainable technology for soil remediation at polluted sites.

The project developed and provided innovative technological solutions based on the Living Lab and participatory approach to mitigate soil pollution in vegetable cropping systems and translate these approaches into practice to increase productivity, enhance biodiversity, and protect natural resources, through increased awareness. The action plan depended on: a survey of soil pollution to identify polluting sources, assess current soil pollution management practices in vegetable fields in the study area, and enhance the level of soil environmental information management. Conduct soil pollution prevention management and remediation, relying on integrated nutrient and pest management strategies, to improve regional soil environment quality. Developing and providing innovative technological solutions based on the application of biochar and microorganisms to improve soil health. Increase efforts to promote applicable technologies through outreach and extension programs. This initiative used the localization and customization of technologies based on local needs and conditions by participatory approaches that involved farmers in the design and adaptation of technologies to ensure their applicability and adoption by taking into account local variables including the climate, soil type, agricultural patterns, and socioeconomic conditions.

The lessons learned from this initiative can be used by other countries with similar issues to develop and apply environmentally friendly innovations and technology that promote food security, biodiversity, climate resilience, and sustainable development. 

Kindly find attached my participation in the Call for Submissions on "Experiences, Best Practices, and Scalable Solutions for the Integration of Biodiversity into Agriculture" initiated by the FAO's Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment.

Best regards,

Ehab Ibrahim