EUROPE
This section provides information about the Soil Doctors Programme implementation in Europe.
LIST OF COUNTRIES
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of the Netherlands (the), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Republic of Moldova (the), Romania, Russian Federation (the), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) and Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan
PROMOTING INSTITUTION:
Kazakh Research Institute of Rice Farming named after Ibray Zhakhayev
| Kazakhstan | Women | Men | Total |
| Soil Doctors' Trainers | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Soil Doctors | 15 | 35 | 50 |
| Farmers reached (estimated) | 95 | 220 | 315 |
TRAININGS:
📌 Almaty, Turkestan, Zhambyl | Module 1 - What is Soil Salinity | Kazakh | May 2022 | Photogallery
Tajikistan
PROMOTING INSTITUTION:
Institute of Soil science and Agrochemistry (Институт почвоведения и агрохимии ТАСХН)
| Tajikistan | Women | Men | Number |
| Soil Doctors' Trainers | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Soil Doctors | 60 | 140 | 200 |
| Farmers reached (estimated) | 600 | 1400 | 2000 |
TRAININGS:
📌 Hisor, Dushanbe | Module 1 – Soil Fertility in collaboration with in collaboration with Agricultural entrepreneurship development project management unit (SI AED PMU) and FAO country office | Tajik | November 2023 | Photogallery | Video | Highlight
Training soil doctor in Tajikistan video
Turkmenistan
PROMOTING INSTITUTION:
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental protection
LOCAL PROMOTERS
Regional Agrochemical laboratory
| Turkmenistan | Women | Men | Total |
| Soil Doctors' Trainers | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Soil Doctors | 12 | 28 | 40 |
| Farmers reached (estimated) | 30 | 70 | 100 |
TRAININGS:
📌 Dashoguz | Module 1 – What are salinity/sodicity in collaboration with FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (SEC) with financial support from the CACILM 2 project titled “Integrated natural resource management in drought-prone and salt-affected areas" funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Turkmen | Nov 2024 | Photogallery | Highlight
External links
News articles
- В Туркменистане запущена Глобальная программа «Доктора для почв» | Общество
- https://turkmenistaninfo.gov.tm/news/8421
Social media links
Uzbekistan
PROMOTING INSTITUTION:
Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemical Research
LOCAL PROMOTERS
- Bukhara Institute of Natural Resources Management of the National Research University of Tashkent - Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers
- Southern Agricultural Scientific Research Institute
- Tashkent State Agrarian University
| Uzbekistan | Women | Men | Number |
| Soil Doctors' Trainers | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Soil Doctors | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| Farmers reached (estimated) | 75 | 175 | 250 |
TRAININGS:
📌 Bukhara| Module 1 – What are salinity/sodicity in collaboration with FAO Uzbekistan office with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Uzbek | March 2024 | Photogallery | Highlight
External links
- https://twitter.com/FAOLandWater/status/1767202429605404942/photo/1
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=809545307881495&set=a.644056964430331
News articles
- FAO Country Profiles | Soil Doctors Programme has been launched in Bukhara | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FAO Country Profiles | | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations