Conference on Soil Fertility Restoration

What is the conference about?

The Conference “National Challenge: Soil Degradation or Restoration?” is dedicated to the problem of soil degradation and the ways of its restoration in Ukraine. This year the focus is on restoration of soils that were affected by hostilities.
We gather the representatives of state and business, leading scientists and educators to join forces and draw maximum public attention to this problem.
As of 2022, we have held three conferences on the topic of restoration of degraded soils. However, new challenges appear every year - the world is changing, and we are changing with it. But our principles remain unchanged: popularization of the soil problem, synergy of the state, science, business, and education, as well as a strong patriotic and civil position.

We gather to find the answer to the main question: what to do next?

SCIENCE

SCALE, REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF SOIL DEGRADATION: SCIENTIFIC SUBSTANTIATION AND FORECASTS

BUSINESS

PRACTICAL STEPS TOWARDS FERTILE SOILS: EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES AND SUCCESS STORIES FROM AGRIBUSINESS

STATE

STATE AS A GUARANTOR OF PRESERVING SOIL FERTILITY

6

HOURS OF UNIQUE RESEARCH AND LONG-STANDING EXPERIENCE

19

EXPERT SPEAKERS

3

KEY TOPICS

300

PARTICIPANTS

For agricultural business stakeholders of different forms of ownership with different technologies.

For science and education to hear the business request

For public institutions which are related to soil protection technologies

For everyone who is concerned about preserving and restoring the Ukrainian soil

Register now for the 2023 conference!

What challenges will Ukraine face in 2023?

How to measure the degraded soil and identify its microbiome?

What practical tools for soil restoration should be used in different cases of soil degradation?

What are the state and international programs for soil restoration?

Olga
Trofimtseva

Ambassador at Large
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Moderator of the first section

Taras
Vysotskyi

First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

State and soil regeneration

Oleksandr Dombrovskyi

President of MHP Eco Energy, Chairman of the Board at Global 100% RE Ukraine

Moderator of the third section

Mykhailo Draganchuk

Farmer, blogger. Author of No-till for Beginners. Organizer of the Conference “No-Till Lab"

NO-Till technology as an element of soil fertility restoration technology + cover crops

Kateryna Shavanova

Kernel R&D Head, PhD in Biological Sciences

The soil microbiome: why it matters for soil health, climate and business

Maksym Solokha

Head of the Laboratory of Instrumental Methods of Soil Research, Standardization and Metrology, National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, PhD in Agricultural Sciences

Impact of military aggression and hostilities on the current state of soil cover, assessment of damage, recovery measures.

Tetyana Santivanez

FAO Agricultural Officer

Climate change: challenges for agricultural science and education

Philip Gehlen

Biome Makers

Unveiling the functions and ecological interactions in the soil microbiome

Oksana Tonkha

Dean of Agrobiological Faculty, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Professor

From the selection of soil analysis methods to the differential application of fertilizers

Mykola Kosolap

Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Farming and Herbology, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

No-till and Strip-till farming technologies for production, science, and education