The institute has created three courses to date: introduction to organic soil management and nutrient cycles, organic soil management practices and transitioning to organic methods, and organic soil management field training.

Soil sealing causes an irreversible loss of the biological functions of soil.

the fertility and biological activity of the soil shall be maintained and increased by multiannual crop rotation including legumes and other green manure crops, and by the application of livestock manure or organic material, both preferably composted, from organic production.

(b)the fertility and biological activity of the soil shall be maintained and increased by multiannual crop rotation including legumes and other green manure crops, and by the application of livestock manure or organic material, both preferably composted, from organic production.

For land-based biological resources, research will focus on: soil fertility, improved crops and production systems in all their diversity, including organic farming, quality production schemes and monitoring and assessment of the impact of GMOs on the environment and humans; plant health, sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture, and forestry; rural development; animal health and welfare, breeding and production; infectious diseases in animals, including epidemiological studies, zoonoses and their pathogenic mechanisms, and diseases linked to animal feedst ...[+++]uffs; other threats to the sustainability and security of food production, including climate change; safe disposal of animal waste.

The most effective biological innovations that will protect against weeds, pests, and diseases, build soil biological health and diversity, and produce healthy, nutritious food are encompassed by organic production techniques.