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SUMMARY:At the CNR in Montelibretti\, the “Curious by Nature” Open Day Celebrates World Nature Day
DESCRIPTION:Rome\, Italy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOn March 3\, 4\, and 5\, 2026\, the Territorial Research Area of the National Research Council (ARRM1) in Montelibretti (Rome) open its doors to primary school students for the “Curious by Nature” Open Day\, an initiative dedicated to celebrating World Wildlife Day. \n\n\n\nDuring these three days\, children are involved in a multidisciplinary and engaging exploration of science\, technology\, innovation\, and Art & Science. Through interactive experiments\, hands-on demonstrations\, and discussions with researchers\, young participants have the opportunity to discover firsthand how scientific knowledge is created and how it contributes to the protection and enhancement of our natural heritage. \n\n\n\nThe initiative aimed at stimulating curiosity\, encouraging critical thinking\, and promoting scientific culture from primary school onward\, within a dynamic and inclusive environment. “Curious by Nature” represents a valuable opportunity to bring younger generations closer to the world of research\, showing how science and creativity can work together to interpret and understand the complexity of nature. \n\n\n\nThe Open Day is part of the outreach activities promoted by the CNR Territorial Research Area in Montelibretti\, which has long been committed to strengthening the connection between the scientific community\, schools\, and the local area. \n\n\n\nWithin this event\, CNR-ISB participates with three activities: Carmelo Cannarella (“The Secret Music of Plants”)\, Valerio Muzzini (“Discovering the Environment with Sensors”)\, and Giovanni D’Orazio (“Science and Color: Painting with the Colors of Nature”). \n\n\n\nCNR-ISB’s activities have also been designed to increase awareness of the central role of soil health for both human life and the planet — a fundamental principle that inspires the SPIN-FERT project. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Created by ASN
URL:https://spinfert.eu/event/at-the-cnr-in-montelibretti-the-curious-by-nature-open-day-celebrates-world-nature-day/
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SUMMARY:SPIN-FERT & Hort2theFuture – Policy Scoping Workshop 
DESCRIPTION:SPIN-FERT & Hort2theFuture Invite to Policy Scoping Workshop On Tuesday\, 3 March 2026\, the Horizon Europe projects SPIN-FERT and Hort2theFuture (H2F) convened a joint Policy Scoping Workshop in Brussels (REA headquarters) to present and discuss project results related to EU policies on peat-free growing substrates and biostimulants.  \n\n\n\nBringing together representatives from SPIN-FERT consortium\, Hort2theFuture consortium\, relevant EU policy experts (e.g.\, DG AGRI\, DG ENV)\, REA\, REA External review monitors\, invited external stakeholders (industry\, organic sector\, NGOs)\, and topic experts\, the workshop aimed at:  \n\n\n\n• Reviewing  the current policy landscape and the state of play of project results \n\n\n\n• Providing  preliminary information suitable for policy recommendations \n\n\n\n• Identifying key issues and gaps to define actions relevant to policies \n\n\n\nThe programme included policy updates from EU officers\, presentations of key innovations from both projects\, and a joint discussion on opportunities for coordinated policy briefs. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWorkshop report \n\n\n\nThe meeting confirmed that the operational synergy between SPIN-FERT and Hort2theFuture represents a strategic asset for effectively meeting the objectives of the topic and the overall Mission Soil. \n\n\n\nIt is our feeling that the collaboration between the two consortia has revealed a value that transcends individual project KPIs. \n\n\n\nInvolving representatives from DG AGRI in this process\, i.e. during the session\, was not only useful but necessary. The possibility of involving other DGs related to the subject (e.g. ENVI) in future similar events would provide an even better framework for the discussion and the work we carry on. The direct dialogue between institutions developing innovation and those defining the regulatory framework is suitable to avoid the risk of producing scientific and technically excellent solutions that are bureaucratically inapplicable. This exchange was therefore essential to bridge the gap between research and regulatory implementation\, favouring real-world application. \n\n\n\nSystematizing both projects’ pathways would allow for: \n\n\n\n\nstandardizing recommendations for peat-free substrates;\n\n\n\naligning technical innovations with the developments of the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR);\n\n\n\nidentifying the regulatory gaps that still hinder the large-scale adoption of such solutions\, from both the manufacturers and farmers points of view.\n\n\n\n\nThe discussion with stakeholders and other project partners during the workshop allowed us to better understand possible options for policy recommendations. Indeed\, there is a clear sense that our scientific evidence is effectively providing a compass for future policy recommendations regarding bio-based substrates and fertilizers\, which\, however\, have to face some regulatory constraints that derive from both EU and national provisions. In this respect\, the session and workshop allowed us to acquire some additional knowledge useful to define possible technical solutions that better fit with the current legal framework and also present the issues that we face because of a lack of clear/common regulations (e.g. in case of adjuvants). \n\n\n\nWe believe that the approach of the session\, i.e. direct discussion between projects and DGs’ officers\, can help defining the scientific activity and support a better understanding of the implications that its results can have on current policies or legal frameworks\, supporting technical choices to be considered by the authority/ies when developing or modifying the provisions (e.g. in relation to the inclusion of new microbial genera under microbial biostimulants). Indeed\, besides the normal lobbying and consultation activity from/of industrial parties\, we believe that the scientific evidence can be better expressed during such kind of events/meetings and thus would welcome a kind of their “institutionalisation” among the normal dissemination activities of any project. \n\n\n\nTo maintain the proactive momentum generated in Brussels\, we have already scheduled technical meetings between the key players of both projects in the coming weeks. The objective is to define a common strategy (“the way forward”) that integrates the feedback received during the policy session and coordinates upcoming research and dissemination activities\, moving forward in a unified and synergistic direction. This is seen as a possibility of providing the EU Commission with a “common single message” based on policy recommendations derived from both projects independently\, but with a synergistic approach.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Created by ASN
URL:https://spinfert.eu/event/spin-fert-hort2thefuture-policy-scoping-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Soil Quality: The Role of Organic Fertilisers\, from Theory to Field
DESCRIPTION:Cesena\, Italy \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Friday\, March 6\, the workshop “Soil Quality: The Role of Organic-Based Fertilizers\, from Theory to Field” took place in Cesena\, Italy\, as part of the European SPIN-FERT project. The event was organized by Ri.Nova\, sponsored by Herambiente. \n\n\n\nThe technical meeting\, which was well-attended both in person and online\, highlighted strong interest in biostimulants and their applications\, while also highlighting several aspects that require further discussion and investigation. \n\n\n\nSoil quality is a fundamental lever for the future of agriculture\, ecosystem protection\, and land resilience\, but in recent decades it has been progressively compromised by intensive management practices and the effects of climate change. Soil organic matter plays a central role in countering these processes and improving soil fertility and resilience. \n\n\n\nIn particular\, through scientific contributions and the presentation of long-term case studies and applications across different crop types\, the conference offered a forum for discussion and technical-scientific updates for technicians\, agricultural sector operators\, researchers\, and public decision-makers. \n\n\n\nEligio Malusò from CREA and In Hort\, together with Maria Grazia Tommasini from Ri.Nova\, presented the possibility of considering all components of soil fertility within a soil quality index\, according to the SPIN-FERT approach. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Created by ASN
URL:https://spinfert.eu/event/soil-quality-the-role-of-organic-fertilisers-from-theory-to-field/
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