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Paula Pérez González-Anguiano, Assistant researcher BETA Technological Center, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya

Carbon capture in Mediterranean soil: how farmland can trap greenhouse gases

Measuring soil respiration levels in a farm field. Wikimedia Commons., CC BY

Imagine if we could find a way to capture the greenhouse gases that are warming our planet. One way to do this is carbon farming, a practice that has great potential as a green business model, especially in countries with a Mediterranean climate.

Carbon farming works by incorporating organic matter into the soil, thereby increasing its organic carbon storage. Some of the most significant carbon farmming practices are agroforestry, soil organic cover, reduced ploughing, effective water use, and integrated fertilisation management, which includes efficient planning and application of crop nutrients and prioritising the use of organic fertilisers.

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