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1、Soil Carbon Research SymposiumJune 25-28,2025LATIN AMERICAN&CARIBBEANMuseum of TomorrowRio de Janeiro,BrazilSoil carbon management for mitigation and adaptation:Lessons from farmer-researcher partnerships in Mexico and beyondSieg Snapp,Director Sustainable AgriSieg Snapp,Director Sustainable Agri-fo

2、od Systems,CIMMYT food Systems,CIMMYT s.snappcgiar.orgs.snappcgiar.orgThe challenge:low soil carbon statusThe challenge:low soil carbon statusSoil carbon stocks(0-30cm)in tons per hectare(Source:Minasny et al.,2017).How to build soil C?There is extreme heterogeneity of soil resources Soil health man

3、agement solutions vary by geolocation,social,economic and market context Time is an issue:slow,difficult to measure processes require sustained investment in knowledge-intensive,local management of soilsRealizing soil health at scale is urgently needed,yet difficult!Network of research platforms:Net

4、work of research platforms:LongLong-term trials linked to farmersterm trials linked to farmersMas Mas AgroAgrolearning hubs:learning hubs:action science for sustainable agrifood systemsIterative process to generate private-public-civil partnerships that scale:-Sustainable sourcing of barley with HEI

5、NEKEN Mexico HEINEKEN Mexico from field to glass-Mas Mas AgroAgrohubnetworkshubnetworkssupported by open data e-agrology knowledge systemLearning labs for action science require open data systemsOpen protocols:Publish SOPsOpen data:remote sensing,world datasets/maps,handheld sensors,local data acces

6、sTriangulate data:Open data:Open science:Living labs for multi-scale data,participatory action science&long-term experimentsIndigenous knowledgeSynthesize and share data,iteratively improve for hyper local and regional knowledgePublish open access,mini-papers,data verse archivingRealizing mitigation