0000000000502566
AUTHOR
Nicolas Munier Jolain
DEPHY and the IPM monitoring; lessons learnt in France
International audience
Collectes des données de pratiques agricoles des sites du Réseau de Mesures de la Qualité des Sols
The INRAE InfoSol unit, mandated by the Gis Sol, coordinates the French Soil Monitoring Network (RMQS) set up to assess the quality and evolution of soils in France. A local trained team collects management data through a survey with farmers or operators for each site and campaign. The initial objective of collecting all soil-related management data, answering multidisciplinary uses, has faced collection difficulties and lengthy interviews. Hence, survey forms were revised before the second campaign, started in 2016. The new forms were tested and improved for two years, and the data collection strategy was tuned. In order to analyze the first responses and to suggest improvements, the study…