From October 1st to October 3rd, the MINAGRIS General Assembly was held at the Head Office of AGES in Vienna, Austria, bringing together researchers, partners, and people who worked together on the project from all over Europe. Over the course of three days, participants exchanged project updates, talked about major discoveries, and collaborated on the next steps in understanding the effects of plastics on our soils - a crucial topic for sustainable agriculture and research.
An essential part of the MINAGRIS outreach and citizen engagement strategy is the SoilPlastic App, developed by SPOTTERON. The App allows farmers, researchers, and citizens to record observations of plastic debris in agricultural soils directly from the field.