ABACO Group, a European leading Agri-tech company, and NIAB, a crop science organisation, have partnered together with ASDA, Tesco, and McCain Foods to launch a digital application aimed at supporting Farmers and Growers to better manage the health and productivity of their soil and the assessment of soil quality across the UK. This innovative solution provides a database to record and analyse soil sample results and offers tangible advice to farmers on how to improve the quality of their soil.
The partnership arrives in a challenging period for the agricultural and farming sectors. As rising costs and soil egradation are creating an increasingly challenging environment for the UK’s agricultural sector, all partners chose technology and innovation to improve soil quality, productivity, and in turn, sustainability in food production over the long-term. This collaboration led Abaco and NIAB to develop the Soil Health Scorecard (SHSC) which will now be trialled by ASDA, Tesco and McCain within their own supply chains. For the first time in agriculture, the scorecard establishes an open, accessible, and data-driven solution that supports data collection and benchmarking for soil health. The application provides a way to measure the success of specific management practices and offers tailored advice to farmers on how to improve soil health.
Antonio Samaritani, CEO of ABACO Group stated that “ABACO has found ideal partners to foster innovation and sustainability in agriculture and farming. At ABACO, we put Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) concerns at the forefront of everything we do, and finding partners who are completely aligned with these objectives has made this a natural fit for us.”
The Scorecard will allow supply chain partners to fast-track the technology transition in agriculture and innovatively address key issues in food production. Through AI analytics, the scorecard is expected to transform the way farmers approach soil health management, and the collaboration among different players is a significant step toward sustainable and innovative farming practices.
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