As part of the scientific cooperation activities of the “Harnessing Bioproducts to Strengthen Climate Change Resilience” project, funded by FONTAGRO, a technical training visit was conducted at the Bioeconomy Science Institute (BSI) of AgResearch in Lincoln, New Zealand, to strengthen capacity in the methodology for physical soil fractionation for soil carbon analysis.

During the visit, the BSI team shared its protocol for processing soil samples and separating the different physical soil fractions, a methodology that enables the quantification of organic carbon distribution among pools with different degrees of stability. This protocol provides a robust tool for assessing the impact of bioproducts on soil health and their contribution to the resilience of agricultural systems under climate change.

In addition to the hands-on training, the visit strengthened the scientific collaboration between AGROSAVIA and the Bioeconomy Science Institute through the exchange of knowledge on soil carbon, agricultural microbiology, and strategies to improve the resilience of agricultural production systems. This international partnership reinforces the project's technical capacity and contributes to the generation of scientific evidence supporting the development of biological solutions for more sustainable agriculture.

The project brings together institutions from Colombia, Argentina, and New Zealand to develop and validate bioproducts that contribute to the sustainable management of maize production and the adaptation of agricultural systems to climate change, while promoting international cooperation and knowledge transfer among the participating countries.