SACA – Slovenian Association for Conservation Agriculture

(Original name in Slovene: Slovensko združenje za ohranitveno kmetijstvo; PIC: 888321345; Adress: Periška cesta 12, 1261Ljubljana, Slovenia)

SACA members are farmers, practitioners and advocates of conservation agriculture principles, and other individuals from academia, advisory service, NGOs…)

Living Lab

Slovenia, (cooperation with University of Ljubljana (Biotechnical faculty), Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, and University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Website: http://www.szoort.si/
Contact Person/president: Rok Mihelič, rok.mihelic@bf.uni-lj.si

Vision & Objectives

  • researching and proving best practices of CA, locally adapted.
  • influence and co-shape local agricultural policy to support CA.
  • disseminate findings and promote CA system so that the consumers would demand CA (also called regenerative agriculture) as the best way of future ago-ecological agriculture.

Activities

  • several long-term field experiments (over 10 years) organised as scientific research and as pilot demonstrations with local farmers in various pedo-climatic conditions;upgrading state of the art scientific research equipment for profound studies as well as testing novel farm machinery for successful CA practices implementation
  • upgrading state of the art scientific research equipment for profound studies as well as testing novel farm machinery for successful CA practices implementationestablished national association for conservation agriculture (http://www.szoort.si/)
  • establishment of national hub for agricultural soil
  • established national association for conservation agriculture (http://www.szoort.si/)
  • international co-operation (https://ecaf.org/ ; https://ejpsoil.eu/)

Production sector

  • Arable farming
  • Horticulture (vegetable, ornamental, fruit)
  • Mixed farming
  • Grassland management
  • Aquaculture (algae for crops’ biostimulants)