Recovery of degraded areas in Brazil could strongly boost the fertilizer market. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), fertilizer use, projected at 62.7 million tons by 2036, could reach 73.1 million tons with the implementation of the Caminho Verde Brasil Program, representing a 16.5% increase. The country has 40 million hectares of […]
The Southern Regional Chapter of the Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) presents the book “Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition”, part of a textbook collection developed to support the teaching and dissemination of Soil Science in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. This is an unprecedented collective work, created by more than 114 professors from […]
The Southern Regional Chapter of the Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) has released the 3rd edition of the book “Technical Update on Liming and Fertilization of Fruit Crops”, launched during the 3rd Technical Meeting on Liming and Fertilization of Fruit Crops, held in May 2025 in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul. The publication brings […]
The 6th edition of the Brazilian Soil Classification System (SiBCS) is now available and can be accessed in two ways: ✅ Free PDF download from the Embrapa website.✅ Print-on-demand version, available for purchase through a company contracted by Embrapa. First published in 1999, the SiBCS has become a reference for researchers, professors, students, and farmers, […]
Despite their name, the so-called rare earth elements (REEs) are not actually scarce and can be found in various rocks and soils around the world, including in Pernambuco, Brazil. In an article published in the Jornal do Comércio de Pernambuco (JC-PE), Professor Clístenes Nascimento, from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), explains what these […]
On July 9–10, 2025, Professor Maria Eugenia Escobar took part in the 12th Regional Assembly of the Latin America and Caribbean Soil Partnership (ASLAC), representing the Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS). ASLAC is the regional group of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), an FAO/UN initiative that promotes soil governance and sustainable soil management worldwide. The […]
Brazilian Network of Soil Sensing (BNSS)
José Alexandre Demattê¹, Raúl Roberto Poppiel¹, Deorgia Tayane Mendes de Souza², Gustavo de Mattos Vasques³ The Brazilian Soil Spectral Library (BESB), described in an article published on the SBCS blog (https://www.sbcs.org.br/2025/03/17/4374), has completed eight years since the publication of its main scientific work (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706118318548). The BESB is already considered the largest soil spectral library in […]
Pedology in the face of artificial intelligence, critical integration or illusion of modernity?
José Alexandre M. Demattê1, Cássio Marques Moquedace1, Eduardo Couto2, Raul R. Poppiel1, Maria de Lourdes Mendonça-Santos3, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos4, Ricardo Simão Diniz Dalmolin5, Carlos R. Espindola6, Elpídio Inácio Fernandes-Filho7, Jaime Almeida8, João Carlos Ker8, Felipe Haenel Gomes9, Luiz Toledo Barros Rizzo10 Institutional consolidation of pedology in Brazil Pedology was established as a scientific […]
It is with great pleasure that the Brazilian Society of Soil Science (SBCS) announces the recipient of the Antônio Carlos Moniz Medal of Merit in Soil Science 2025: Professor Nilton Curi, from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA)! The Antônio Carlos Moniz Medal is awarded by the SBCS every two years, during the Brazilian Congresses […]
Leonardus Vergütz, Technical Director at OCP Nutricrops, emphasizes that soil health is a key pillar of global food security and a crucial tool in addressing climate change. An agronomist with experience at institutions such as the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and international universities, Vergütz also highlights the importance of partnerships between Brazil and Morocco […]
