The SOERE PRO network

SOERE PRO aims to set up a network of long-term experimental field sites conducted under different agro-pedo-climatic conditions where (1) changes in the quality of the soil, cultivated plants, water and air are measured after repeated application of PROs, (2) and the dynamics of these changes explained by considering the characteristics of the PROs (origin of raw materials x treatment applied) and taking into account climatic and pedoclimatic conditions.

The SOERE PRO network involves various research institutes (INRAE, CIRAD, IRD) and collaborations with relevant professional partners. The SOERE PRO sites are managed in such a way as to provide experimental conditions enabling sampling and the provision of data for research programmes and international collaborations.

Short Technical Description

SOERE PRO comprises 5 highly instrumented experimental sites, mainly cultivated with field crops, and conducted in different agro-pedo-climatic contexts:

  • QualiAgro created in 1998 and managed by INRAE UMR EcoSys; located in the Paris basin and comparing various urban composts and cattle manure.
  • PROspective started in 2000 and managed by INRAE SEAV Colmar; located in the Haut-Rhin in north-east France, comparing composted and non-composted products.
  • EFELE started in 2012 and managed by INRAE UMR SAS; located in Brittany comparing different livestock effluents and treatment processes.
  • SOERE PRO Réunion created in 2013 and managed by CIRAD Recyclage et Risque; located in Réunion comparing livestock effluents and urban organic waste.
  • SOERE PRO Senegal started in 2016 and managed by CIRAD Recyclage et Risque; site run with vegetable crops, comparing poultry manure, urban sludge and digestate.

Options And Conditions

For more information, please contact:

Aurélia MICHAUD

Sabine HOUOT