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The project is a complex and innovative approach to the issue of soil quality in agriculture in Alba, Bistrita, Cluj and Mures counties, proposing an integrated approach by involving authorities with competences in the field of soil quality preservation, farmers and producers and agricultural high school and university students. The Romanian Agriculture is marked by a limited awareness of protection and conservation of production means, more specifically the soil, due to the poor professional training of people in agriculture and doubled by the limited capacities of responsible authorities to monitor and ensure the implementation of the applicable regulations with regard to preserving the quality of the soil and to provide adequate support and access to technical solutions to the farmers. This affects not only the farmer themselves, but also the people living in those regions, as the methods used by farmers so far also negatively affect drinking water quality and biodiversity. The project proposes a combination of activities aimed at raising awareness of different target groups based on research and dissemination of results, a component of monitoring the competences and capacities of public authorities in ensuring preservation of soil quality and of the practices of farmers and small producers to use and protect the soil. The advocacy component promotes good practices and proposals for solutions. The expected results include a series of documents (research and monitoring reports of legal competences, capacities, practices and challenges that are used to define good practices and practical solutions, all developed with the direct involvement of beneficiaries) and a series of monitoring tools for authorities. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Foundation for Regional Economy and Agriculture Promotion which has a vast experience in agriculture.