EU CAP Network: MICROBIOMES4SOY Practice Abstracts

Published on

05/11/2025

The EIP-AGRI (The Agricultural European Innovation Partnership) project database is hosted by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Network, a network that aims to optimise the flow of information about agriculture and rural policy within the EU. The EIP-AGRI Project Database features projects from across Europe that boost innovation and knowledge exchange for agriculture, forestry and rural areas.

To help innovative and practice-oriented projects share their knowledge in a concise, harmonised and practice-oriented way, the ‘EIP-AGRI common format’ was developed to enable projects to share their intermediate and final results through practice abstracts.

The resulting knowledge from MICROBIOMES4SOY will feed into the EIP-AGRI database for broad dissemination on practical, concise findings – supporting healthier diets, sustainable food systems and fostering innovation in the food sector though microbiome-enhancements in the soya-bean value chain.

Find the MICROBIOMES4SOY project profile on the EU CAP Network here: https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/mircobiomes4soy_en.

Understanding Soya Plant Microbiomes: Enhancing Crop Productivity

MICROBIOMES4SOY aims to explore the dynamics and potential of plant microbiomes, specifically focusing on the soya bean model. The project seeks to understand how plant microbiomes impact soya crop productivity. Additionally, it aims to develop microbiome-informed approaches, including agricultural strategies and prediction models, to improve yield stability, promote environmental sustainability, and ensure food safety and quality during production.

Soya-Based Aquafeeds: Innovating Aquaculture Sustainability

In the realm of aquaculture, MICROBIOMES4SOY seeks to pioneer solutions by creating innovative soya-based aquafeeds. The project aims to evaluate the effects of these novel feeds on the fish gut microbiome and overall health, addressing both environmental and nutritional aspects of aquaculture.

Joint Efforts for Food Systems Transformation

MICROBIOMES4SOY aims to work collaboratively with food system stakeholders to define regional transition pathways towards plant-based protein diets, contributing to broader shifts in dietary practices.

Improved Microbiome-Based Knowledge and Skills for Food System Actors

Knowledge and skill empowerment is a key objective, intending to equip food system actors with expertise on microbiome interactions, benefits, and industrial applications. This will be achieved through a multi-actor approach, that shares understanding of microbiomes within the broader context of food systems.

Microbiome-Informed Dietary Recommendations:
Exploring Human Health Impacts

Moreover, human health is a central theme, with a dedicated objective to investigate the impact of soya-derived protein diets on the human gut microbiome. The project aims to provide microbiome-informed dietary recommendations, contributing valuable insights to the intersection of nutrition and microbiology.