Build trust. Drive impact. Monitor what matters.

Soil health is the foundation of resilient food systems, climate action and ecosystem restoration.

At BENCHMARKS, we help actors and institutions across all scales —from cooperatives to ministries— develop robust, science-based soil health Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) systems tailored to their needs.

Our offer? Practical tools, expert guidance, and co-creation that turns soil health from a concept into measurable, actionable outcomes.

What you gain

Tailored support

We adapt our approach to your context

Scientific framework

Access to BENCHMARKS’ Soil Health Indicator Framework (SHIF)

Visibility

Visibility through our EU-wide network and pilot programme

Knowledge Exchange

Co-learning & peer exchange with actors across Europe

Strategic Leverage

Strategic positioning for policy, funding & sustainability goals

Soil Health Improvement

Together, we ensure that soil health is improved

Who we support

Actors

We support a diverse range of actors committed to improving soil health across scales:

Local and Regional

NGOs, cooperatives, processors, advisors

Use Case: Co-developing an MRV system across a farmer network or local value chain

National

Research institutes, certification bodies, policy platforms

Use Case: Aligning national soil policy with science-based indicators

EU and Global

Alliances, networks, global NGOs, funders

Use Case: Integrating soil health MRV into EU policies

Land use types

We support MRV development in agricultural, urban and forestry soils.

Our Co-Development Approach

We use a 5-step, hands-on process to help you design and implement the right MRV system:

Understand your context

Where are you working? Who is involved? What’s your scale?

Define your soil health objectives

What do you want to monitor, improve, or demonstrate?

Link to land management practices

Which actions impact soil health in your case?

Select relevant indicators from our SHIF

We help you tailor your indicator set.

Test, improve, and scale

We co-pilot the system with you, collect feedback, and help embed it.

Ready to get involved?

Let’s co-create an MRV system that works for your context—and for the soil.