Fafalel, hummus, vegetable burgers, ... These delicacies are made from chickpeas and yellow pea. Unfortunately, these protein crops come mainly from distant countries such as Russia or Argentina. So can't we grow such protein crops in Belgium? “Yes, we can!” says ILVO researcher Elien De Rooze. She explains how farmers can grow protein crops and what exactly they need to pay attention to. “Who knows, that way one day we might be eating a hummus sandwich where all the raw materials grown in the same field.”
The BELIS project, launched in October 2023, focuses specifically on developing cost-effective breeding techniques and improving the framework conditions for breeding in Europe.
Cultivation-related risks in dry-harvested yellow pea are still real even after recent research. That's according to an interim evaluation of PEAPACT and LEG-O.
3 new soybean varieties have been accepted on the Belgian variety list. Pro Helicon, Pro Jacinto and Pro Vesuvio score excellently in terms of yield and protein content. This proves that Protealis' br...
