Now that it is more often dry for long periods, we need to grow plants that can stand up to changing conditions. Farmers therefore sow the grains, corn or potatoes that performed best in recent, often dry, years. There are also new crops making their appearance in Flanders: quinoa and chickpea, for example. Can Flemish farmers simply switch to such a new crop from one year to the next?
After four years of dedicated research and development, the ALEHOOP project has reached important milestones in the field of sustainable protein innovation.
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.
