Towards a sustainable and profitable soybean cultivation in Flanders
Is it possible to introduce soybean production in Flanders in an economical and sustainable way?
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Setting up a local, sustainable soybean value chain.
https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/projecten/locosoy
Starting up the local cultivation and processing of sustainable organic soy for food presents a major challenge for Flanders.
Catching rhizobia to introduce high protein containing soybean for a sustainable agriculture in Flanders
The aim of this Grand Challenge project is to engage at least 1000 citizens and their gardens to help acquire native rhizobia from Flemish soils that are able to efficiently nodulate soybean.
Soy free chicken and pig production
General introductionTo reduce soy use in animal feed, DEMOSOJAVRIJ raises the question to what extent and which alternative European protein sources can be used as raw materials for pig and poultr...
Less soybean meal and lower methane emissions on organic dairy farms
...medium and high yielding organic dairy farms more autonomous and become stepwise independent(er) of soy, without increasing (ideally even decreasing) methane emissions, and with the condition that ...
Optimal cultivation of protein crops for poultry feeding
...en excretion in the animals. We analyze the sustainability of leguminous crops as an alternative to soy.Relevance/ValorizationThe protein fraction in the feed ration of laying hens and broi...
Development of novel technological approaches for a low-cost and reliable characterization of CROP Yield QUALity Traits of target crops grown under Changing Environmental Conditions
...or crop monitoring and high throughput phenotyping under field conditions. Studied crops are wheat, soybean, quinoa, rice and maize. We identify resilient genotypes and molecular markers linked wit...
Upcycling processes of uncontrolled green macroalgae growth and residual biomass from brownmacroalgae and legumes to obtain alternative sources of proteins for food and feed applications
...cal proteins from underutilized residual streams. The current origin of the proteins in question is soy, grains or potatoes. In other words, they are often either imported and/or less ecologically ...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...ave a higher protein content, which may mean that less protein-rich supplementary feed (such as soybean meal) will need to be purchased.FinancingVLAIO
Protein extraction from lucerne and clover for broiler and pig feed
...e crop rotation of Flemish arable and vegetable farms. Unlike other leguminous crops such as pea or soybean, there are several cuts per year, and thus the total biomass produced is considerable, up...
Insect meal and whey powder: new potential protein sources for 100% organic layer feed
...the concept of circular economy. Both sources can be produced locally and provide an alternative to soy.Relevance/ValorizationFeed manufacturers and organic egg farmers are looking for pote...
Potential of protein transition by locally produced faba beans
To what extent are field beans a valuable and viable protein provider and soy substitute in dairy cattle rations?
Breeding of forage and grain legumes to increase protein self-sufficiency in the EU and China
General introductionEUCLEG is an EU Horizon2020 project, in which breeding strategies for soybean, pea, faba bean, red clover and alfalfa are developed in collaboration with 37 research institutes...
Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability
...tem services. BELIS involves a total of 34 partners. ILVO is particularly active for red clover and soybean.Research approachWe develop tools and methodologies for cost-effective breeding p...