Towards a sustainable and profitable soybean cultivation in Flanders
Is it possible to introduce soybean production in Flanders in an economical and sustainable way?
Is it possible to introduce soybean production in Flanders in an economical and sustainable way?
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Starting up the local cultivation and processing of sustainable organic soy for food presents a major challenge for 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.
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...
...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 ...
...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...
...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...
...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 ...
...ave a higher protein content, which may mean that less protein-rich supplementary feed (such as soybean meal) will need to be purchased.FinancingVLAIO
...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...
...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...
To what extent are field beans a valuable and viable protein provider and soy substitute in dairy cattle rations?
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...
...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...