Chickpea: Protein grown in Flanders
...ct, an operational group of farmers and processors started working with locally grown and processed chickpeas. When the project began in 2022, chickpea was hardly cultivated in Flanders. KIK-Love s...
...ct, an operational group of farmers and processors started working with locally grown and processed chickpeas. When the project began in 2022, chickpea was hardly cultivated in Flanders. KIK-Love s...
The focus of KIKET is to investigate the willingness of the actors before and after the farm. Is there a willingness to switch to Flemish chickpea?
Through KickChick we aim to connect current pioneers in chickpea cultivation and followers.
General introductionThe KIPEi project shows that while growing protein crops such as edamame, chickpeas and dry beans in temporarily unused cold greenhouses is technically possible, it is economic...
...s vulgaris, Vicia faba) and pea (Pisum sativum), soybean (Glycine max), lentil (Lens culinaris) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum). In particular, the cultivation of protein crops harvested for dry...
...rance. These can be classic existing crops from the Flemish rotations, or innovative crops (such as chickpea and quinoa).Relevance/ValorizationThe new infrastructure is set up as an open-in...
...tium in which each contributes to a total sustainable and local chain of protein crops yellow peas, chickpeas and lentils. Several trials are being developed to find the most suitable crop combinat...