Drought tolerant crops
Climate change means that we are increasingly faced with drought during the growing season, including in Flanders. This requires a systematic approach to water in agriculture, in which the use of drou...
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Agroforestry
...orestry can make farms more robust and less vulnerable to external shocks such as extreme rainfall, drought, or low prices on the global market. This is due to the higher total biomass production (...
Water in agriculture
... drinking water. What long-term solutions are there to better deal with long periods of drought? We must put maximum effort into infiltration, buffering, and reuse, certainly in the long ter...
Soil health
...Infiltration of water during heavy rainfall (climate adaptation)Buffering water against drought (climate adaptation)Retention and release of nutrientsHosting soil biodiversi...
Erosion
... models predict that climate change will be felt in Flanders mainly in the form of more heat waves, drought and longer periods of drought, as well as more short and intense rainstorms. The chance o...
Soil: carbon sequestration
... water available to the plant during the growing season which can prove crucial during periods of droughtImproved soil fertility. Organic matter acts as a buffer against pH fluctuations, acts as a ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...oclimate was buffered by woody vegetation did not grow better in the experiment. Due to the extreme drought in 2018 and 2019, the researchers were forced to irrigate all the gardens so that enough ...
Quinoa
...more than half as low. Furthermore, it is a stress-tolerant crop that is largely unaffected by drought and salinization, making it well-suited to withstand the effects of climate change. Finally, q...
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