Boxwood moth
...vy infestation. It is therefore not necessary pull out affected plants. In the summer new shoots appear after 6 to 8 weeks. How can you avoid damage by the boxwood moth? In 2020, ILVO and P...
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Soy
...ce increases and market speculation. The price of soy has been rising for years and already peaked at over 500 euros per ton at the end of 2012. Moreover, the import of soy raises social and ecolog...
Aquaculture at sea
...ts from existing aquaculture productions can also be particularly interesting. For example, the European BlueShell project is looking for bioactive substances in the shells of mussels, crabs and sh...
Business models
...le food system. Attention to more robust business models is included in the challenges that the European Union and Flanders want to tackle. These challenges are to ensure a full income for farmers ...
Plant health
...n techniques, marker technology, and various high-throughput sequencing strategies. In a European context, ILVO participates in the ‘barcoding’ of regulated organisms, in particular those with...
Food: balanced and healthy
...the potatoes? There are a lot of questions: What is and isn’t a healthy diet, or should we speak more of balanced diets and balanced dietary patterns?What about so-called superfoods; just how s...
Farmer stress and mental well-being
...ector- and/or age-related, such as risks and an uncertain future perspective. Sometimes, farmers speak more implicitly of a source of stress, such as the challenge of fulfilling and increasing numb...
Agroecology
... in a limited circle. In the meantime, a reputation and a place in regional and European policy have been obtained. The systems approach and agroecology principles are getting more recognition. Aft...
Drought tolerant crops
ILVO studies the cultivation possibilities and the potential for Flanders of drought-resistant crops like quinoa, chickpea, and sorghum..
Nitrogen
...ssing. Ammonia is a major contributor to nitrogen deposition in nature reserves. To achieve the European nature goals, it is therefore important that the emission of ammonia decreases. The most imp...
Erosion
...-term trial fields, whether or not in collaboration with practical centers at home and abroad. It appears to be very effective against erosion in crops such as maize. By not turning the soil over d...
Methane emissions in livestock farming (enteric emissions)
...at is ILVO's role? Reduction of enteric emissions from cattle in Flanders is one of the spearheads of climate research at ILVO. In the SMART-milking research project ('Nitrogen and Methane App...
Allergens
...iding the consumption of the ingredients they are allergic to. To help consumers with this, the European Union requires the clear labeling (e.g., fat, underlined) of 14 allergens (Regulation (EU) N...
Animal welfare
...y as possible to avoid hopeless and needlessly long suffering. But how do you do that best? The European Regulation 1099/2009 describes the permitted methods, but within the poultry sector not all ...
Stray voltage in the dairy barn
...that is researching stray voltage. This EIP project is funded by the Flemish government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).Baart Eloot (ILVO): "The working group c...
Soil: carbon sequestration
... grassland to cropland, a significant part of the accumulated carbon is lost again. Based on European studies in which the carbon decomposition during the conversion of grassland to arable land was...
Authenticity of food products
...od producers are not allowed to print whatever they want on their labels. This is stipulated in European legislation. But sometimes infringements of this happen. In the case of a deliberate infring...
Ruimte op zee
...ossible. Renewable energy production requires (a lot of) space Within the framework of European directives on renewable energy production, a zone for wind energy was demarcated off the coas...
Algae: seaweed and microalgae
...so algae chef Donald Deschagt is doing a lot of innovation in his kitchen. In the meantime, we can speak of successful experiments with herb mix, bouillon cubes, veganaise, cheese, bread and dry sa...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...sed use of fertilizers and pesticides, among others. At the landscape level, it has led to the disappearance of semi-natural elements. These are green elements that are strongly influenced by human...
Ecosystem-oriented marine modeling and management
...in providing ecosystem-based fisheries advice to its international clients, including the European Commission (e.g. Common fisheries policy (CFP) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the ne...
Protein diversification in food and nutrition
Study of the feasibility of growing and breeding protein crops such as soy, quinoa, lupin, peas, beans and lentils in Flanders
Food: Food safety
...nd/or scandals in the past - with the fipronil crisis in eggs as the freshest in Belgian memory - repeatedly underscore the need to permanently guarantee food safety for consumers. Guaranteeing foo...
Biodiversity in and on the sea floor
...ultiple functions. As a result, biological functions are not necessarily lost when a species disappears. Therefore, functional diversity is also a relevant and complementary measure of biodiversity...
HEATHland-derived organic amendments for augmentation of soil C and reduction of PEAT-dependence in horticulture in Flanders
...unction of the crop. At the same time, the project is also aimed at container cultivation: possible peat replacements can reduce the less desirable dependence on peat there. Specifically, the resea...
Chickpea: Protein grown in Flanders
General introductionChickpea is a crop that is currently not yet established in Flanders. With Kik-Love we want to highlight the cultivation of chickpea. Together with two pioneer farmers, we will...
RE-PEAT – Reuse of growing media for a circular horticulture
How can we successfully reuse substrates derived from strawberry (mainly peat), vegetables (perlite), but also from ornamental crops (coir and peat substrates)?
Building a local chickpea processing chain
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?
Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability
... a training portfolio. Relevance/ValorizationThis project fills gaps in the Flemish and European strategy to promote the cultivation of protein crops. By putting advanced methods for phenot...
Strenghtening phytoasnitary research programming and collaboration: from European to global phytosanitary research coordination
European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO)
...ration and coordination.The success of the Euphresco network as a platform for coordinating European phytosanitary research has triggered thinking around the development of broader initiatives ...
Desealing
... this dynamic, farms will no longer be available for agricultural use and our countryside will disappear along with them. Smart desealing can be part of the solution.
Status of the fish stocks
... What is the state of fish stocks in those places, and how exactly is that calculated? When can we speak of a sustainably fished stock? Collecting, monitoring, integrating and unlocking fishery dat...
Developing effective methods for the surveillance of non-European Tephritids on Belgian territory
True fruit flies of non-European origin (Diptera: Tephritidae) are devasting pests on fruit and vegetables.
Towards an alternative and well-founded control of Pseudomonas infections in cherry and pear
In Flemish pear and cherry production, bacterial canker caused by the Pseudomonas syringae pathovars syringae (Pss) and morsprunorum (Psm)
The European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network: Preparation phase
The main aim of ALL READY is to prepare a framework for a future European network of LLs and RIs that will enable the transition towards agroecology throughout Europe