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Minister calls Salt Farm Foundation founder Marc Van Rijsselberghe pioneer in the field of saline farming
The Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten presented a new perspective for the agricultural sector in The Netherlands which features on circular or sustainable farming in the Dutch current affairs show Pauw on June 17. As one of two domestic examples of innovative sustainable farming she mentioned the work done by Salt…
Read MoreNew direction for Salt Farm Foundation
Salt Farm Foundation was initiated by Marc Van Rijsselberghe in 2016 in order to share knowledge of saline agriculture and the solutions it has to offer to small-scale farmers worldwide. This knowledge and solutions for farmers were developed through Marc’s various initiatives through his different commercial and R&D organizations which now fall under the Saline-Farming group. Since March 2019,…
Read MoreThe Praia Commitment
1st WASAG International Forum On Water Scarcity In Agriculture, Praia, Cabo Verde (19-22 march). Impression of the “saline agriculture” session with Dr. Arjen de Vos (sitting 4th from left) Dr. Arjen de Vos recently participated in the 1st WASAG International Forum On Water Scarcity In Agriculture, Praia, Cabo Verde (19-22 march). This congress was organized…
Read MoreSaline agriculture on Bonaire
We have just returned from a successful field visit to Bonaire. Together with various stakeholders, we looked at the opportunities to help farmers use saline agricultural methods. We received many positive reactions to our solution. Saline agriculture offers a great opportunity for Bonaire to improve their food security and their rural economy! Background Bonaire, an…
Read MoreInternational Green Week 2019 – Farming the future
The 84th International Green Week (IGW) was recently concluded in Berlin. It took place from the 18th to 27th of January and included over 1,700 exhibitors from all over the world. IGW serves as a venue for companies in the food, agriculture and gardening sector to showcase their products and innovation to the world. Salt…
Read MoreYear in review 2018
Dear readers, At first, we wish you a very happy new year! The year 2018 has been a positive one for saline agriculture and for our foundation. We have put in an enormous effort to spread awareness of Saline agriculture globally and on the research and practical application of its methods. In this issue, we…
Read MoreBrandpunt+ : De zilte revolutie
Brandpunt + made a report on our founder and our organisation and was telecasted on a National Dutch television channel on 13 November 2018. It covers how our organisation was founded and how Texel, a small Dutch island became a starting point for world food revolution: Saline agriculture. https://youtu.be/gvovJEooPcE Watch the full broadcast (in…
Read MoreIntroduction of an improved method to identify salt-tolerant crops
Last week the article “An improved methodology to evaluate crop salt tolerance from field trials” by Dutch scientists Prof. dr. Dr. G. van Straten (Wageningen University), Prof. dr. Dr. P.M. van Bodegom (Leiden University), Prof. dr. Dr. J. Rozema (VU University Amsterdam), Dr. ir. A.C. de Vos (Salt Farm Texel) and Dr. B. Bruning (Salt…
Read MoreNa de droge zomer moet het echt anders (Source: FD.nl)
Salt Farm Foundation’s work has been cited as an example by Financieele Dagblad as an example of how to deal with drought and salinization in the future. Landbouw moet wennen aan zout: ….Onder andere op Texel en in Bangladesh experimenteert de Nederlandse ‘salt farm foundation’ met het telen van zilte aardappelen en andere zilte groente.…
Read MoreMarc van Rijsselberghe pleit voor meer aandacht verzilting: “Zout water is zeker niet per se fout”
Source: Agrio-Agraaf Publication date: 11 August 2018
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