Salt Farm Foundation dient Nederlandse boeren van advies Door de lage stand van grond- en rivierwater neemt de dreiging van verzilting sterk toe. Omdat bij het merendeel van de agrariërs de kennis over deze problematiek nog onvoldoende is dreigt deze verzilting een sterk negatief effect op de land- en tuinbouw te hebben. Anders gezegd, oogsten…

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Knowledge centre Launch by Drs. A.H. (Aldrik) Gierveld

An initiative supported by the Dutch Ministry, the knowledge centre – “Saline Agriculture Worldwide” has been set up to share open source knowledge to the farmers around the world. The knowledge centre is targeted towards farmers who are struggling with issues such as salt- accumulation and drought on their farmlands. “Worldwide around one billion hectares…

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Knowledge centre Launch by Drs. A.H. (Aldrik) Gierveld

Donderdag 28 juni is in Den Haag op het ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit het online Kenniscentrum Zilte Teelten van de Salt Farm Foundation gelanceerd door Drs. A.H. (Aldrik) Gierveld – plv. Directeur-generaal Agro en Natuur. Het Engelstalig online platform is bedoeld om kennis en bewustzijn te vergroten over de mogelijkheden van zilte teelt…

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Read the article on AD.nl about the possibilities of growing various crops varieties on Salt-affected soil around the world. You would walk past the fields themselves. Nothing special to see. Just a piece of ploughed plot with hills and here and there a pole that protrudes above the ground. Yet this research field at Salt Farm Texel…

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Bas Bruning giving a presentation on Do’s & Don’ts of Saline Agriculture to the SalFar project partners – March 2018 on Texel Read the interview with Bas Bruning on how the knowledge and applications of Saline Agriculture are travelling the world. Interview by Rabobank.com. Read here 

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Egypt is an important buyer of Dutch potatoes. The country has an extensive cultivation of potatoes. The interest in processed potato products, such as French fries, is increasing strongly. The Dutch potato processor FarmFrites is very active in the country and is working on doubling the production capacity. Read the article by Ministerie van landbouw natuur en voedselkwaliteit here 

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Salt Farm Texel and ICCO working together with farmers in countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan to reuse salt affected farmland “According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 844 million people lack basic potable water services and, by 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas, posing serious threats to humans…

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