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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…

At the invitation of Minister of Agriculture Carola Schouten, a delegation from the United Arab Emirates(UAE) visited several Dutch companies. One of the visits were at the Salt Farm Texel on 18 July 2018. Among the delegation were the Minister of Food Security – H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri and the Director of ICBA -…

On 27 July 2018, together with the Dutch embassy in Ukraine, FAO and Institute of Water Problems and Soil Reclamation of NAAS, we organized a webinar – “Saline Agriculture: a practical solution to a global problem”, at the Agroport South Kherson 2018 (Ukraine). Background: The Southern regions of Ukraine are the most affected by the climate…

Extreme weather conditions in Europe has raised concerns for agricultural and dairy output for summer 2018. A record high temperature of between 35 to 40 degrees was recorded in various parts of Europe in the last of Week of July. The shortage in rainfall, especially at the time when the crops require irrigation has caused…

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…

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…

The Cruquius medal is an award in which the municipality of Haarlemmermeer annually honors trendsetters of the circular economy. This is one of the initiatives of the municipality to speed up the transition to a sustainable society. The medal was awarded by an independent jury, during the annual 1852 lecture. According to the jury report,…