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The drought of 2018: Climate change in black and white. How can saline agriculture help?
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…
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Persbericht: Ministerie LNV en Salt Farm Foundation lanceren online Kenniscentrum als hulpmiddel tegen voedseltekort en armoede in de wereld
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…
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Salt affected soil unusable? No! Even strawberries can grow on it
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…
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Saline Agriculture know-how travels the world
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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Could Saline Agriculture Be The Solution To Water Scarcity?
“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 as…
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Smart Farmer stories: Marc van Rijsselberghe
Ghana, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands have one thing in common – Salt-affected soils which are not suitable for agriculture anymore. Read the article by Rabobank.com on how Marc van Rijsselberghe and Salt Farm Texel is…
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Salt Farm Texel introduces ‘zero water’ vegetables in drought stricken South Africa
South African collective Studio H has organised two ‘zero water’ evening dinners in Cape Town serving fruits and vegetables grown in fields irrigated with saline water. The initiative, known as S/Zout, features food products that…
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Marc van Rijsselberghe wins the Cruquius medal of 2018
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…
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Farmer from Texel tries to reduce food shortage with saline agriculture
Entrepreneur Marc van Rijsselberghe is looking for funds for the Salt Farm Foundation in order to reduce food shortage. Marc has extensive experience in organic farming, and says saline agriculture is necessary as ‘98 percent…
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Breakthrough in food security with Dutch knowledge of Saline Agriculture
Dutch scientists have found a method for growing certain crops on salinized, non-arable farmland. This is truly an innovation since food production on salinized soil has always been considered impossible. It was discovered that specific…
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