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Rob van Haren
Netherlands
InKnowCom Foundation
Non-profit organisation
heterogenous population, living lab, climate adaptation, wheat
Enhancing the genetic diversity and variability of crops and livestock for the agroecological transition
We are an independent NGO working with a network of approximately 200 arable farmers in the northern Netherlands. At the shore of the Wadden Sea, we operate a 10-hectare living lab where we trial regenerative agriculture under saline and nutrient-poor conditions. The site consists of light and heavy loam soils that contain almost no organic matter because the A and B horizons (about 80 cm) were removed during the construction of a climate-adaptive sea dike.
Our current challenge is to rebuild soil fertility, manage saline seepage from the sea, and design a biodiverse and sustainable cropping system. In effect, our living lab already reflects the environmental conditions farmers will face in 2050 and beyond.
We are therefore interested in adapting crops to these future conditions and in participating in the following research areas:
• Subtopic 1.1: Enhancing the use of genotypes adapted to specific environmental conditions to improve resilience and performance
• Subtopic 1.2: Plant breeding for agroecological transitions
We can contribute by developing climate-adaptive heterogeneous wheat populations, building on an existing Brandex population currently under cultivation. Our intention, including the farmers, is to enrich this population with heirloom wheat varieties and select for traits that support underseeding and integration into regenerative agriculture systems.
Our current challenge is to rebuild soil fertility, manage saline seepage from the sea, and design a biodiverse and sustainable cropping system. In effect, our living lab already reflects the environmental conditions farmers will face in 2050 and beyond.
We are therefore interested in adapting crops to these future conditions and in participating in the following research areas:
• Subtopic 1.1: Enhancing the use of genotypes adapted to specific environmental conditions to improve resilience and performance
• Subtopic 1.2: Plant breeding for agroecological transitions
We can contribute by developing climate-adaptive heterogeneous wheat populations, building on an existing Brandex population currently under cultivation. Our intention, including the farmers, is to enrich this population with heirloom wheat varieties and select for traits that support underseeding and integration into regenerative agriculture systems.
We are an independent NGO focused on sustainable development in rural areas and work in close collaboration with knowledge institutes in the northern Netherlands and Germany. Our organisation has extensive experience with EU projects under INTERREG, EIP, and Horizon 2020. We also maintain an actively engaged network of approximately 200 farmers who participate in our living lab and experimental farm, the “Dubbele Dijk” (Double Dike), located just behind the Wadden Sea dikes.
Through our partnerships, we have access to advanced laboratories, including Next-Generation Sequencing facilities for soil microbiome and plant holobiont analysis. Our research infrastructure also includes field and lab-based phenotyping capabilities, complemented by drone-based multispectral crop analysis.
Within this project, our objective is to develop open-pollinated heterogeneous populations that can be shared and marketed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1189.
Through our partnerships, we have access to advanced laboratories, including Next-Generation Sequencing facilities for soil microbiome and plant holobiont analysis. Our research infrastructure also includes field and lab-based phenotyping capabilities, complemented by drone-based multispectral crop analysis.
Within this project, our objective is to develop open-pollinated heterogeneous populations that can be shared and marketed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1189.