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Abstract
In the project 'Cereal farming with nature', researchers from INBO and ILVO, farmers, millers and bakers spent two years together investigating the agro-ecological cultivation of baking cereal.
During the first season, we compared crops on three conventional and three agroecological plots. We observed more biodiversity in the agroecological plots, but cereal production was higher in the conventional plots. The final income for the farmer was equivalent. The lower cost and better price for agroecological cereal compensated for the lower production.
During the second season, we compared 16 agroecologically grown old cereal varieties. The cereal was milled and baked into bread by the participants in a documented and identical way. The project ended with a taste test by 40 non-professional tasters.
During the first season, we compared crops on three conventional and three agroecological plots. We observed more biodiversity in the agroecological plots, but cereal production was higher in the conventional plots. The final income for the farmer was equivalent. The lower cost and better price for agroecological cereal compensated for the lower production.
During the second season, we compared 16 agroecologically grown old cereal varieties. The cereal was milled and baked into bread by the participants in a documented and identical way. The project ended with a taste test by 40 non-professional tasters.
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Publisher | Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek |
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| Number of pages | 83 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek |
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| No. | 21 |
Thematic List 2020
- Nature & society
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Cereal farming with nature
Dumortier, M. (Project leader), De Bruyn, L. (Cooperator), Desair, J. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator) & Van Gossum, P. (Cooperator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Evinbo