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Fostering sustainable farming

Cultivating a green future on arable lands

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Large parts of the North Sea Region is fertile land, much of which is used for intensive farming which is highly productive but has negative impacts on the climate and the environment. Farming is itself threatened by declining soil fertility, climate change, and energy and water shortages.

Our projects promote long-term productive, eco-friendly and climate-smart farming and food systems. As such they contribute to the European Farm to Fork strategy, a core part of the EU Green Deal.

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> Farmlands: Bringing back the birds

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> Incentivising carbon farming

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> Boosting wild bees on farmlands

Three people driving a cylinder into a wet peatland to take a core sample, with two onlookers standing by.

> A new approach to peatland ecosystems

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> SalFar: Let's talk about salt

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Projects in the VIB programme period (2021-2027)

Biodiverse grasslands for enhanced climate resilience

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Blue Transitions

Integrating water and soil management in times of climate change.

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Improving the management of bioresources

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Projects in the VB programme period (2014-2020)

Raising crop pollination success by boosting local wild bee populations

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Developing nature-based farm products from native plants growing in restored peatlands

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Promoting climate-friendly agriculture that keeps carbon in the ground

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Using novel filters to remove farm fertilisers from agricultural runoff

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Bringing the farmland birds back in the countryside

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Bringing local food on the table through boosting short supply chains

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Enhancing food security through innovative saline farming

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Developing climate-friendly concepts for greenhouse production

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Revitalising soils through quality biowaste compost

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Predicting and coping with droughts and water scarcity

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Dry soil and a scorching sun

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