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What will we be eating in future when climate changes alter the conditions for food production?
20 September 2021In July, the SalFar partner Ökowerk Emden participated in an event called “Superfood of the drought – a speculative dinner performance” which took place at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden.
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Tasting and learning about salt tolerant plants during Aarhus Food Week
24 August 2021From 13-15 August 2021 SalFar partner Aarhus University (AU FOOD) participated in Aarhus Food Week, where visitors could learn about SalFar, salt tolerant plants and even taste them.
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New brand label for food producers in the North Sea Region
24 August 2021Crops grown in saline affected soils may have particular qualities and attributes that need to be recognised. For this purpose the SalFar project partner Food & Bio Cluster Denmark has developed a bra…
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New book published with more than 30 articles written by speakers at the SalFar conference: Saline Futures in Leeuwarden in 2019
28 June 2021The book “Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments” by Katarzyna Negacz, Pier Vellinga, Edward Barrett-Lennard, Redouane Choukr-Allah and Theo Elzenga is now available both as an eBook…
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Exploring the potential of saline agriculture in the North Sea region with focus on saline adaptation solutions
28 June 2021In cooperation with the SalFar partners Waddenacademie and De Zilte Smaak, the master student Simon Verboom from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies, is exploring …
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Cultivation adaptation and soil regeneration for sustainable agriculture on saline clay soils at the “Dubbele Dijk”
28 June 2021The “Dubbele Dijk” is an area in de province of Groningen in the Netherlands, located on the coastline of the Eems-Dollard estuary. It was created as part of the dyke reinforcement Eemshaven-Delfzijl,…
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Pot trials at Aarhus University
28 June 2021Understanding the physiological and sensory responses of Salicornia, Ice plant and Rocket to salinity and nitrogen stresses.
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FAO Working Groups: WASAG and INSAS
24 June 2021The SalFar project is member in two working groups of the FAO, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
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Visit to SPNA’s test field on clay soil
24 June 2021In the March 2021 newsletter, we presented the newly installed test field in the Northern Netherlands, including under-soil irrigation tubes, a monitoring system, and a mixing station where various co…
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Growing potatoes varieties under saline conditions
24 June 2021New video from the SalFar partner Stichting De Zilte Smaak, about growing potatoes under saline conditions.
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