Research farm De Rusthoeve receives €180,000 subsidy from the Province of Zeeland for the continuation of the project ‘Biobased Innovation Gardens Rusthoeve’. The project promotes the use of biobased products by conducting further research into various crops.
Deputy Jo-Annes de Bat and Arno Vael presented the check during the annual Biobased Acceleration Day at Research Farm De Rusthoeve.
New Crops for the Future
Agriculture is on the brink of significant changes. Climate, market, and society demand new solutions and thus new products. Arable farming can play a significant role here. With innovative crops and smart technology, we are building a future-proof agriculture that ensures biobased applications that work directly in practice. Think of new applications for flax, hemp, and miscanthus in construction and other sectors, but also sugars for plastic and milk from Russian dandelions as an alternative to rubber.
About the Biobased Innovation Gardens
In 2014, Research Farm De Rusthoeve started the Biobased Innovation Gardens together with Delphy. The project consists of over sixty test fields with crops that play a role in the biobased economy. With this subsidy the project will continue until 2028.
Research is being conducted into the cultivation and processing of the crops, but new applications are also being sought. Can a crop respond in a new way to market demand? This is done by developing at least five market explorations and three business cases, coaching entrepreneurs, and disseminating knowledge about biobased crops and applications. Biobased Acceleration Day, various webinars, and knowledge meetings are also organized every year.
The goal of ‘Biobased Innovation Gardens Rusthoeve’ is to further develop and make accessible the knowledge gathered over the years about cultivating biomass and applications from that biomass for the biobased economy. Opportunities are created and utilized for both arable farming and the supplier and processor of biomass.