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Fieldlab Agroforestry

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Ongoing | - Netherlands
Ongoing | - Netherlands

Activities

Design of a “Fieldlab” for the development of agroforestry, focusing on the contribution and integration of woody crops into farming systems (dairy farming, arable farming). A Fieldlab that innovates and shows the contribution of agroforestry to (i) production/balance (including mitigation at weather extremes), natural pest regulation and animal health and (ii) the provision of climate, water, biodiversity-related (including N-capture) and landscape services, etc. Base is the location in Zeeland (municipality of Maashorst, province of North Brabant) with extensive research and information facilities; area-based connection to North Brabant’s transition declarations (NPLG/BPLG) and more widely applicable to sandy soils in the Netherlands in particular


Project details
Main funding source
CAP Strategic Plans 2023-2027 for Operational Groups
Additional funding source
No additional funding source
Project contribution to EU Strategies
  • Achieving climate neutrality
  • Reducing the overall use and risk of chemical pesticides and/or use of more hazardous pesticides
  • Fostering organic farming and/or organic aquaculture, with the aim of increased uptake
  • Reducing nutrient losses and the use of fertilisers, while maintaining soil fertility
  • Improving management of natural resources used by agriculture, such as water, soil and air
  • Protecting and/or restoring of biodiversity and ecosystem services within agrarian and forest systems
  • Bringing back agricultural area under high-diversity landscape features
  • Improving animal welfare
  • Fostering biodiversity friendly afforestation and reforestation
Territorial scope
National

Budget information

EUR 315 249.00
Total contribution
Additional national financing
EUR 315 249.00

  • EAFRD contribution EUR 315 249.00
    100%

Project keyword

1 Practice Abstracts

- Design of a 'fieldlab' for the development of agroforestry, with a focus on the contribution and integration of woody crops in agricultural systems (dairy farming, arable farming).

- A fieldlab in which innovation takes place and in which the contribution of agroforestry to (i) production/balance (incl. risk mitigation in case of weather extremes), natural pest regulation and animal health and (ii) the provision of climate, water, biodiversity (including N-capture) and landscape services etc, is substantiated and made visible.

- Basis is the location in Zeeland (municipality of Maashorst, province of North Brabant) with extensive facilities for research and education; area-specific connection to the transition tasks of North Brabant (NPLG/BPLG) and broader applicability especially for the sandy soils in the Netherlands.

- Letter of recommendation from the representative of the province of North Brabant.

Contacts

Project coordinator

  • Project coordinator

    Agroforestrysupplies B.V. thijcons@xs4all.nl De Kuipersweg 9, 5411 RC Zeeland Farmers' organisation/association

Project partners

  • Project partner

    G.M.H. Opsteeg V.o.f. opsteeg12@gmail.com De Kuipersweg 12, 5411 RC Zeeland Farmer, farm worker