Future Farming Hub: working together for an 'optimal' future

The agricultural sector faces major challenges. In order to fulfil legislation - which requires more precise application of fertilisers and crop protection -, cope with climate changes and still produce profitably, a change in global crop management or a systemic approach is imminent. To inspire farmers to consider and commence working with a systemic approach, we aim to increase our research on system farming in the following years. For this purpose, we are establishing the Future Farming Hub. We are concentrating on four systems in which we see a future for Flemish agriculture and horticulture; the OptiFarm system, the organic cultivation system, the nature-inclusive cultivation system, and a forest agriculture system.