Research Centres

Inagro vzw stands for research and advice in agriculture and horticulture. The organic production department provides practice-oriented research and information for organic arable farming, outdoor vegetable cultivation and fodder crops. Important keywords in the research programme are weed control, variety research, disease and pest control, soil fertility, cultivation technique and farm management. To manage and carry out the research, there is intensive collaboration with organic growers.

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Viaverda does research on organic covered crops, herb cultivation and organic ornamentals (mainly floriculture). Practical knowledge is acquired from the trials, such as optimal choice of varieties and climate setting. In addition to this practical knowledge, the sector also needs more fundamental insights into the interactions between plants, soil (life), plant nutrition and plant diseases, pests and weeds, which may also be developed by the research centre.

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The pcfruit in Sint-Truiden has been conducting research for integrated fruit cultivation for years, and the results are often also very useful for organic cultivation. In the context of the project work for CCBT, pcfruit is also conducting research specific for organic pome and soft fruit cultivation. In Tongeren, pcfruit has a department for soft fruit.

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Contact:
Jef Vercammen (Proeftuin Pit- en Steenfruit)
Tim Beliën (unit Toegepast Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek)
Fruittuinweg 1
3800 Sint-Truiden (Kerkom)

TEL +32 (0)11 69 70 80
jef.vercammen@pcfruit.be
tim.belien@pcfruit.be
www.pcfruit.be

Thanks to the development of new techniques, the province of Flemish Brabant has been able to achieve that organic, fully-fledged strawberry cultivation became commercially feasible for the first time. This first was achieved in the Proefcentrum Pamel in Roosdaal. The supply of organic quality fruit undoubtedly meets a social demand and is also very popular in the sector.

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The Research Station for Vegetable Cultivation has been a member of CCBT since 2018 and has an organic plot of almost one hectare with a plastic tunnel since 2020. Practical research is carried out here, mainly with open-air horticultural crops. The research focuses on cultivation techniques and variety selection, the development of new crops, organic crop protection and sustainable soil management.

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Proefbedrijf Pluimveehouderij in Geel has recently started working on the business support of organic poultry farmers. Organic poultry farmers are currently visited on a regular basis, so that the knowledge of the experimental company in this area is increasing. Alternative control of worm infestations within organic livestock farming is one of the research topics.

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Contact
Ine Kempen
Poiel 77
2440 Geel

TEL +32 (0)14 56 28 70
ine.kempen@provincieantwerpen.be
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PIBO Campus vzw is het onderzoekscentrum dat verbonden is aan het Provinciaal Instituut voor Biotechnisch Onderwijs in Tongeren. Binnen het proefveldonderzoek is er een afdeling biologische akkerbouw.

Er zijn een aantal percelen beschikbaar waar een teeltrotatie is opgezet, met onderstaande teelten, voor biologische productie. De teelttechniek van deze specifieke teeltmethode wordt verder op punt gesteld. Ook hier worden jaarlijks tijdens het groeiseizoen rondgangen georganiseerd. De resultaten en verdere ervaringen worden voorgesteld in een avond vergadering.

• Triticale
• Korrelmaïs
• Veldbonen
• Gras-Klaver
• Aardappelen

 

Contact

Martine Peumans
Sint-Truidersteenweg 323
3700 Tongeren
Tel. 012/39.80.55
duurzamelandbouw@pibo.be

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