CropMix's scientific team consists of about 70 researchers from different disciplines. What does their research entail and what is their contribution within CropMix? Starting this month, we will present the CropMix seminar series in which every month one of our scientists will delve deeper into the subject matter during an (online) lecture. The lectures are in English and aimed at researchers, but everyone is welcome!

14 November: The role of technology development in the transition to more biodiverse arable systems

On Thursday 14 November, we will kick of our seminar series with a lecture on 'The role of technology development in the transition to more biodiverse arable systems' by Marjolein Derks, assistant professor at Agricultural Biosystems Engineering (WUR). Within CropMix, she is involved as supervisor with the research on Technological readiness for mixed cropping.

‘A difficulty with more biodiverse arable systems, such as strip cropping, is that it is very labour-intensive. This is partly because there is little mechanisation available to perform key steps in cultivation, such as weeding and harvesting. In this lecture, we will briefly discuss why it is so difficult to develop that technology and also what methods and opportunities we have to shape the mechanisation of the future.’

Marjolein Derks (WUR)

The lecture will take place on the WUR campus in the speakers corner at Impulse (building 115), and will be streamed online. Would you like to receive a link to the online lecture? Use the button below to register.

On 3 December, the next seminar will be a lecture by PJ Beers (HAS Green Academy) on what we can learn from living labs.