Crop diversity for a transition towards sustainable agriculture

Arable farmers, researchers and chain partners are joining forces to achieve a breakthrough in the transition to sustainable arable farming in the five-year research programme CropMix. The focus is on increasing crop diversity, in particular through strip cropping. By doing so, we want to bring ecology and arable farming together and drive the societal transition to a more sustainable, ecology-based agricultural system.

MoestuinMix

A common question from arable farmers considering strip cropping or other forms of mixed cropping is: which crops go well together? To find out, we are enlisting the help of some 800 experienced and inexperienced vegetable gardeners to test different combinations in our experiment MoestuinMix. The first results are now in.


CropMix Winter School: Transition to sustainable, ecology-based agriculture

From 2 to 7 February 2025, CropMix is organising a postgraduate course on the transition to sustainable, ecology-based agriculture. During this week, you will learn how to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture with your specific expertise by collaborating with others from different scientific disciplines. What can you and your discipline contribute? How do you explain your knowledge so that it becomes applicable to others? And what can you learn from others that broadens your perspective? Registration is now open!


News

Read the latest news and updates on CropMix and our findings.

Nieuw: CropMix seminarreeks
New: CropMix seminar series

Het wetenschappelijk team van CropMix bestaat uit zo’n 70 onderzoekers van verschillende disciplines. Wat houdt hun onderzoek in en wat is hun b…

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Strokenteelt verbetert de afweer van planten tegen plagen via de bodem
Strip cropping improves plants' defences against pests through the soil

The study shows promising results of strip cropping and soil health. It indicates that strip cultivation enhances beneficial interactions between soil and plants.

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Kees Sijbenga wint Waarde-Ring Drenthe
Kees Sijbenga wins Value Ring Drenthe

Kees Sijbenga received a Value Ring from Drenthe provincial executive Willemien Meeuwissen on 12 October. He received the ring for his...

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CropMix is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO)

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