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!
How to design mechanization for complex arable systems?
Dr Marjolein Derks (Wageningen University & Research)
14 November 2024
More biodiverse arable systems, such as strip cropping, are more 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 what methods and opportunities we have to shape the mechanisation of the future.
Living Labs: Why, how, and what?
Dr PJ Beers & Luc van Veghel (HAS Green Academy)
3 December 2024
CropMix uses Living Labs to pursue its societal goals. But what does that mean? How would you organise Living Labs for this? And how is this different from traditional Living Labs?
In this seminar, we introduce the CropMix Living Labs. We present how we work in the Living Labs from a transition perspective. We share various examples and results from the current Living Lab activities that are under way.
Recording can be requested through cropmix@wur.nl.
Enhancing biodiversity (with)in diversified cropping systems
Dr Felipe Cozim Melges (Wageningen University & Research)
27 January 2025
Biodiversity has been declining at unprecedented rates around the world. Multiple different strategies have been proposed to help bend the curve of biodiversity loss, which will require actions to enhance biodiversity in both natural and agricultural areas. Diversified cropping systems are a potential way to organize agricultural production so as to also integrate a higher level of biodiversity in agroecosystems. In this research, we model the potential such systems have to enhance biodiversity based on current literature data, and compared to field data, and how that would in turn affect food production.
