Ontwikkelingen wereldwijd

Sla-op-water

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Lettuce production in the future:What can we expect?

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Agenda Introductie

Waarom op water telen?

Sla-op-water: een overzicht

Rol Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds

Conclusie

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Why hydroponics?

• Hydroponic production has developed in many areas around the world

• Many different reasons for development of hydroponics, often depending on local situation

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Conservation of water

Dry regions with scarce

fresh water resources

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Lower use of pesticides

Soil production sometimes

becomes impossible because

of regulations on chemical use

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Low emissions nutrients and pesticides

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Closed systemRecirculation

Cleaner production

Free of foreign bodies,

food scares with

contamination from bacteria

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Increased production per m2

Optimum use of space. High output needed to justify investment and/or high input of energy

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Better working conditions

No longer on your knees all day

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Saving of labour

Efficiency through mechanization

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New product concepts

Living lettuce

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Hydroponic lettuce: a global crop

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Global spread

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33%

10%

11%

33%

13%

Potential hydroponics

Europe

North America

Australia/New Zealand

South America

Rest of world

Hydroponic lettuce around the globe

Basically two main systems:

• NFT: gutters, thin film of water with nutrients

• Floating system: thick layer of water with nutrients

• (Aeroponics: roots in air, sprayed with water with nutrients)

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Scandinavia:Mobile NFT-system

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Belgium, NL, USA:

Mobile NFT system

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Australia, New Zealand:

Fixed NFT-system

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Brazil:

Fixed NFT-system, low-tech

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Spain:

Fixed NFT-system

Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Canada, China,

USA, Mexico:

Floating system,

spacing without

mechanization

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Russia, Israel:

Fixed floating system

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Variations on a (hydroponic) theme

Russia:

Fixed ebb-flow system

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New developments

Last few years 2 directions:

• Large scale production in open field: mainly floating

This moves to semi-indoor; some protection is needed

• All kinds of initiatives for high tech indoor production without natural light

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Current developments

Floating systems for open field production

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Current developments

Floating systems for open field production

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Current developments

Vertical farming: Dickson Despommier

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Current developments

Verticrop System

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Current developments

Multiple layer LED: City farming

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Current developments

Plant factories Japan

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Rol Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds

• Geen ontwikkelaar van teeltsystemen

• Volgen ontwikkelingen wel op de voet

• Continu in gesprek met relevante partijen in het veld

• Hydroponic specialist ondersteunt team wereldwijd

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Rol Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds

• Nieuwe teeltsystemen vragen aanpassing rassen:

• Bestaande rassen screenen op geschiktheid

• Nieuwe rassen ontwikkelen specifiek voor waterteelt

• Compleet nieuwe concepten/typen ontwikkelen

• Hydroponic Centre in ‘s-Gravenzande:

• Veredeling en demo

• Platform voor uitwisseling van ideeën

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Conclusie

• Teelt op water is technisch goed mogelijk

• Kan op veel manieren

• Omstandigheden / wensen bepalen wat beste is

• Aandachtspunten:

• Mechanisatie: verschillende systemen nu nog te arbeidsintensief

• Stabiliteit groeisysteem: weerbaar telen.

• 100% steriel?

• Of toch natuurlijk evenwicht nastreven?

• Met name op laatste punt valt veel te leren van agro-ecologische spoor.

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Peter.does@bayer.com / Mobile: +31615052023

Thank you!

TBR-Venray / Peter Does / 26-11-2014

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