The Belgian Center for Fruit Growing (Pcfruit), together with the Universities of Hasselt and Maastricht, is starting a study on the usefulness of fruits in the production of building materials or textiles. This is reported by the Dutch Fruit Growers Organization (NFO).
Fibers from plants such as hemp are already being used as insulating material in construction. Pcfruit wants to explore whether substances found in fruit varieties could also find new uses. For fruit growers, this can be useful when, for example, there is an additional destination for fruits that are currently being processed industrially.
This includes ferulic acid. “This acid is found in several types of fruit. For example, it can be used in the textile industry to make clothing biodegradable,” Pcfruit Managing Director Dani Bylemans told VRT radio.
In addition to Pcfruit’s collaboration with the Universities of Hasselt and Maastricht, the pilot center is collaborating with the textile innovation center Centexbel in Ghent and Compas Agro in Venlo. The province of Limburg, Flanders and the European Union are jointly allocating 4 million euros for the study. This period is three years.
Bio-based building on the rise webinar – an opportunity for farmers?
Biologically based construction is in vogue. The government wants to promote bio-based construction. This opens up opportunities for farmers involved in farming. But what exactly is a biologically based design? What do politicians want to achieve with bio-based building? What can cultivation, research and supply chains do about it? Is it possible to profit from growing fiber crops? BO Akkerbouw, Duurzaam Praktijknetwerk Akkerbouw (DPA) and Nieuwe Oogst are organizing a webinar for arable farmers about the opportunities this new development offers. This will be an extensive program with speakers from Biobased Innovations Garden, Ballast Nedam, Van De Bilt zaden and vlas, Building Balance, Rabobank, Triodos and LTO. January 24 from 19.30 to 21.00. You can register here: Biobased construction on the rise, an opportunity for farmers?
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Raha ny filazan’ny sendikà dia misy elanelana lehibe eo amin’ny tolotra farany ataon’ny mpampiasa sy ny fepetra takian’ny karaman’ny FNV. Ny solontenan'ny mpampiasa dia manolotra fampiakarana 3 isan-jato amin'ny karama manomboka amin'ny 1 Janoary 2023, ary 2 isan-jato manomboka amin'ny 1 Jolay 2023. Nilaza ny talen'ny FNV Agrarisch Groen Linda Slugter fa amin'ity tolo-kevitra ity dia azo antoka fa hihena 5 isan-jato ny isan'ny mpiasa. .
Slagter dia miantso ny fanapahan-kevitry ny mpikambana ao amin'ny FNV tsy hanaiky izany fahasahiana izany. Heveriny koa fa voasedra matetika loatra ny tsy fivadihan'ny mpiasa amin'ny mpampiasa azy. "Diso fanantenana izahay amin'izany ary mangataka amin'ny mpampiasa mba hanolotra tolotra tsara kokoa."
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“Miteraka tsy fahafaham-po eo amin’ny toeram-piasana izany, ary tsy manatsara ny toe-draharaha ny tolo-kevitry ny mpampiasa farany momba ny fifanarahana iombonana”, hoy ny lehiben’ny sendika. Araka ny filazan'ny FNV, eo ho eo amin'ny 35,000 eo ho eo ny mpiasa miasa amin'ny fambolena fambolena. Amin'ny vanim-potoana faratampony, io isa io dia ambony lavitra.