Co-cultivation to control weeds in organic field crops
In a context of organic farming and no-ploughing field crops, the co-cultivation of a permanent legume cover in association with a cash crop appears to offer interesting possibilities....
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Characterising the covering power of cereals
We defined the covering power of a crop as a measure of its ability to cover the soil and thereby, to compete with weeds.
The CRA-W launches its "Ducasse"
In May 2020, the CRA-W received a "Community Plant Variety Protection Certificate" issued by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO/OCW) for a second apple variety resulting from...
Ways of producing quality fruit and vegetables with no use of Plant Protection Products
After three years of work and exchanges, the Interreg Zéro-Ph(fy)to F&L(G) project has ended on an encouraging note
Towards low-input potato production
PATAT'UP is a research project on innovative, input-reducing cultivation practices for quality potato production
Research in a multifunctional fruit hedge to diversify agricultural production
CRA-W has set up a trial for different types of new types of fruit hedges on Organic agricultural plots
Robust potatoes: a central lever for organic production
Thanks to their tolerance tolate blight, robust potatoes are ideal allies for organic farming (OF).
Participatory research to support the agroecological transition
As part of the TRANSAE and DiverIMPACTS projects, the CRA-W, Greenotec and Walloon farmers engaged in either organic farming (OF) or conservation agriculture (CA) are exploring pathways...
What mixed crop/livestock systems and agro-ecological practices in response to local and global challenges? (SPOt)
Combining animal and plant production must allow a certain degree of food sovereignty in a world with limited resources while reducing the impact of our food system on the climate....