Belgium: Challenges of growing peas in practice

Published 2024년 8월 8일

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Recent research by PEAPACT and Leg-O has found that dry-harvested yellow peas still face cultivation risks, with yield and harvest security not yet as stable as crops like wheat and corn. However, the potential of strip cultivation to increase yield and reduce disease susceptibility, along with the nutritional, environmental, and soil-improving properties of peas, make them a valuable addition to crop rotations. There is growing interest in locally grown peas for human consumption, especially with the protein shift in the industry. Additionally, the article highlights the need for stability in yield and the need to address post-harvest processing and logistical challenges to convince farmers to include peas in their rotations.

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Cultivation-related risks with dry-harvested yellow peas are still real after recent research. This is evident from an interim evaluation by PEAPACT and Leg-O. Both research projects aim to optimize and even scale up local production through field research and collaboration with farmers. “There are many good reasons to include this crop more widely in our rotations,” says Joos Latré, agricultural researcher at HOGENT (Gent University of Applied Sciences). “At the same time, we must note that the yield and harvest security of yellow pea is not yet as stable as that of, for example, wheat and corn. It varies from eight tons per hectare to almost zero.” Strip cultivation offers solutions “The innovative concept of strip cultivation may increase the total yield per hectare and also reduce the disease susceptibility of this cultivation,” says Inge Speeckaert of ILVO and Ghent University. “Peas, and leguminous plants in general, have clear nutritional, environmental and soil-improving ...

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