On February 29th, 2024, wearing a pair of green rain boots, Marten van den Berg, DG-Agro at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food quality, officially (and literally) kicked off the activities of CropXR. Passion With over two hundred CropXR partners, participants and outside stakeholders attending in theFabrique in Utrecht (Netherlands), an array of
FFAR awards €5 million to CropXR research The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), an American organisation dedicated to funding bold research addressing big food and agriculture challenges through public-private partnerships, has awarded €5 million to CropXR’s 10-year research programme into ‘smart breeding’ methods for more resilient crops. FFAR’s funds will support a research programme
To strengthen the development and impact of ‘smart breeding’ methods for more resilient crops, CropXR will help educate new types of professionals. They will be able to build and use bridges between a broad spectrum of green (plant science) and blue (data, AI, modelling) disciplines. Through its EduXR Programme, CropXR works with providers of ‘green
CropXR launched, NWO contributing 15 million euros New institute to develop ‘smart breeding’ method for more resilient, sustainable and climate-adaptive agriculture The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) will contribute 15 million euros to a CropXR research programme into ‘smart breeding’ of more resilient crops. NWO’s grant marks the start of the new Dutch institute,
Chrysanthemum is the most important ornamental plant in the Netherlands. It’s also the second most traded ornamental plant in the world. The Netherlands is a world leader in propagation and breeding of new Chrysanthemum varieties. The Dutch floriculture propagation materials sector has a similarly large impact on the Dutch economy as its sizeable dairy industry.
The vegetable crop lettuce is ideal for the Western diet: low in carbohydrates, full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It is the second most eaten vegetable in the United States and fifth in the Netherlands. The crop has a global production value of approximately €11 billion annually. Important environmental threats in lettuce cultivation are pathogens
CropXR appoints Board of Directors CropXR, a public-private collaborative institute dedicated to developing more resilient plants with innovative ‘smart breeding’ methods, has announced the appointment of the new Institute’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will manage the activities of CropXR on a daily basis, as well as appoint and oversee supporting staff. The
CropXR founders name institute’s Supervisory Board The public-private consortium behind CropXR, the collaborative institute dedicated to developing more resilient plants with innovative ‘smart breeding’ methods, has formally named the new institute’s international Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board will play a fundamental role in CropXR, overseeing the general direction of the institute’s work. Named as members
Public-private consortium signs CropXR collaboration agreement A public-private consortium of four Dutch universities and an umbrella organisation of Dutch-based producers of starting materials has agreed to collaborate in founding CropXR, a new institute dedicated to developing more resilient plants with innovative ‘smart breeding’ methods. CropXR’s mission will be to make agricultural production less vulnerable to