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The Diverfarming project has obtained seven litres of essential oil per hectare from winter thyme, as the result of diversifying dryland almonds in Murcia
The essential oil of winter thyme (Thymus hyemalis) has become one of the first results of the European Diverfarming project, financed through the European Commission’s H2020 programme, for experimenting and introducing crop diversification and sustainable management techniques.
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The Diverfarming project consolidates a network of farmers who put crop diversification techniques into practice
The objective of research is to contribute to the development of society. In this context, the research being carried out by the European Diverfarming project, financed by the European Commission through its H2020 programme, makes the leap from laboratory to the field to serve as a tool for the agricultural communities when obtaining environmental and economic benefits in their lands.
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The Diverfarming project has managed to reduce fertiliser use in the broccoli crop by associating it with beans in one of the experimental fields in Murcia
Increasing the profits of the agricultural community requires a reduction in the external inputs when growing, and therefore the health of the soil where the crop is grown is an essential aspect. If the soil contains enough organic material and the necessary nutrients so that the crops grow and the harvest is productive, then the costs of external resources such as fertilisers will be better.
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The scientific committee of the project confirms control of the case studies and officially thanks the work of European farmers in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis
The European agricultural community is showing its fortitude in one of the most critical moments that the EU has had to face since it was founded. For that reason, the scientific committee of the Diverfarming project, in a virtual meeting today, has wanted to officially communicate its gratitude to the people in the agricultural sector who are maintaining a fundamental activity for the survival of the community’s economy.
The European agricultural sector is also upholding its commitment to sustainability and the environmental future of the planet by ensuring the continuity of the trials into the future of agriculture, based on crop diversification and on sustainable management practices, which are also still working.
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Around 40 farmers learnt about the benefits of crop diversification in the first Diverfarming informative seminar held in Murcia
