The world is changing fast. It is therefore essential that we keep developing and renewing plant varieties and cultivation methods. We face major challenges. Which of these 6 challenges will you take on?
What will you do?
Smarten up spinach
Making plant varieties resistant is a race against the clock. Breeders unravel their genetic structure for better crops. What will you do?
A matter of taste
Every country or even a particular region applies different criteria to varieties. Your variety must be better than the rest. What will you do?
Climate is changing
Plants get stressed by extreme weather conditions. Researchers develop varieties that are resistant to heat or drought. What will you do?
Beauty and Brains
Flowers make people happy. Behind the beauty of a flower hides a world of science. Developing new flowers is an art. What will you do?
If only it were that simple
Billions of data points are collected from the DNA of plants. Bioinformaticians are developing essential algorithms. What will you do?
2 billion more mouths to feed
To feed everyone with healthy vegetables, higher yields are needed with less use of space and energy. What will you do?
Wat ga jij doen?
Het werk stopt nooit, en daarom zijn we altijd op zoek naar mensen die hun grenzen willen verleggen. Kan jij onze toekomstige veredelingsvraagstukken aan?