154Rijk Zwaan takes advantageof new types of cultivationMuch of the world’s lettuce cultivation today takesIn recent years, new cultivation techniques suchare not cultivated in the field but in high shelves,as hydroponics and vertical farming have beenone above the other, in climate cells underon the rise. Hydroponics involves growing plantsartificial light. The climate cells allow optimalon water. This increasingly popular cultivationcontrol of the conditions and save a lot of space.technique has a number of key advantages, suchThis cultivation technique is ideal for areas thatas being able to dose nutrients more easily andare naturally less suitable for agriculture but haveaccurately, and it is a ‘clean’ cultivation method.the financial resources and energy for climateBy cultivating in a controlled covered environ-cells, such as in the Middle East. Rijk Zwaan’sment, crops are less susceptible to plant diseases,breeders are increasingly involved in developingso there is no or minimal use of chemicals.varieties suitable for these forms of cultivation.place in hydroponics. With vertical farming, cropsRijk Zwaan | Moving forward together
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