CICS 03
New and high value product development requiring technical quality adjustments
Topic
High-end products
Country
United Kingdom
Responsible
SAOS
Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society Ltd.
Objectives:
To grow (involving intercropping), process, and market organic oilseed rape for oil (human use) and livestock (oil and protein cake)
The main stakeholders are Norvite, interested farmers, academics, SAOS, agronomists, crushers, marketing, and buyers/end users.
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Updates from
the CICS 03:
Intercropping to suppress weeds and mitigate pest damage: a snapshot of what partners have observed in the field
Another year another (inter-) crop. But the years are so variable. More unpredictable weather affects cultivations, crop development, and harvest. With all these variables, figuring out a blueprint to grow intercropped organic oilseed rape is tricky. A group of...
Scotland: lessons learned from the launch of a new culinary oil made with intercropped organic oilseed rape
Four years after the launch of ÒR-GANIC cold-pressed organic rapeseed oil, the directors of the company got together to reflect on progress. SAOS, an IntercropVALUES partner, facilitated the discussion. ÒR-GANIC is a Scottish high value culinary oil, made with...
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