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| Title | Paddy rice: a climate-smart solution to drowning agricultural land in the Netherlands? |
| Group | Soil Geography and Landscape |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Julian Helfenstein |
| Examiner(s) | Julian Helfenstein |
| Contact info | Julian Helfenstein |
| Begin date | 2023/02/01 |
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| Description | Increasing global temperatures is a challenge for agriculture, but sometimes also opens doors for new opportunities. Paddy rice is a crop not traditionally found in northern Europe, but could play an important role in future landscapes. Recently, field experiments in drained Swiss lowlands have shown that organically-managed paddy rice can be highly productive for farmers, while at the same time providing much-needed habitat for endangered wetland species. With discussions on reflooding agricultural land in the Netherlands, paddy rice might also be an attractive nature-based solution here.
In this thesis, you will map suitability for patty rice in the Netherlands, get in contact with stakeholders, and discuss limitations and potentials. |
| Used skills | R, GIS, communication with local stakeholders and international partners |
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