Maroc · Nederland

Advancing sustainable horticulture together.

Route2030 connects Moroccan and Dutch growers, knowledge organisations, training providers and technology partners. Together, they develop practical pathways to improve greenhouse horticulture through locally appropriate technology, shared learning and stronger local capability.

Practical knowledge. Locally appropriate technology. Lasting capability.

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For growers

Practical dossiers, learning modules and a way to bring in your own question.

For knowledge and training partners

Research agenda, curriculum and train-the-trainer approach.

For programme and technology partners

Programme status, governance and how to contribute.

Why Route2030

Improving greenhouse horticulture requires more than installing equipment. Growers need solutions that fit their crops, water sources, skills, investment capacity and daily operations. Route2030 brings these questions together in a shared programme of demonstration, training and learning.

Our approach

We start with locally identified challenges. Partners develop and test practical improvements, measure their performance and translate the lessons into training, protocols and business cases. This creates a basis for growers and local service providers to make informed choices.

1
Define the question together
Growers and local organisations set priorities.
2
Design solutions
Locally appropriate low- and mid-tech options.
3
Test in practice
Demonstration and commercial validation cases.
4
Measure effects
Against a documented reference situation.
5
Train people
Modules, coaching and local trainers.
6
Scale what works
Share results, conditions and limitations.

Key themes

Water and fertigation

Using every cubic metre of water and every kilo of nutrients more deliberately, based on what is measured on the farm.

Crop health and integrated pest management

Preventing problems through scouting, hygiene and biological control, and combining measures carefully.

Substrate and root zone

Understanding the link between soil or substrate, root health, irrigation, drainage and nutrition.

Climate and energy

Improving greenhouse climate in existing structures with simple control, ventilation and shading.

Themes (8)

Meeting with growers and partners at APEFEL, Souss-Massa — APEFEL, Souss-Massa

The learning environment

The APEFEL Centre de Transfert de Technologie in Agadir is the proposed central setting for integrated demonstration and training. The planned programme connects this environment with commercial grower cases, research and the development of local trainers.

Programme status

In development

The integrated demonstration and training programme is under development. Timing, partner commitments and funding will be updated as formal decisions are confirmed.

Living lab Roadmap

Recent sources and learning

Organisations involved

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