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Open-door day at "Atvases"
2023-07-04

The Institute of Horticulture (LatHort) and the Latvian Fund for Nature (LFN) invite you to the open-door day seminar "Elaboration of environment-friendly crop growing technologies identified by the Green Deal and their implementation in horticultural production in Latvia", which will take place on 13 July at Z/S "Atvases", Daugmale, Ķekava county. Event is free to attend.

The Latvian Fund for Nature will invite interested parties to learn more about the use of biochar in agriculture. During the LIFE CRAFT project at “Atvases” farm, biochar incorporation was being tested in four different concentrations.

Agenda:

11.00 - 11.30 Līga Lepse, "Growing vegetables in mixed plantations - challenges and solutions", (LatHort)

11.30 - 12.00 Valda Laugale, "Growing strawberries in mixed plantations - challenges and solutions", (LatHort)

12.00 - 12.30 Jānis Reihmanis, "Biochar usage in agriculture", LFN

12.30 - 14.00 Andris Mangulis  ("Atvases") and Liena Muceniece (SIA "LM Product"), experience, field visits and discussions

Registration for the event is open until 11 July 2023 by filling in the form here.

The event is organised by the Institute of Horticulture in cooperation with Z/S "Atvases", SIA "LM Product" and "Baltic Studies Centre".