Founding Partner Spotlight: Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

As one of SALTA’s founding partners, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) brings world-leading expertise on food, environment, and climate to the network. We collaborate with Dr. Ayodeji Deolu-Ajayi and Dr. Jan Verhagen. They contribute scientific knowledge on crop stress, soil management, and agricultural resilience.

“𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘉𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘈𝘓𝘛𝘈, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.” – Dr. Jan Verhagen

Why is WUR involved in SALTA?

WUR’s mission is to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life. Research on crop stress, soil chemistry, and the soil biome provides crucial insights into how salinization impacts food production. Within SALTA, WUR strengthens collaboration across sectors, linking research with farmers, water authorities, and policymakers.

By working together, WUR and SALTA aim to develop long-term strategies for resilient agriculture in the Dutch coastal regions and beyond.

➡️ Curious who the other founding partners are?
Stay tuned: we’ll be introducing them one by one.