Regenerative Agriculture into action: dealing with water and soil impacts for sustainable berry production

Intensive berry production systems play a critical role in European and global food supply chains but are increasingly exposed to water scarcity, groundwater depletion, declining water quality, and soil degradation, particularly in climate-sensitive regions such as Southern Spain or North of Morocco. Recent research conducted by Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR–WUR) has shown that regenerative agriculture (RA) holds promise for addressing these challenges, but also that its application in intensive horticulture remains conceptually fragmented, weakly operationalised, and insufficiently supported by field-based evidence. Building on the scoping study “Soft Fruits and Doñana: Can Regenerative Agriculture Balance Production and Sustainability?”, this project aims to move from conceptual exploration (Phase 1) to applied implementation and validation (Phase 2). The project will co-develop and test regenerative water- and soil-focused

Penvoerder

Stichting Wageningen Research

Subsidiejaar

2025

Startdatum

2026-06-01

Einddatum

2029-06-30