Climate change is also affecting the global food supply. In various regions of the world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to cultivate medicinal herbs. Due to the changing climate, there is either too much or too little water, and as a result, disease pressure has increased. Additionally, the levels of active ingredients in these plants no longer meet the required standards. This is why Wageningen University & Research, BU Glastuinbouw is exploring the possibilities of cultivating certain medicinal herbs in a protected environment. Researcher Filip van Noort: “Growing herbs in a greenhouse means you have to get to know the crop all over again.”
WUR recently began research into several medicinal root and leaf herbs. “The most challenging part of the research is translating the cultivation of an outdoor crop to a controlled environment, such as a greenhouse or indoor farm.
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