Research, development & innovation R&D is crucial at Arvesta. The R&D is managed from Belgium and we can be proud of that. Our Experts in the field put their heads together every day to develop innovations that are both sustainable and economically profitable. This is how we are building the agriculture of the future.
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This is how ecology and economy go hand in hand
Applicability and feasibility, Arvesta’s domain
If the focus of R&D used to be on improving technical performance resulting in higher economic performance (e.g. optimising feed conversion or piglet production), then that focus has now been reinforced with sustainability and its impact on economic performance. Let's be clear: sustainability and economy do go hand in hand. That is exactly what we aim for with our R&D — sustainable animal husbandry, agriculture and horticulture that give the farmer a fair price and a correct valuation. Innovation must be feasible and affordable if it is to have any value.
By definition, R&D is a long-term investment. The development of a new product or new solution easily requires three to five years of research, and that research occurs in various phases. Arvesta runs its own research and/or carries it out together with major research institutes, such as Inagro and ILVO, and with universities. After preliminary research, further testing takes place on our experimental farm and in Poppel, Neerhespen and Ath. Practical tests are carried out there on applicability and feasibility; that is Arvesta's domain.
