In 2023 three bilateral innovation projects received funding, aiming to speed up the commercialization of innovative technology and the exchange of knowledge between US and Dutch fruit growers and ag…

In The Next Fruit 4.0 project, we not only focus on technology but also pay attention, in the Economic Validation & Adoption of Innovation Work Package, to the socio-economic impact…

The multifunctional orchard robot use-case has achieved remarkable success in the development of an efficient gripper and detection system tailored for pear picking. Traditionally, research activities on orchard harvesting robots…

In the Crop & Quality Management Work Package of The Next Fruit 4.0-project, the team focuses on making data applicable to the real-life operations of fruit farming. The objective is…

In the Cooldata Work Package of The Next Fruit 4.0 project, we are working on identifying the added value of non-destructive measurements. This involves photography, Near InfraRed (NIR) and Microwave…