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At the regional level, paludicultures
can only be implemented effectively if the
entire life cycle from production, harvesting
and processing is in place. This can be en-
couraged through investments in market
analysis, site-adapted machinery, process-
ing facilities and production lines, product
placement and agricultural consultation for
site-adapted peatland use.
Most paludicultures are still in their in-
fancy. Further research is required into the
identification of possible crops, optimization

of cultivation techniques, selection and propa-
gation of suitable varieties, development of
site-adapted machinery and long-term envir-
onmental effects (peat hydraulics, peat forma-
tion, emissions, biodiversity). Research and
pilot implementation are not only necessary
for the temperate zone, where paludicultures
are being developed on rewetted peatlands but
also especially in the tropics, where paludicul-
tures must be established as an alternative for
rapidly expanding drainage-based peatland
agriculture and forestry (Dommain et al ., 2012).

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