Farmers drive on and off with water tanks on the Handzamevaart in Working at Kortemark. They pick up water to irrigate their fields. “It has never been as dry as this year,” says farmer Joël Bruneel. “Everything must be watered: potatoes, corn, beets …”
The water demand is now at its highest. “Many crops are in a crucial growth phase,” says water expert Dries Mergaert of Inagro. “Cauliflower, spinach, fennel … they all need water now.”