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7 Feb 2012 |
Report: Description and analysis of the Mexican greenhouse horticultural sector
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| This study by Wageningen UR researchers describes and analyses the strongly developing Mexican greenhouse horticultural sector, which is a relevant partner for the Dutch supply industry. The sector... read more |
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Water and climate expert Prof. dr. Pavel Kabat to lead global research institute
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| Water and climate expert Professor Pavel Kabat has been appointed Director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, effective on, February 1, 2012.
Professor... read more |
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30 Jan 2012 |
Wageningen UR and Veneca work together to reduce food wastage
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| Too much food goes to waste in the hospitality sector every year. This is both unsustainable and a major financial cost item. Food wastage is seen both in the kitchen and in what guests leave... read more |
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29 Jan 2012 |
'Food and the Elderly' contributes to products and meal concepts
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| The value of the food itself is often underestimated, even though there are a lot of benefits to be derived here, certainly in the care sector: economic and physical benefits and particularly... read more |
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26 Jan 2012 |
PhD vacancies for new BESTTuna project
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| The research programme BESTTuna has 7 vacancies for PhD students. BESTTuna is a major research programme funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) of Wageningen University... read more |
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25 Jan 2012 |
Wageningen University collaborates with China on carbon cycle research
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| The chairgroup Meteorology and Air Quality at Wageningen University will intensify its collaboration with Nanjing University, China. Over the next three years, seven researchers will collaborate on... read more |
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24 Jan 2012 |
Ecological networks and cost-benefit analysis
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| Increasing pressure on land demands a careful assessment of competing activities in land-use planning. Cost-benefit analysis is increasingly used in planning processes to select the land-use plan... read more |
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Internationalisation of the Fisheries Knowledge Groups
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| The Fisheries Knowledge Groups are taking the first step towards European cooperation aimed at improving knowledge exchange between European fishermen and scientists.
Since many European fisheries... read more |
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Biobased impulse in Higher Professional Education (HBO Onderwijs)
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| Developments in industry and research in the field of biobased materials, and biobased plastics in particular, are forging ahead. “So it is hardly surprising that biobased plastics is the first... read more |
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Invitation to compete in the Delta Alliance Young Professional Award
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| In preparation for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, the Delta Alliance invites young delta professionals around the world to present their solutions to... read more |
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20 Jan 2012 |
White fish from the North Sea is equally climate friendly as farmed fish
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| The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part... read more |
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18 Jan 2012 |
Logistics is crucial for regional products
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| Eating locally produced food is a hot topic. As such, better coordination of the many initiatives aimed at bringing local products to the consumer is becoming increasingly important. Difficult, but... read more |
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12 Jan 2012 |
Extreme weather is bigger threat to agriculture than crisis
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| The Dutch economy is groaning under the continuing debt crisis. Pessimistic noises are now even being heard from the agricultural and horticultural sectors. LTO head Albert Jan Maat is urging farmers... read more |
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Eating habits prove stubborn
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| Even when they know what they are eating is high-calorie, most people do not change their eating habits. Pleunie Hogenkamp of the Wageningen University Human Nutrition chair group reached this... read more |
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Ladybirds react to climate
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| There has been a big fall in the number of black ladybirds in the Netherlands since the 1980s. Biologists at Wageningen UR and Leiden University have said in the scientific journal Heredity that they... read more |
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Butterflies and birds unable to keep pace with climate change in Europe
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| Butterflies and birds are no longer able to keep up with climate change. Compared with twenty years ago, butterflies are now 135 kilometres behind the shifting climate zones and birds more than 200... read more |
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Grain crops with lower carotene levels are less affected by parasitic plants
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| Wageningen scientist expects positive effect on food production in Africa. Grain crops that produce less carotene can produce more food, especially in Africa, as they are less affected by parasitic... read more |
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11 Jan 2012 |
International professional jury sings praises of high-speed animal films made by amateurs
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| An international jury of professionals is highly enthusiastic about the quality and subject choices of the short films made by 460 nature-lovers, amateur photographers, artists and other interested... read more |
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