Themes of Wageningen University & Research

Biodiversity

气候与水

The climate is changing. Wageningen UR does not only study this change, but also investigates the causes and develops new technologies to deal with the consequences of climate change.

生物基经济

The Biobased Economy is an economy driven by efficiency in using crops and biomass for food, feed, chemicals, energy and fuels. Wageningen UR is actively closing the loop by working on all chains of the Biobased Economy, through fundamental research, applied research and education.

From hunger to food security

The world population is growing steadily and is projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050. In less than forty years, 2 billion more people will need housing, jobs and food. Furthermore, wealth is -fortunately- expected to increase, which means that diets will change as well.

营养与健康

You are what you eat. It’s a saying with lots of meaning, because to a large extent our nutrition determines our health.

Artificial Intelligence

Developments within artificial intelligence are rapid. When it comes to healthy nutrition and a healthy environment, artificial intelligence is an indispensable part of WUR’s research and education. It is already being used in camera footage that recognises the quality of food, in fully automatic farming under differing local conditions, in the remote monitoring of the health of livestock, and in determining which hereditary characteristics lead to fertile and resistant varieties and crops. The list of applications is almost endless.