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Projects - prof.dr.ir. IJM (Imke) de Boer
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Balancing biodiversity conservation and food production
PhD project by Vincent Oostvogels. In this project we study how farms can be enabled to increase their contribution to biodiversity conservation,... -
Circular Agriculture in North-Netherlands: Daring scenarios and Interlinked Transformation (CAN-DO-IT)
Circular agriculture is a promising way of ensuring a sustainable food future. Despite agreement about the principles of circular agriculture, the... -
HEARTLAND
The overall objective is to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative PhD graduates to investigate how sustainable ruminant... -
Environmental consequences of adopting circularity at different spatial scales
PhD project by Ben van Selm. Circular food systems are increasingly seen as an important pathway to a sustainable food system. Closing cycles at a... -
Restoring nutrient cycling in the Chinese dairy sector from a perspective of the entire food system
PhD project by Yue Wang. To develop a sustainable dairy system in China, crop and animal production need to be recoupled and nutrients need to be... -
The role of livestock in the food system: the case of Ireland
PhD project by Donagh Hennessy. To meet global nutritional needs within global production boundaries a solution is to use livestock to convert biomass... -
The welfare of dairy cows in pasture-based systems
PhD project by Robin Crossley. In pasture-based systems, cows must obtain the majority of their dry matter intake (DMI) through grazing, must walk... -
The role of maize-soybean-chicken value chains in sustainable food systems: the case of Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania
PhD project by Wilson Charles Wilson. Tanzania has a large gap between food production and healthy consumption. To attain SDG2, a diet should be... -
Evaluating strategies to reduce labour shortages associated with calf rearing
PhD project by Alison Sinnott. Calving is one of the most labour intensive processes in a grass-based dairy system, because of its seasonality.... -
Reducinq freshwater use in pork production - the case study of Ireland
PhD project by Shilpi Misra. The livestock sector is highly dependent on water availability, as water is used for animal drinking, cleaning, feed...