Archive news Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
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How to lift smallholder farmers out of poverty and protect the environment
November 19, 2019 - A clear majority of smallholder farmers in commodity value chains such as cocoa, tea, coffee and oil palm are struggling to earn a living income. This... -
Accelerating sustainable food systems together
October 16, 2019 - Today, the Dutch government launches the Netherlands Food Partnership. Being a key partner of NFP, Wageningen University & Research wants to be an... -
WUR partners up with FAO in Food & Nutrition Security Resilience Programme Horn of Africa
September 25, 2019 - The Kingdom of the Netherlands has contributed $28 million to back FAO's (Food and Agriculture Organisation) work to boost the resilience of food... -
Video Turning Knowledge in Action
September 23, 2019 - We started a campaign to support our slogan ‘turning knowledge on food systems in action’. Building on the world-leading expertise of... -
New guide available on how to make inspiring case studies in inclusive agribusiness
September 6, 2019 - To learn more effectively from experiences with inclusive agribusiness initiatives, we need to be able to understand and compare these... -
Rwandan delegation visits WUR for pest control products management benchmark
September 3, 2019 - Last week, a group of government officials and private sector delegates from Rwanda visited the Netherlands to find support in the development of a... -
Sharing lessons learned of enhancing the Ethiopian Sesame Sector
August 12, 2019 - Ethiopia is among the main sesame producers in the world. Sesame provides a living for over 350,000 farmer households. After coffee, sesame is the... -
New: Free online courses (MOOCs) on landscape learning
July 16, 2019 - Together with the Global Landscapes Forum and UN Environment, Wageningen University & Research is launching massive open online courses (MOOCs) to... -
Building robust, reliable and resilient agri-food sectors in Kenya
July 10, 2019 - Milk quality is now firmly on the agenda in the Kenyan dairy sector. And in the horticulture sector, traceability and food safety are becoming... -
ISSD Africa calls for new partners to invest in increased farmers' access to quality seed
March 12, 2019 - ISSD Africa, a successful Community of Practice on seed sector development hosted by Wageningen University & Research is looking for new...