Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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System Transitions and Political Will: Positioning SSG in a New Reality
31 October 2024 - Longread - During the lastest Lebo Talk, I was asked to reflect on a statement by our new Minister of Agriculture Femke Wiersma. In her recent remarks, she... -
The right cocktail to combat diseases and pests using fewer pesticides
16 October 2024 - Longread - Weeds, fungi, nematodes and insects all cause problems for arable farmers during the production of their crops. The use of chemical pesticides tends... -
Water and soil driven land design
13 September 2024 - Longread - The Dutch have actively managed water in their country for centuries. Initially, water levels were always determined by the requirements of... -
Bernardijn ten Zeldam-Hartelust: First woman’s address at the opening of the Wageningen academic year (1979) – First woman president of WUR council (1973)
02 September 2024 - Longread - Bernardijn ten Zeldam-Hartelust was 45 years ago the first woman who held the opening address for the new academic year, on 3 September 1979. It was... -
Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative: 'First WUR, then the rest of the world'
27 August 2024 - Longread - From Wageningen Campus to the United Nations Science Summit: the Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative has extended its reach. Three years of intensive... -
How to ensure your farming business keeps pace with a changing climate
10 July 2024 - Longread - You don't have to work in agriculture to notice climate change. Everyone remembers the hot dry summers of 2018 and 2019, and the recent extremely wet... -
Can the tide be turned for coral reefs in the Caribbean Netherlands?
04 July 2024 - Longread - The coral reefs in the Caribbean are not doing well. In a period of 50 years, over 50 percent of the coral has perished. The causes of this are... -
Dutch soybeans and polder rice: new crops in a changing climate
21 June 2024 - Longread - Drier summers, wetter winters, higher temperatures and more frequent heavy downpours. Climate change is now a fact of life that is affecting global... -
"The North sea is a free resource, it belongs to everyone – but we're approaching its limits"
18 June 2024 - Longread - Wind farms, fishing grounds and nature conservation compete for space in the North Sea, and there are often clashes between these interests.... -
Food transition causes great uncertainty for farmers and fishers
17 June 2024 - Longread - The food transition is putting a lot of pressure on agriculture and the fishing industry to change the way they work. Two Wageningen scientists have...