Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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We mustn’t ignore the time bomb of climate change and conflict in Africa
07 December 2023 - Longread - People in Africa’s Sahel region are increasingly struggling with the impacts of climate change. There’s an urgent need for agriculture... -
Making water pivotal in the design of food systems
06 December 2023 - Longread - Water plays a crucial role in our food systems and food security. Yet, it is insufficiently considered when designing these systems. This paper... -
Living labs are all the rage, but what are the success factors for a sustainable transition?
20 October 2023 - Longread - WUR and other knowledge institutes study sustainable agriculture, production chains and cities. But how does this research make a sector or system... -
"Put water at the heart of food systems"
13 October 2023 - Longread - Food and water are inextricably linked. Without water, the world would have nothing to eat. But will there still be enough water for food production... -
Kooistra inaugurated as Professor of Remote Sensing: 'Working on optimal agricultural systems’
04 October 2023 - Longread - Lammert Kooistra will be inaugurated as a personal professor of Remote Sensing at Wageningen University & Research's Laboratory of Geoinformatics... -
Running for climate: ‘Marathon is a metaphor for the climate crisis’
02 October 2023 - Longread - Climate expert Tim ran the Jungfrau marathon in Switzerland with a team of ten other climate scientists on Saturday, 9 September, as a positive way to... -
Designing backwards helps food industry move forwards
21 September 2023 - Longread - How can a food producer develop a product that is not only tasty, healthy, environmentally friendly and safe but also economically viable? Experts... -
Strip cropping harvest requires more flexibility from food processing companies
24 August 2023 - Longread - Does strip cropping create additional challenges for post-harvest food processing? Scientists from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research... -
Unequal trade perpetuates malnutrition – but there is another way
25 July 2023 - Longread - No one in Africa should have to grow up without access to a healthy diet. Yet hunger and malnutrition persist in many areas. Globalisation of the food... -
‘Water and soil guiding’ calls for a broad perspective
27 June 2023 - Longread - There is currently much ado in the Netherlands about the ‘water and soil guiding’ approach. WUR has been working according to this...