Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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Re-rooting the Dutch food system: from more to better
23 June 2020 - Longread - What does a regenerative and nourishing food system in 2050 look like? This was the challenge for those participating in the Food Systems Vision Prize... -
Breakthrough in global data exchange on plant breeding
11 June 2020 - Longread - Access to data is crucial for the huge growth in artificial intelligence (AI) applications. No data means no applications. There has recently been a... -
The Dutch food system post-coronavirus
05 June 2020 - Longread - Every crisis leaves behind traces. That is what crises do. The coronavirus crisis is no exception, although when it comes to our food system, it is... -
Applying a food system approach: the key to Zero Hunger in 2030
21 April 2020 - Longread - Increasing food production is not in itself the solution to eliminating hunger and malnutrition worldwide. So how can we best achieve the Zero Hunger... -
This is how green the Netherlands could be in 100 years
17 December 2019 - Longread - In 100 years from now, the Netherlands will be a land of green cities, circular agriculture, and more forests, water and swamps. A climate-proof... -
A green environment: good for your health
04 December 2019 - Longread - Whether a short stroll or spending hours wandering in nature, growing vegetables together in a community vegetable garden or working in an office full... -
The packaging of food: how to minimalise environmental impact
18 November 2019 - Longread - Plastic waste littering on the roadside, packaging on river banks, plastic ravaging the oceans and their inhabitants. Campaign groups such as the... -
Preserving Nature: Artificial Intelligence against Green Violence
31 October 2019 - Longread - Today I feel kinship with a man who defended on this exact date his views and beliefs against fierce opposition of other men who – with tooth... -
Regional collaboration: investing in a circular economy
04 October 2019 - Longread - The Netherlands is at the start of a transition towards a circular economy. That’s why Wageningen researchers are looking for opportunities and... -
Nature as the inspiration for climate solutions
23 September 2019 - Longread - Technological solutions alone will not provide long-term answers to climate change and environmental problems. If we want to be climate-proof in the...