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Land use and agriculture in Europe under pressure: new research for sharper choices
How do we divide Europe’s limited space between food production, nature, energy, housing and infrastructure? New research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and partners, commissioned by the European Commission (DG Agriculture), provides a detailed and forward-looking answer.
Planting a Wageningen Forest in the Heart of Kenya
Mirjam Troost, Project Manager at Wageningen University & Research’s WUR Student Challenges, is heading towards Lukenya University.
Study shows global shift towards an ultra-processed diet
Research in The Lancet shows: more ultra-processed foods reduce nutritional quality and increase the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Catfish feed mainly on non-native species, not on migratory fish
Research at the Lith weir complex shows that catfish mainly feed on non-native crayfish and gobies and hardly any migratory fish.
Project ‘Farm of the Future’ in Lelystad paused in 2026: five questions and answers
Over the past five years, thousands of people from around the world with an interest in agricultural innovation have visited the project Farm of the Future at Wageningen University & Research’s experimental site in Lelystad. Due to a lack of funding, the project will be largely paused in 2026.
Meet the 2025 Youth Food Lab teams – The power of young changemakers
10 teams from 8 different countries had a chance to pitch the projects they had been working on through the YFL lab in the previous months.
King and Queen Meet Student Teams in Suriname
Student innovators from Anton de Kom University present WUR-led Food Systems Innovation Challenge projects during the royal visit.
What farmers earned in 2025
The year 2025 ends positively for the Dutch agricultural sector. The average income of farmers and growers is estimated to be 11,000 euros higher than last year. Yet the differences between businesses and sectors are considerable.
NWO OTP grant awarded to WUR project aimed at head start for day-old chicks
The immune system of a chicken starts in the egg. Validated tools to assess how incubation conditions influence immune development are lacking.
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