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12 October 2023
Urgent call Micronutrient Forum: scale-up access to healthy diets for the most vulnerable
- The world is facing unprecedented global food and nutrition crises because of soaring food prices, regional conflicts and more frequent and intense... -
15 September 2023
On-pack information about expiry dates can change food waste behaviours in households
- Misunderstanding of expiry date marking (Use-by or Best-before) has been identified as one of the causes of food waste at the household level. In a... -
14 September 2023
‘We can all contribute to a waste-free campus’
- The annual Waste Free Week is held from 11 to and including 17 September. Wageningen Campus also focuses on preventing food waste. Sanne Stroosnijder,... -
18 August 2023
Starting students learn waste-free cooking during introduction days
- Students taking part in the General Introduction Days (AID) can attend a workshop on waste-free cooking on Monday 21 August. The workshop is offered... -
26 July 2023
The SALUD programme gives people with type-2 diabetes more control over their health
- Work, children, education: the SALUD programme takes into account the daily life of people with type-2 diabetes. Kristel Polhuis of Wageningen... -
19 July 2023
Reducing food waste with WUR’s MAGNET
- MAGNET, short for Modular Applied General Equilibrium Tool and developed by Wageningen Economic Research has been instrumental in analysing the... -
11 July 2023
ZonMw subsidy for follow-up research on COVID19 in indoor spaces at WUR
- ZonMw, the Dutch financing organisation for innovation and research in health care, granted the chair group Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology (QVE)... -
04 July 2023
Strengthening safety protocols for the production of animal-free dairy proteins
- The SAFERMENT project has been launched, which aims at enhancing the safety of animal-free dairy protein production. Participants in the 4-year... -
30 June 2023
Three honours students film documentary about the Dutch insect industry
- As a part of their honour programme, three Wageningen students filmed a documentary on the growing insect industry. Humans and animals will likely eat... -
23 June 2023
How changing our diet can have unexpected negative economic, social and environmental impacts
- Switching to a healthier diet not only reduces your risk of disease, it also improves the sustainability of our food system. But eating healthier also...
Radio, podcast & TV
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09 February 2022
Stacy Pyett on The Naked Scientist about Veganuary and its impact on climate change
- Stacy Pyett, programme manager Proteins for Life, was interviewed for BBC podcast The Naked Scientist last week. She discusses the end of Veganuary... -
02 November 2021
How to eat my way to a better world?
- Ever wondered if it helps to check for sustainability labels in the supermarket? In this explainer video produced by Universiteit van Nederland, Prof.... -
30 July 2021
Louise O. Fresco in Overnight about the future of food
- Louise O. Fresco, President Executive Board, talks about feeding the world, about smart technology, sustainable agriculture and answers... -
17 July 2019
Eelke Westra & Toine Timmermans about foodwaste on BBC
- Nearly 30% of all food products are wasted somewhere in the chain. In BBC's last episode of Follow the food, Eelke Westra and Toine Timmermans...