Sociology of Development group research projects
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ReMIX - mixed crops for resilient European agriculture
- The ReMIX project (Species mixtures for redesigning European cropping systems) was designed to encourage the use of crop diversity and to employ diversity in order to achieve resilient, agroecological European plant-based production systems. -
EFFIDRIP
- EFFIDRIP: Enabling next generation commercial service-oriented, automatic irrigation management systems for high efficient use of water, fertilizers and energy in drip irrigated tree crops. -
Fairbnb, toward tourism that enhances the livability of a community
- Fairbnb contacted the Science Shop with questions on how to arrange community involvement in a community-based rental platform, and to reflect upon geo-information, quantitative and qualitative data that can feed in a dashboard of tourism data. -
To a heath farm and a new commons for the Sallandse Heuvelrug
- Stichting Heideboerderij Nederland (SHN, The Dutch Heath Farm Foundation) works on the development of the heath farm concept in The Netherlands. At fifteen locations farmers, shepherds, nature organisations, citizens, entrepreneurs and the local and provincial governments work together on the realisation of heath farms. The SHN asked the Science Shop of Wageningen University & Research to explore the possibility of realising the Heath Farm concept at various locations in The Netherlands. -
Negotiating new governmental arrangements for governing the local, everyday world
- The economic crisis, demographic changes and the decline of the welfare state have all influenced the rise of self-governing communities. As citizens demand and are given more control over the management of their local environment, new governmental arrangements emerge: new and sometimes innovative ways for defining problems, taking decisions and implementing solutions. Citizens try to influence existing governance processes and increasingly develop ‘their own’ modes of governance (strategies, tools, spatial plans, etc.) to govern their local environment and everyday life. -
Project: The chemical communication between potato and cyst nematodes as a basis for sustainable improvement of potato yield
- Potato is an important food and industrial crop in the Netherlands. However, sustainable potato production is threatened by the potato cyst nematodes G. pallida and G. rostochiensis, causing an estimated EUR 460 million loss in Europe alone. They are obligate endoparasites, so totally dependent on their host, and live in and from the roots of potato causing growth retardation, damage to the roots and early senescence of plants. -
Project: Fenotypische plasticiteit in wortelarchitectuur: de sleutel tot tolerantie voor parasitaire aaltjes in planten?
- This project is financially supported by the Dutch Topsector Horticulture & Starting Materials. Within the Topsector, private industry, knowledge institutes and the government are working together on innovations for sustainable production of safe and healthy food and the development of a healthy green environment. -
Project: AF18085 Groenbemesters in de praktijk: een stap naar diversificatie van plantaardige productie systemen
- This project is financially supported by the Dutch Topsector Agri & Food. Within the Topsector, private industry, knowledge institutes and the government are working together on innovations for safe and healthy food for 9 billion people in a resilient world. -
Plasma 4 Hygiene
- The Plasma 4 Hygiene project aims at the development of plasma technology for application in the food industry in a multidisciplinary project involving knowledge institutes, companies from the high-tech sector and food industry. -
Efficient & Sustainable Food Production Chains