News archive 2016
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Bird flu detected at a poultry farm in Boven-Leeuwen
- Bird flu (H5 virus) has been detected at a poultry farm with laying hens in the Dutch village of Boven-Leeuwen (West Maas en Waal Municipality in the... -
Bird flu detected at a poultry farm in Hiaure
- Bird flu (H5 virus) has been detected at a poultry farm with laying hens in the small Dutch village of Hiaure (Dongeradeel Municipality in the... -
Can Africa feed itself?
- In 2050, when the population of Africa is two and a half times larger than now, the continent will scarcely be able to grow enough food for its own... -
Large-scale demonstration projects for recovering nutrients from manure and sludge
- Soon, the first ‘Groene Mineralen Centrale’ (green mineral plant) for the processing of pig manure will be realised. The plant will... -
Commonly used ethical labels limit their usefulness
- Nowadays, product labels are often used to enable consumers to choose products that are friendly to the environment and to animals, natural, healthful... -
Parasitic plants cause huge damage to rice crops in Africa
- Parasitic plants – plants that penetrate another plant and grow at its expense – have caused some $200 million worth of damage to the... -
Time constraints and the competition determine a hunter's decision to shoot
- What prompts a hunter to shoot an animal after it is spotted? Wageningen and Norwegian researchers studied more than 180,000 choice situations where... -
Pasteurised intestinal bacterium reduces effects of obesity and diabetes
- The intestinal bacterium Akkermansia proves to offer enduring benefits for the intestines of overweight mice and diabetic animals. In experiments, the... -
Wageningen University & Research and TNO start consortium on Personalised Nutrition and Health
- A society in which every individual can – and wants to – make a conscious choice to follow a nutritional program that precisely fits with... -
EGU Von Humboldt Medal Prof. Johan Bouma
- Emeritus Professor Soil Science Johan Bouma will be awarded the prestigious Von Humboldt Medal by the European Geosciences Union in Vienna this April...