News archive 2016
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Advantages of the Big Data technology for Smart Farming
- FAO stated that ‘a more sustainable agriculture’ is one of the big challenges of global human population. Agriculture has to produce more... -
New partnership between Wageningen University & Research, TNO and Lloyd’sRegister Foundation to study safety at sea
- A new study into safety at sea is taking off as part of a partnership between Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Wageningen University & Research... -
World Food Prize for four outstanding researchers
- At the World Food Prize & Borlaug Dialogue Symposium from 12 – 14 October in Des Moines, Iowa, United States Prof. Louise Fresco... -
Quantitative Information for Greenhouse Horticulture (KWIN 2016-2017)
- The new edition of 'Quantitative Information for Greenhouse Horticulture (KWIN 2016-2017)’ shows that the use of combined heat and power (CHP)... -
Fate of nano- and microplastic in rivers explained
- Very tiny plastic particles of micro and nano size are difficult to measure in the environment to assess exposure risks. Researchers of Wageningen... -
Exhibition Birding Wageningen, 17 October 2016-20 March 2017
- "Birding Wageningen, 70 years Vogelwerkgroep KNNV" is the new exhibition of the Special Collections in the Forum Library. In a 'bird's eye... -
Will precision agriculture bring you food grown by drones, using swarm intelligence?
- Drones will help farmers to map weeds in their field, and improve crop yields. This is the promise of a research project funded by ECHORD++ called... -
Healthy soil is essential to a circular economy
- To achieve the Dutch government's objective of realising a circular economy in the Netherlands, it is essential to maintain the productivity of the... -
Medicinal cannabis grows well under LED lighting
- Medicinal cannabis can be grown well in greenhouses under LED lighting. Some varieties of cannabis plants grown under LED lighting may even produce... -
NTU Ranking 2016: Wageningen again best agricultural university in the world
- Wageningen University is the best agricultural university in the world according to the National Taiwan University Ranking 2016. UC Davis and Cornell...