Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group

Agenda

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  Sanne Muurling (Radboud University) Disparities in Death: Smallpox and Intra-Urban Social Inequalities, Amsterdam 1870-1872

  16 November 2021 - Seminar
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  Pim de Zwart (WUR) Colonial Paradox: Sugar, Property Rights and Land Inequality in Java

  23 November 2021 - Seminar
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  Travis Lybbert (UC Davis) Bundling Stress Tolerant Seeds and Insurance for More Resilient and Productive Small-scale Agriculture

  07 December 2021 - Seminar

Impact stories

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  Insights and tools for a European agricultural and food strategy

  A fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in Europe. That is the aim of the European Union's Farm to Fork Strategy. The COVID-19...

Highlights

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  Arie Oskam selected as a fellow of the European Association of Agriculture Economists

  29 July 2021
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  Importance of the bioeconomy often under-estimated

  08 July 2021
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  Justus Wesseler joins High Level Expert Group

  19 February 2021
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  Biomonitor, monitoring the Bioeconomy

  11 June 2018
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  Coen Frederiks wins thesis award

  17 June 2018

Vacancy

News

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  07 September 2021

  Large online audience for Opening Academic Year 2021

  - Although there were limited places available in the room on Monday, the annual ceremony drew 1300 online guests. People appear to be getting used to...
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  07 July 2021

  Post COVID-19 Implications for Genetic Diversity and Genomics Research & Innovation: A Call for Governance and Research Capacity

  - At a time of significant technological change and digitization in the biological sciences, the COVID19 pandemic has highlighted again the inequities...
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  06 July 2021

  ICABR Closing Statement: Importance of the bioeconomy often under-estimated.

  - Ravello, July 4, 2021
  At the conclusion of the 25th International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Conference, the ICABR Board of Directors...
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  31 May 2021

  Webinar: Meeting the Green Deal goals - How plant science and innovation can contribute

  - On June 1st Justus Wesseler (AEP) will give a talk at the Plant ETPs Partner Event for the EU Green Week
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  23 April 2021

  Scientists urge EU to allow the use of novel breeding techniques and modern biotechnology in organic farming

  - Unless the European Union allows novel breeding techniques such as gene editing in organic agriculture, Europe’s Farm to Fork strategy will...
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  17 March 2021

  PhD defence Evert Los

  - On March 10, 2021 Evert Los successfully defended his PhD thesis: Econometric modelling of heterogeneity and structural changes in Dutch horticulture....
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  25 November 2020

  Scientific advisor board for agriculture and food policy

  - Justus Wesseler, Chair holder of the AEP-Group has been invited by the German Secretary of Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, to become a member of the...