Food Production
Both plant and animal production are changing and evolving in response to current issues (climate change, urbanization, changing diets, etc.), and there are many Science Shop projects that allow pioneers in society to explore ways of producing food that are alternative and innovative.
Projects:
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Future resistant SPN
The Stichting Streekeigen Producten Nederland (SPN – Foundation Regional Products Netherlands) was founded in the late 1990s by six regional... -
PFAS in agricultural applications: Towards ‘Safe and Sustainable by Design’
PFAS chemicals are found everywhere in the living environment: in soil, water, air, plants and animals. Human exposure to PFAS through food and... -
Poort naar de Peel
The area between Ospeldijk and the Groote Peel is a microcosm of the rural developments in the rural areas of the Netherlands and can therefore serve... -
Developing a food security strategy to create sustainable livelihoods
The overall goal of the research will be to support Village of Peace in evaluating an intervention which they call High Diversity Gardening (HDG). The... -
Tiny Restaurant, Big Potential: Building Lasting Relations between Farmers and Citizens
The project was comissioned by Stichting MIEP with the goal to evaluate if their initiative, the Tiny Restaurant is successful in creating lasting... -
How to provide the sowing seed box to women in Tanzania?
The Corazon foundation wants to contribute to WHO’s ambition of zero hunger in the world by distributing Sowing Seed boxes and training... -
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...