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BLOG - Pure food art
December 23, 2013 - What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of food and the incomparable Rijksmuseum? Maybe you think of the 'food still lifes' by the... -
BLOG - Open data; no value without Big Data
November 26, 2013 - Data is essential to good decision-making. Economists need no convincing of that, especially economists at LEI, who use data and models to work out... -
BLOG - (Re)searching trust
October 17, 2013 - Do you trust it? If trust is questioned, it means there is doubt. In fact, doubt is not so much the exception as the rule. All the same, we apparently... -
BLOG - How will we feed 9 billion people in 2050?
October 16, 2013 - October 16 was World Food Day. This year’s theme was "Sustainable food systems for food security and nutrition ". A fairly abstract... -
BLOG - Data as a source of income
September 6, 2013 - Data from farmers and growers is increasing in value. One of the reasons for this is that data tells the story of a product. An egg, for instance, is... -
Is it fair to exchange roads for food?
July 31, 2013 - For years, China has been improving the Ethiopian road system in exchange for sesame seed. Is such an exchange model fair and sustainable? Despite... -
BLOG - Sustainability pushers
June 14, 2013 - LEI is a real all-rounder. For instance, a short LEI report was published in March this year addressing the question of what dog and cat owners... -
BLOG: The family farm is disappearing - or not?
April 25, 2013 - The family farm is the cornerstone of our agricultural structure. The world of agricultural politics regularly refers to it. Industrial farms... -
BLOG - Level playing field or minefield?
March 28, 2013 - The Dutch chemical industry has high and laudable sustainability ambitions. The self-declared goal is to produce twice as much added value with half... -
BLOG - The horsemeat affair: one meat is not another
February 22, 2013 - The current commotion around horsemeat is not just about some firm sneaking horsemeat into food without mentioning it on the label. More subtle and...