News of Wageningen University & Research
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American and Dutch Ministers of Agriculture open emission-free KAS2030
- Minister of Agriculture Schouten and her American colleague Sonny Perdue jointly opened the demo-greenhouse KAS2030 located at Wageningen University... -
New applications for beet pulp in dishwasher detergent and leather industry
- Pectin from sugar beet pulp is suitable as biobased ingredient for (dishwasher) detergents and the production of leather. This was proven by research... -
Otter population keeps growing, the number of road kills too
- After the otter became extinct in the Netherlands in 1988, a programme for re-introducing otters has been implemented since 2002. The data found... -
The Netherlands is not going to meet 2020 biodiversity targets
- The accelerating rate of biodiversity decline is unprecedented. Together with global warming this is one of the major threats to mankind, IPBES states... -
Magic Box effective tool against food waste
- The Too Good To Go app allows consumers to purchase a Magic Box with food products that would otherwise be thrown away by shops. Wageningen University... -
Large research project on species-rich meadows in the Netherlands
- A team of researchers of Wageningen Research is going to develop a typology of species-rich grasslands in the Dutch "Green Heart". The... -
Brochure ‘Manure, a valuable resource’ updated
- With new views and insights on livestock manure Wageningen Livestock Research has updated the brochure ‘Manure, a valuable resource’. The... -
Innovative ‘convertible cover’ is open for protected apple cultivation
- What is a way of protecting apple cultivation from pests and fungal diseases while reducing the use of pesticides as much as possible? Researchers at... -
How simulating social behaviour can help reduce post-harvest losses
- A pilot project by Wageningen University & Research in 2017 and 2018 found that Nigerian tomato farmers can reduce their post-harvest losses in... -
Wadden Fund supports Swimway Wadden Sea project
- The Wadden Tools - Swimway Wadden Sea project can start thanks to a contribution from the Wadden Fund. This was announced by the Wadden Fund last...