Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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Making ‘water and soil’ a guiding force in planning in nine rounds
- The effective application of the policy intention 'water and soil driven' in the Netherlands requires a different approach to Dutch planning; from... -
Getting Wageningen’s models and modellers to talk to each other
- Imagine a simple linear model to explain the relationship between two variables. Or a complex software-based mathematical framework to identify... -
CropMix: Driving the Transition to Agro-Ecological Crop Farming
- More crop-diverse systems in agriculture. This is the primary goal of CropMix, a five-year research project involving farmers, practical partners, and... -
Financing Transitions: How Can Financial Institutions help pave the Way to a Greener Economy?
- The focus on climate change and sustainability seems to fade into the background in many European countries. The political climate is unfavorable,... -
The rise of LCA-based ecolabels: a new standard for sustainable food choices
- Imagine walking through a supermarket, choosing between soy yogurt, cow’s milk yogurt, and oat yogurt. Which has the lowest ecological... -
Water lentils: sustainable vegetable of the future, approved in the EU
- Water lentils, a protein-rich and sustainably cultivated plant, has now been officially approved as a vegetable in Europe. It could make a significant... -
Investing in Nature-based solutions is future-proof and reduces financial risks
- In the coming years, the Netherlands will spend a lot of money on the development of the country. They are making the transition from fossil to green... -
A contagious animal disease outbreak: now what?
- If a contagious animal disease were to break out in the Netherlands tomorrow, Wageningen University & Research would spring into action. By... -
Can we get rapid tests for avian influenza?
- An experiment in an animal ambulance gave rise to the question whether rapid tests for Influenza A, normally reserved for people, could also be used... -
Climate and livestock: practical innovations for reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- Climate disasters are increasingly affecting the world. One of the main contributors is the greenhouse gas effect, and livestock farming contributes...