News 2021
News 2021
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21 January 2021
Food and agricultural systems should be reformed to recover from COVID-19
- The pandemic highlights the global problem of food security. But research and innovation (R&I) can tackle the problem and 'build... -
21 January 2021
Guppies with friends eat more
- Guppies that socialise with more conspecifics get more food. This applies to both males and females, despite the common assumption that males... -
21 January 2021
Wetenschap en boeren slaan handen ineen rond De Marke
- Wageningen Livestock Research en coöperatie De Marke gaan samenwerken aan nieuwe kennis voor de melkveesector. Beide partijen ondertekenden op 20... -
21 January 2021
Gewilde dieren: hamster en otter 18 jaar na herintroductie
- De afgelopen decennia zijn in Nederland tientallen diersoorten geherintroduceerd. Een overzicht hiervan is nu verschenen in het boek ‘Gewilde... -
21 January 2021
Paulien Herder steps down as member of the Supervisory Board of WUR
- Related to her appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Delft University of Technology, Paulien Herder will step down as a member of... -
20 January 2021
Experiment with salt marsh construction near Delfzijl successful
- Salt marshes were created on the coast of Delfzijl in 2018. A section has been used as a trial location for salt marsh development. Researchers from... -
20 January 2021
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement affords the Netherlands modest economic growth with disadvantages for the beef sector
- The EU trade agreement with Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) will afford the Netherlands a modest economic growth of 287... -
19 January 2021
Toxicology contributes to research on microplastics in the body
- On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary of Infrastructure and Water Management... -
19 January 2021
Unique resistance gene to leaf spot disease for the first time successfully introduced in wheat
- The fungus Zymoseptoria triciti is one of the most genetically diverse and devastating wheat pathogens in the world. An important step has been taken... -
19 January 2021
Radar satellite exposes illegal logging in African rainforests
- Forest elephants wander along the banks of the Congo River, watched over by mountain gorillas from the trees. For now, at least. Because the African...