News 2021
News 2021
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13 January 2021
Wageningen team awarded Top Visionary title for their vision for the Dutch Food System 2050
- Wageningen researchers Imke de Boer, Evelien de Olde, Kawire Gosselink and their team have been selected as one of the top 10 “Visionaries"... -
14 January 2021
Integrated approach needed to increase agricultural production and fishery in the Dutch Caribbean
- The Caribbean islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have good possibilities to improve domestic agricultural production and fishing and reduce the... -
13 January 2021
Corona vaccine research consortium submits application to start clinical study
- The European research consortium Prevent-nCoV, of which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a member, has submitted an application to test... -
12 January 2021
Healthy appetite retained despite loss of taste and smell
- Imagine: suddenly, you can no longer smell your favourite perfume or dish. Many COVID-19 patients know all about it: they lost their sense of smell... -
11 January 2021
Broilers’ natural behaviour and welfare stimulated by eating fly larvae
- Broilers fed live fly larvae show more natural behaviour and develop healthier legs. This has been shown by research from Wageningen University... -
08 January 2021
WBVR research provides insight into the course of bird flu infections
- The threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in poultry remains high, with several poultry farms becoming infected in recent... -
07 January 2021
25 recommendations for a greener European agricultural policy
- In the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will take effect after 2022, the European Commission wants Member States to determine how they want... -
07 January 2021
Schonere stallen betaald door bouw en industrie
- Rondom de Nieuwkoopse Plassen starten ruim 50 boeren een pilot waarbij zij hun stikstofruimte tijdelijk aan de bouw- en industriesector verleasen. Met... -
07 January 2021
WUR launches first large-scale research facility for agroforestry in the Netherlands in Lelystad
- The large-scale 15-hectare multidisciplinary research facility for agroforestry in Lelystad is the first of its kind in the Netherlands. It concerns a... -
06 January 2021
Separating specific nutrients from wastewater is getting closer and closer
- The possibility of extracting specific nutrients from waste water in a very targeted manner is becoming increasingly important. Louis de Smet's...