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Projects - prof.dr.ir. SJ (Simon) Oosting
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Exploring pathways to more circular food systems in the North China Plain
Exploring pathways to more circular food systems in the North China Plain - WUR Project Exploring pathways to more circular food systems in the North... -
Exploring alternative dairy farming systems on peat soils in the Green Heart
PhD project of Hilde van Dijk. Drained peat soils, occupying just 12% of Dutch agricultural land, contribute over half of agricultural soil greenhouse... -
Environmental performances of a novel single-cell protein in fish feed at different scales
PhD project by Xuemei Zhao. Existing studies indicate that Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP) can partially substitute fishmeal or soybean meal... -
Can livestock jointly address food security and climate challenges?
PhD project by Leah Germer. The global food and agriculture system is under increasing pressure to deliver on both food security and climate change... -
Revealing spatial differences in Chinese ruminant sector: feed availability and environmental ceilings
The size of the Chinese ruminant sector has greatly increased over the past few years. This has led to intensification and specialization of ruminant... -
Role of livestock in circular food systems in Kenya
PhD project by Dagmar Braamhaar. Livestock provides essential nutrients to prevent malnutrition and feed the growing human population in developing... -
Developing sustainable breeding strategies for dairy cattle in China with emphasis on improved resilience
PhD project by Rui Shi. China’s desire to increase its self-sufficiency for milk production would inevitably result in a dramatic impact on the... -
Impacts of transition from agro-pastoral to sedentary livestock systems on ecosystem services and resilience to climate change in India, at watershed level
PhD project by Bhavana Rao. Drylands have limited scope for crop production - making livestock production a vital livelihood activity. The various... -
Sustainable intensification of smallholder dairy farms in Indonesia: the contribution of manure management strategies
PhD project by Windi al Zahra. Smallholder dairy farms, being the backbone of the Indonesian milk industry, contribute to environmental problems... -
Improving feeding practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder dairy farms in Indonesia
PhD project by Titis Apdini. The Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia developed a policy to increase herd size from 2 to 5 cows per farm....