Projects of Wageningen Food & Biobased Research
On this webpage you find our current research projects. Want to more about our projects and possibilities?
Ongoing projects
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Optimising supply chain efficiency of strawberries with a digital twin
- Strawberries are delicious fruits, but also highly perishable after harvest. In Europe, an estimated 30% of all strawberries is lost or wasted along... -
Paving the Way for a Sustainable Agrologistics System for CEDA in Mexico
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The WUR Scientific Machine Learning Network
- At Wageningen University and Research, different researchers are exploring the potential of SciML for their scientific domain. Examples of disciplines... -
Revolutionising Flavour: Nature-Inspired and AI-Driven
- One of the main reasons for the low growth rate of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives is the difference in sensory properties compared to their... -
More sustainable and functional protein from oilrich seeds for human consumption
- Oilseed residues are the single largest global protein loss in the food supply chain. Achieving a total-use case will have a huge impact in the... -
Frozen like Fresh
- The frozen potato & vegetables sector in Europe is a sector with a yearly output of more than 300 Mtonnes of fresh frozen product. A new... -
Alternative protein products from local crops in Rwanda (phase 1)
- One Acre Fund (OAF) and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research partner up to set the first steps of building a value-chain in Rwanda for... -
Circular Use of Plastics in Agriculture and Horticulture
- This project aims to close the loop for plastic products used in agri- and horticulture thereby lowering the use of fossil carbon and prevent plastic... -
Model-based production of tailor-made microbial oils
- Consumption of plant-based oils, especially palm oil, is increasing at an alarming rate. However, this increasing demand has drastic effects on the... -
Circular uses of organic biomass streams in Bonaire
- Circular approaches to sustainable management of organic streams in Bonaire will be developed. The Sargassum seaweed from influxes will be...
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EU-Cofin 2018 Lignocost
Lignin is a large side product from the pulp and paper industry and is released during conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into bioethanol or... -
MIP Seaweed for food and feed
In 2015 heeft de toenmalige staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, Martijn van Dam, opdracht gegeven aan Wageningen University and Research om het... -
Pulp2Value: European project realises new value chains for sugar beet
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is launching a large-scale European project in collaboration with Cosun (coordinating partner) and ten... -
Creating high-value products from cocoa shells
Cocoa shells are a residual stream with considerable market opportunities. This side stream is rich in fiber, but contains other interesting... -
Plant Meat Matters
A next generation meat analogues based on plant proteins, that is the aim of the Public Private Partnership Plant Meat Matters coordinated by...