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Food technologist Remko Boom wins lifetime achievement award
- Professor Remko Boom has been awarded the 23rd Gold Medal by the Hoogewerff-Fonds, a special recognition for his lifetime achievements. Making food... -
Global Food Security Conference concludes: 'Broad view on food security and food systems important'
- Earlier this month, the fifth edition of the Global Food Security Conference took place in Leuven. Over 500 participants from 65 countries interacted... -
Focus on consumption at Global Food Security Conference
- The fifth Global Food Security Conference takes place in Leuven on 9 April. During this conference, around 500 researchers from 65 countries will... -
Fish enriches life in Kenyan slum
- How do you make sure people living in constantly expanding slum districts have access to more food and healthier food? In a research project by... -
Eating healthier and more environmentally conscious for the same price
- Eat healthier, and at the same time, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter, without it costing extra. It is possible for Dutch people if they... -
‘The prize money is nice, but the acknowledgement of my research matters most’
- Associate Professor Inge de Graaf received the Early Career Award for her research on the availability of groundwater on 15 February 2024. The Royal... -
African rice production must become more efficient to prevent large-scale import and cultivation
- Rice production in Africa is in urgent need of intensification to meet future demand. This is to prevent the continent from becoming largely dependent... -
Maarten Schutyser appointed personal professor of Drying and dense food processing
- The Board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Prof. Dr. Ir. Maarten Schutyser as a personal professor of Drying and Dense Food... -
Agriculture is very thirsty
- Agriculture is the biggest consumer of fresh water in the world. And demand is set to rise, while availability falls. ‘Changes to the food... -
Students turn waste into protein
- A group of Wageningen students won the Rethink Waste international student challenge with their idea for making high-quality protein powder out of...