Research & Results

Below you can find all publications, articles and projects that are the result of our independent research. Search directly on topic or navigate through our areas of expertise.

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  Theme Nutrition and health

  You are what you eat. It’s a saying with lots of meaning, because to a large extent our nutrition determines our health.

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  Theme Food production

  Providing everyone with healthy food without harming the environment will become increasingly challenging. In 2040 there will be 9 billion people to feed. Food demands will change, emerging economies will require more meat and at the same time certain limited resources such as water and phosphate will have to be managed sustainably.

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  Theme Biobased economy

  The Biobased Economy is an economy driven by efficiency in using crops and biomass for food, feed, chemicals, energy and fuels. Wageningen UR is actively closing the loop by working on all chains of the Biobased Economy, through fundamental research, applied research and education.

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  Theme Nature and landscape

  Humans have an intrinsic connection with nature, research has proved this over and over again. Environmental psychology research reveals how being surrounded by nature at an early age makes adults value diversity in nature more compared to being brought up in a less green environment. Even the health promoting aspects of nature such as trees trapping polluting particulate matter show our dependency on nature.

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  Theme Climate and water

  The climate is changing. Wageningen UR does not only study this change, but also investigates the causes and develops new technologies to deal with the consequences of climate change.

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  Theme Market and chain strategies

  The Netherlands is a major player in the field of food, no less than 7.5% of the global agro-export occurs via the Netherlands. This makes the Netherlands the second largest agricultural exporter in the world. Our knowledge of trade and logistics plays a crucial role. Wageningen UR works to strengthen that knowledge.