SP.20.002 – Transition to circular, ecology-based agriculture: the case of crop mixtures
Route: Sustainable production of safe and healthy food
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
The Dutch agricultural sector faces major challenges including severe losses in biodiversity, waste of resources, dependence on environmentally malign inputs […]
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SP.20.003 – MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GRASSLANDS: System innovation for productive, sustainable and biodiverse dairy production based on multifunctional grasslands
Route: Sustainable production of safe and healthy food
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
One third of the total area of The Netherlands and 50% of its agricultural area consist of grasslands. They form […]
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SP.20.005 – Catalyzing the Protein Transition
Route: Sustainable production of safe and healthy food
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Questions of how we choose what (not) to eat are becoming increasingly pertinent, as recognition of the impact of our […]
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SD.20.007 – Tracking methane and ammonia emissions across scales using observational data
Route: Sustainable development goals for inclusive global development
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Mitigating climate change and addressing excess deposition of nitrogen are two main societal challenges in the Netherlands. To limit climate […]
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QLE.20.003 – Landscape stewardship for sustainable local food systems
Route: Quality of the living environment
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Alternative Food Networks (AFN)s are gaining momentum. New initiatives such as Herenboeren and Land van […]
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MD.20.002 – Early Detection of Veterinary Diseases by Low Concentration VOC sensing
Route: Measuring and detecting: anything, anytime, anywhere
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Many (veterinary) diseases are accompanied by the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in a specific composition, as confirmed by […]
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BR.20.019 – Improving biosecurity in marine aquaculture: disease exchanges and outbreaks in aquaculture and wildlife in an ecological context
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Aquaculture is a promising source for maintaining human food security but it is increasingly recognised that diseases are one of […]
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