Sustainable production of safe and healthy food

Many people in the world do not have access to healthy and safe food every day due to changes in the climatic or geopolitical situation. It is also questionable whether we can produce enough food to meet the needs of the world’s growing population without harming the planet.

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Better informed decision making in consumers' food choice, breeders' crop design and protein transition

The NWA-route ‘Sustainable production of safe and healthy food’ has set its goal on realizing radical changes in the agricultural food sy

Making the connections in food provisioning

The NWA-route ‘Sustainable production of safe and healthy food’ aims to analyze and catalyze change processes

Plant Power: Leveraging Consumer Insights and Food Environments for Long-Term Dietary Change

A shift toward plant-based proteins is vital for the environment, public health and animal welfare issues.

Scaling of resilient regional food systems

The overall aim of the project is to support Dutch regional food initiatives with action-oriented research.

Samen Sterk voor Slim Smullen

Het SlimSmullen-project rekent af met de mythe rondom gezonde suikers.

Self Defense: Mimicking natural deterrent strategies in plants using adhesive spheres and volatiles

While chemical pesticides are crucial to protect our crops, their usage comes with negative consequences: human poisoning, habitat destru

Insects as sustainable feed for a circular economy: interdisciplinary approach to value chain development (INSECTFEED)

A new agricultural sector emerges that produces insects as sustainable protein source that can replace the use of soya and fishmeal in fe

Animal-free milk proteins

Milk from cows is an essential source of proteins in the Western diet.

Designing mixed cropping systems and transition paths towards sustainable ecology based agriculture.

The Dutch agricultural sector is one of the most innovative worldwide, but faces major challenges including severe losses in biodiversity

REAP2SOW: Resilient and Efficient Agricultural Proteins to Sustain Our World

REAP2SOW aims to develop sustainable, climate-resilient food systems by focusing on the improvement and promotion of novel plant-based pr

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