Sustainability

Health effects of organic food on pigs

Scientists from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Utrecht University (UU), and the Louis Bolk Institute (LBI) have initiated a large-scale study to investigate the effects of organic food on pig health. This re..

Five innovative concepts win FoodmanShip Award

03 February 2022

Hybrid sausages that help reduce meat consumption. Meal packages for families with lower incomes and health issues. A fairtrade system for Dutch farmers. Luxury chocolate with dried coffee grounds. And a special beer as ...

Food Covenant calls for action

03 February 2022

The parties within the Food Covenant call on companies in the food sector to take action. The results of the annual monitoring show that more and more companies in the sector subscribe to the importance of international ...

Ÿnfabre: The first industrial plan for insect breeding

02 February 2022

ŸNFABRE is the first industrial genetic selection programme for large-scale insect breeders. The programme is designed to provide concrete answers to food safety challenges and to alleviate environmental pressures in lin...

The pig is the ultimate circular animal

01 February 2022

When buying meat, animal welfare is often still a major consideration for consumers, but attention to the environment and climate is growing rapidly. It is precisely in this area that the pig has a strong point, as it is...

StartLife invests in agrifoodtech startups

31 January 2022

In the next few years, innovative tech startups working to make our food chain more sustainable can request subordinated loans from StartLife. The loans will vary from €75,000 to €250,000. Financing is from a new fund, S...

6 tips to make organic more attractive

27 January 2022

Although price is still a barrier for many consumers, it turns out that this barrier (partly) disappears when an explanation is given about what organic is and why it is sometimes more expensive. Then 75% of the consumer...

X-rays will make plant diets of the future more tasty

27 January 2022

X-rays can be used to examine the tiniest parts of food and provide us with fresh knowledge about what makes yogurt feel soft and what it takes for chocolate to have just the right snap. According to researchers at the U...

Spoilage processes in food reviewed with new tool

26 January 2022

A new DNA-based analysis technique finds spoilage organisms in food that are not picked up by traditional analysis techniques. This new technique is an important additional tool that provides more insight into deteriorat...

State of Agriculture and Food: Stable trends in sector

21 January 2022

Wageningen University & Research and Statistics Netherlands have prepared the report 'State of Agriculture and Food' on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. The objective of the study is to...

Positive impact on product chains due to purchasing power

21 January 2022

As a result of the growing number of conscious consumers and stricter legislation - in areas such as deforestation, food quality and human rights - more and more companies are feeling the urgency to make their (internati...

Top sectors work on Roadmap Food, Health and Living Environment

18 January 2022

In order to strengthen the health and vitality of the Dutch population, a lot of work needs to be done on strengthening and accelerating prevention. But the question is: how do you bring together the fields of 'food' and...

Confectionery industry to monitor food wastage

17 January 2022

Together with the foundation Together against food waste, Wageningen University, the Ministry of Agriculture, VBZ and a number of members, a pilot project is being conducted to develop a tool to monitor food wastage that...

HAK aims to achieve B Corp certification in 2022

12 January 2022

In line with its previously stated sustainability mission, vegetable manufacturer HAK aims to become an officially certified B Corporation, or B Corp for short, by 2022. The independent B Corp certification is an initiat...

A plant-based diet can provide twice the CO₂ gain

11 January 2022

We can remove almost 100 billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere before the century is out. That is, if high-income countries switch to a plant-based diet. Returning farmland to its original state for cattle breeding d...

Ecological coating for fruit and vegetables