Vision
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‘New law protects farmers against market forces’
- The European Parliament adopted a law in March which is aimed at protecting farmers and horticulturalists against unfair trade practices. Buyers will... 0 -
‘Humans as super-predator? Too simplistic’
- The number of big wild animals is declining because we are eating them, according to a study by Oregon State University of nearly 300 large species,... 0 -
‘Fishing in protected areas not necessarily harmful’
- In December, a headline in Dutch newspaper Trouw claimed ‘North Sea fishermen often drag their nets through protected areas’. That’s... 0 -
‘No need for nuclear power
to achieve climate goals’
- Should nuclear power make a comeback, as suggested by VVD party chair Klaas Dijkhoff in parliament this month? According to Niklas Höhne, special... 0 -
‘Stricter rules about labels are tricky for small businesses’
- Terms such as 'artisanal’ might be deceptive for consumers. The same goes for pictures of fruit on products that barely contain any fruit. The... -
‘Box tree moth is here to stay’
- The box tree moth caterpillar was not found in the Netherlands until a couple of years ago, but the greedy insect has since spread throughout the... 0 -
University ponders its future
- Is Wageningen University going to prioritize social impact or academic excellence? Are we going to go on growing and growing, or start selecting... 0 -
‘We are training too many researchers’
- The Dutch science funding body NWO wants universities to submit a selection of their research proposals, so their chances of success go up from around... 0 -
Meat study ‘taken completely out of context’
- ‘Too much meat causes liver damage.’ This was the headline with which the Erasmus Medical Centre announced research results which were... 0 -
‘Old cattle breeds are part of our cultural heritage’
- The government wants a reduction in the Dutch dairy cattle population in order to cut phosphate emissions. This is a threat to traditional Dutch... 0