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In the past few weeks, the importance of a healthy food environment has been widely discussed in Dutch parliamentary circles. On 21 March there was a roundtable discussion on lifestyle prevention. Sanne Djojosoeparto, PhD-researcher at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning) was one of the co-authors of a position paper that was presented by the lead author Maartje Poelman (Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research).

The overall objective of this thesis was to gain insight into the opportunities and risks of a free range for the welfare of laying hens, with the ultimate aim of optimizing hen welfare including health.

We increasingly go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner. However, although eating out is considered to be pleasing and tasty, we also tend to eat more meat and get higher intakes of salt, fat and sugar when eating away from home. Though enjoyable, it is not necessarily a healthy habit. Iris Claessens, PhD-researcher at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is diving into this contradictory question.

It is important to invest in the resilience of society so that the Netherlands is ready for the next pandemic.

First Symposium NWA ‘Transition to a Sustainable Food System"

The ongoing nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands and Flanders illustrates how ineffective management of nutrients can lead to both serious ecological damage and political and societal upheaval.

As a result of a POP3 Oat-project in the Province of Utrecht, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research and Keep Food Simple set up a ‘Taskforce Oats’ in 2021. At the beginning of 2022, the taskforce published a position paper ‘Reintroducing Oats in the Netherlands’.

In this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. They share their experiences, learnings and views on the future of food.

Earlier this summer, Local2Local Talents, Local2Local & Grounded put out a call to their community for Harvest Heroes. 16 Heroes answered this call and from Aug 22 to Sept 10 they rolled up their sleeves / took off their shirts and got to work at the root of the food chain, harvesting organic pears.

In this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. They share their experiences, learnings and views on the future of food.

In this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. Sarah Nolan

Changing the guard. New Interim Managing Director Future Food Utrecht

The EU-funded project SMARTCHAIN hosts today its closing event, showcasing its main findings and recommendations to support collaborative Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in Europe.

Om de internationale Fascination of Plants Day te vieren, heeft Professor Guido van den Ackerveken plaats genomen op deze prachtige groene stoel om het belang van plantenbiologie te bespreken in de uitdaging van duurzame voedselproductie.

The EU Commission’s report on new genome editing techniques: a treasure trove for sustainable CRISPR food – or a Pandora’s box?

They are back..! Fresh fruit en veg from Groentetas. Groentetas is a non-profit organization by sustainable-thinking and vegetable-loving students that was founded in 1994.

The Table Talk podcast of Food Matters Live explores the future of food and nutrition. The latest episode of the podcast features Dutch researchers Frederike Praasterink (HAS ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Applied Science) and Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researcher Brian Dermody (Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development).

On March 9, Food-Print Utrecht Region organized the Utrecht food debate with 14 political parties in the council chamber of the city hall in Utrecht. The parties debated each other on the basis of four propositions.

Few food products and food promotions in supermarkets and food service outlets align with the National Dietary Guidelines. Structural monitoring of the food environment is needed.

Retrospect on lectures about current food-related research carried out at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Medical Center Utrecht held on October 13th 2021 Future Food Utrecht. Researchers participating in (currently running or finalized) seed-funded research projects conducted within Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ presented their projects and the results they have achieved.