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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.

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.

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.

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.

Groentetas is officially back and full of energy to restart their operations! Groentetas, or ‘vegetable bag’ in Dutch, is an Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ based non-profit organization that was founded in 1994 to provide the local community with healthy, affordable and sustainably produced fruits and vegetables.

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. 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

The Future Food Utrecht Hub has awarded seed money grants to two student projects.

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?

Future Food awards funding to two interdisciplinary research projects in the firste call in 2021

Politicoloog dr. Herman Lelieveldt belicht de knelpunten op de weg naar een voedselsysteem dat wél houdbaar is.

The Future Food Utrecht Hub has awarded seed money grants to three interdisciplinary teams in 2020.

Utrecht researchers participate in NWO awarded project for a faster realisation of healthy and sustainable food systems in the Netherlands