Understanding taste is key for optimizing the palatability of seaweeds and other non-animal-based foods rich in protein. The lingual papillae in the mouth hold taste buds with taste receptors for the five gustatory taste qualities. Each taste bud contains three distinct cell types, of which Type II cells …

Although there is an array of technical solutions available for retrofitting the building stock, the uptake of these by owner‐occupants in home improvement activities is lagging. Energy performance improvement is not included in maintenance, redecoration, and/or upgrading activities on a scale necessary …

Powerpoint presentation used by Robert Baars at his inauguration on September 24, 2021 as lecturer 'Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains' at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.

This paper analyses the initiative AgroAgenda in the northern Netherlands. The AgroAgenda is a platform in which multiple stakeholders together stimulate a circular, and nature-inclusive agro-food system in the Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. Stakeholders come from, among others, …

Hyperparasitoids are some of the most diverse members of insect food webs. True hyperparasitoids parasitize the larvae of other parasitoids, reaching these larvae with their ovipositor through the herbivore that hosts the parasitoid larva. During pupation, primary parasitoids also may be attacked by …

“Het gebruik van de parameter CO₂/kg melk is bruikbaar en zinvol om de efficiëntie van de productie in uit te drukken, maar niet als kenmerk voor duurzaamheid”, stelt Robert Baars, die onlangs als lector werd geïnaugureerd voor het lectoraat Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains op Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein …

Speech by dr. Robert Baars at the official inauguration as Professor in Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, 24th September 2021, Dairy Campus, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

MADDO Dairies Ltd has made a tangible effort to develop the dairy value chain in the larger Masaka region by providing farmers with cows, organizing them into various farmer groups, providing extension services and support to dairy farmers, and setting up milk centres. Despite attempts to reduce the …

Kenya has progressed well in food safety implementation in the horticultural export market. However, unlike the international export chains, the enforcement of food safety measures in the domestic chain encounter problems like multiple regulations, duplication of roles between agencies, contradictory …