Dairy cooperatives have been around in the Netherlands for more than 130 years (Bijman, 2018). A growing European economy and growing demand for dairy products offered opportunities for further growth (Bijman, 2018). As the technological development in dairy processing evolved, cooperatives continued …

In 2050 moet de Nederlandse economie volledig circulair zijn, maar volgens het onlangs verschenen rapport ‘Integrale Circulaire-Economie Rapportage 2021’ van (onder andere) het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving, het CBS en het RIVM wil dat nog niet erg vlotten. In 2030 moeten we halverwege zijn met het …

Online food shopping has been a business model on the rise for some time. However, significant increased growth in consumers using e-commerce to purchase food has never been so high as that recorded in 2020. During this year, the world was hit by the pandemic. Governments from countries around the world …

Sustainability has grown to be an important topic in wine-making in the past years and is now more relevant than ever, as the wine industry is experiencing a shift to a more environmental-friendly production of wine. The goal of this research was to identify the consumers’ preferences for the different …

An emerging body of research indicates that active arts engagement can enhance older adults’ health and experienced well‐being, but scientific evidence is still fragmented. There is a research gap in understanding arts engagement grounded in a multidimensional conceptualization of the value of health …

De door Frans Timmermans gepresenteerde Europese klimaatplannen zijn ambitieus en gedurfd, stelt Egbert Dommerholt. Maar ze gaan volgens hem ook uit van onverminderde economische groei, en dat werkt niet.

The accessibility of the Rotterdam region and port is important for the economy of not only the region itself but for the Netherlands as a whole. This is because, in addition to the largest port complex in Europe and Greenport Westland, the Rotterdam region also offers space for various business services …

Information about the sources of plastic litter found in the Zeeuwse Delta is still scarce. This problem is addressed by this study with the aim to identify the possible sources of plastics that washed ashore on a selection of beaches in the Zeeuwse Delta. For this study the source and origin of the …

Namens het Growth Experience Lab van het Research and Innovation Centre Agri, Food & Life Sciences Inholland Delft was lector Health & Food Feike van der Leij opdrachtgever van dit onderzoek. De opdrachtgever wilde weten hoe de melkveehouderijsector omgaat met de eiwittransitie en wat zij nodig hebben …

This research examines the water quality of Lake Volkerak-Zoom, focusing on annual returning blue-green algae (Microcystis) blooms. In addition, this research is focused on the possibility to sustainably remove 50% blue-green algae (Microcystis) from Lake Volkerak-Zoom using nutrient related measures, …