In a long-term project, together with Courage, we are investigating whether it is possible to determine volatile fatty acids, methane or acetone in the air blown from dairy cows. These substances are associated with health and digestion of the cow. We are working on a sensor together with tech partners …

Welzijn en gezondheid bij vleeskuikens: KIEM ‘slimme sensoren voor welzijn vleeskuikens’. Doel van dit project is het monitoren van gezondheid en welzijn met behulp van slimme sensoren in de vleeskuikenstal. Met behulp van sensoren van Intemo meten we onder meer klimaatfactoren en geluid in de directe …

In samenwerking met NoldusIT, Connecting Agri&Food en Fontys Venlo doen we onderzoek naar varkensgeluid in de stal en gedrag en gezondheid van varkens. Met verschillende microfoons wordt geluid van de varkens opgenomen en gerelateerd aan gedragingen van de dieren. Doel is om vanuit geluidspatronen of …

Tijdens de HAS Food Experience 2021 voert Marjo Baeten gesprekken over verantwoord produceren; de ontwikkeling en productie van duurzaam voedsel, bij voorbeeld op het gebied van verpakkingen, biodiversiteit, voedselverspilling.

Investigates the reasons why there is currently high resistance from the market regarding the rising concept of vertical farming. The report specializes in the ecotourist market in particular because vertical farming has the potential to expand within the scope of ecotourism.

My research investigated customers’ resistance and low willingness-to-pay towards Vertical Farming products and how the industry can break these barriers. Research showed how education and the experience economy can spread awareness about vertical farming products and create engagement with customers. …

The Netherlands has always played a pioneering role in livestock and arable farming innovations. There is currently a lot of interest in our country for 'climate-smart' solutions, with closed-loop agriculture being an excellent example.

Passenger flow management is an important issue at many airports around the world. There are high concentrations of passengers arriving and leaving the airport in waves of large volumes in short periods, particularly in big hubs. This might cause congestion in some locations depending on the layout of …

Even in a less eventful year, it’s no easy feat: working to make our food supply healthy and sustainable. But 2020 brought a spate of new challenges. It was the year of Brexit, Black Lives Matter, and the COVID-19 pandemic. A year of hope and loss and solidarity, of masks and worries and Zoom calls. …

Climate change is undermining the importance and sustainability of cooperatives as important organizations in small holder agriculture in developing countries. To adapt, cooperatives could apply carbon farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their business by increasing yields, …