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19 Mar 2010 |
Trends and challenges in world dairy farming
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| During the congress of Global Dairy Farmers in China in 2009 the main trends and challenges were discussed with farmers and representatives from the dairy industry. Globalization, change from... more |
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5 Mar 2010 |
Poultry and pig sector in Argentina
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| This report gives an overview of the current husbandry and management practices in the poultry and pig sector in Argentina related to animal welfare. The research centered on a description of the... more |
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Chain Risk Model
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| A Chain Risk Model (CRM) was developed for a cost effective assessment of phytosanitary measures. The CRM model can be applied to phytosanitary assessments of all agricultural product chains. In CRM,... more |
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New perspectives on agri-environmental policies; a multidisciplinary and transatlantic approach
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| This new book about agri-environmental policies aims to identify options for policy to overcome the challenges ahead related to future agri-environmental policies. Second, it synthesizes existing... more |
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26 Feb 2010 |
State-of-the-art overview of biobased technologies
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| The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for energy, chemical compounds and other materials - the beginnings of a... more |
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23 Feb 2010 |
The impact of WTO and other trade negotiations of fisheries
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| This study compiles and analyses information on international as well as EU trade flows; it considers the tariffs applied in trade in fisheries with a particular focus on tariff protection maintained... more |
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5 Feb 2010 |
High import tariffs not necessarily an obstacle for developing countries
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| The agricultural trading policy of the European Union has been criticised because higher import tariffs apply to processed products than to unprocessed agricultural products. This 'tariff escalation'... more |
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PhD Winter School on transition
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| ILVO, the Flemish Institute for agricultural and fisheries research, the University of Gent and LEI Wageningen UR organised a PhD Winter School titled 'An institutional approach to the analysis of... more |
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22 Jan 2010 |
Management and use of micro economic databases
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| PACIOLI 17 took place in Ettenhausen, Switzerland, in June 2009. The theme of the workshop was 'Innovation in the management and use of Micro Economic Databases in Agriculture'. The Pacioli network... more |
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13 Jan 2010 |
Vaccination against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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| The effectiveness of different control strategies against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) were investigated using epidemiological and economic models. A quick and large-scale vaccination within a radius... more |
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12 Jan 2010 |
East African governments' responses to high cereal prices
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| World food prices rose to unprecedented heights in 2008 but have come down in 2009. However, in many African countries prices continued to rise, despite governments' efforts to reduce prices. This... more |
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Incomes in agricultural sector falling
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| In 2009, the agricultural and horticultural sector was hit hard by the economic recession (credit crisis) that began in the second half of 2008. Although production volumes were not influenced by the... more |
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17 Nov 2009 |
Horticulture struggles with CO2 emission pricing
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| Last year, a directive came into force for trading CO2 emission rights. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), LEI Wageningen UR studied the financial consequences... more |
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Biofuels mean less raw material available for animal feed
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| Due to the increasing production of green energy from biomass, in the future fewer raw materials will be available for the animal feed sector. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and... more |
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Sample of Dutch FADN 2007
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| The EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) requires the Netherlands toyearly send bookkeeping data of 1,500 farms to Brussels. This task is carried out by LEI and CEI. The data sent to Brussels... more |
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Management and recovery costs of Natura 2000 sites
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| As part of a European study organised by BirdLife International, LEI Wageningen UR has calculated the management and recovery costs of the Natura 2000 sites in the Netherlands. Until 2020, around €2... more |
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13 Nov 2009 |
Agriculture in Transition: research priorities for the EU
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| About 20 officials from the European Commission exchanged ideas with researchers from Wageningen UR on Agriculture in Transition during a buffet luncheon on 6 November, followed by a seminar with... more |
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10 Nov 2009 |
Ethiopian and Dutch Ministers launch Business Opportunities Report Oilseeds
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| On november 4th the Dutch Minister of Agriculture Gerda Verburg and two Ethiopean State Ministers for Agricultural and Rural Development, Aberra Deresa and Yaekob Yalla, handed out the first copy of... more |
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Blue services in a European perspective
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| Land owners who offer blue services make their land available for activities such as water conservation, peak-flow storage or the containment of the rise of the groundwater level, and receive... more |
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30 Oct 2009 |
Abolition of organic boar castration not feasible at present
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| The Dutch organic pig sector is keen to put an end to the castration of boar piglets as soon as possible. The developments surrounding castration in the conventional pig-farming sector accelerated... more |
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13 Oct 2009 |
Pricing in the greenhouse horticulture sector
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| Nowadays, the auction clock no longer plays a significant role in the marketing of fresh vegetables in the Netherlands. Cooperative auction organisations transformed themselves into cooperative... more |
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7th European Motor Biofuels Forum 2009
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| For the 7th time the Motor Biofuels forum will be organised, this time on 16 and 17 December, 2009, in Paris, France, and in close cooperation with Adème (France).
On behalf of Agricultural... more |
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2 Oct 2009 |
Income fluctuations in European agriculture on the increase
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| As a result of the liberalisation of the EU’s common agricultural policy, the agricultural sector will need to work with less predictable prices. LEI Wageningen UR has taken part in a European... more |
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29 Sep 2009 |
PRATIQUE meeting at LEI
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| The expansion in the global trade of plant material has led to a steady increase in the rate of entry and establishment of new, economically or environmentally damaging plant pests, diseases and... more |
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Developing countries vulnerable to climate change
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| In developing countries droughts have significant impacts on rainfed agriculture and remaining rainforests are under continuous threat caused by a strong and increasing world demand for livestock... more |