Duurzaam, milieubewust, klimaatneutraal, natuurinclusief of kringlooplandbouw. Het zijn veel gebruikte begrippen. Implementatie van de onderliggende uitgangspunten leiden wellicht tot agroforestry. Bomen blijken een onmisbare schakel in een duurzaam landbouwbedrijf. Hoever zijn we hiermee in Nederland?
Dairy in Europe has undergone many changes in the last few years—the abolition of milk production quotas being a fundamental one. This study explores these changes in relation to the sustained social and environmental viability of the sector and how dairy processors' sustainability programs are a part of that.
Regime change as outlined in transitio...
This study has two objectives: 1) Look at several approaches that aim to increase or promote sustainable agriculture, and to identify similarities and differences, while deriving implications for policy makers. 2) Provide insight in how the approaches to sustainable agriculture contribute to these priorities.
Grasslands play a significant role in the global ecosystem, livestock production and millions of household livelihoods. However, grassland degradation has become a worldwide problem, and rural poverty has become exacerbated in some pastoral areas. The sustainable management and use of grasslands that maintain the productive and adaptive capacity of...
One of the major challenges facing global society today is the provision of food, water, energy, healthcare and other resources & services in a world characterised by increasing population, mounting environmental stresses and rising inequality. There is a need for circular and resilient food systems which close material flow loops in the entire sup...
This report explores in what way greening and enhancing sustainability of agriculture could be best supported within the CAP: by greening of direct payments (1 st pillar) or by contracts for agri-environmental management (2 nd pillar). Additionally it is explored for which goals it would be meaningful to implement a collective approach for agri-env...
Current environmental, economic and social challenges urge agriculture to change to more sustainable modes of production. Insight in the impact of a system or a potential innovation on sustainability could support decision makers in identifying actions towards sustainable development. Over the past decade, therefore, a large number of tools have be...
Ecosysteemdiensten spelen een belangrijke rol bij het verduurzamen van de landbouw. Maatregelen voor het versterken van ecosysteemdiensten kunnen genomen worden op verschillende ruimtelijke schaalniveaus, van perceel tot landschap. Voor maatregelen op landschapsschaal is samenwerking tussen boeren en andere belanghebbenden onmisbaar. Dit artikel be...
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture has the ambition to boast the sustainable production of rice in order to meet the increasing demand. Resource use efficiency can be improved if production loss owing to plant
pathogens is resolved. Knowledge on the role of biodiversity on system stability must be translated Agricultural practices. Species with ...
Op basis van internationaal literatuuronderzoek blijken er interessante kansen voor toepassing van microalgen producten in landbouwgewassen te zijn. In dit rapport worden zowel groene algen als cyanobacteriën gedefinieerd als microalgen. Stoffen uit microalgen (met name uit cyanobacteriën) blijken in diverse onderzoeken uit de literatuur een goede ...
