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Wageningen Economic Research and the F&BKP

Wageningen Economic Research (formerly LEI Wageningen UR) is represented in the F&BKP Steering Committee and has been involved in various studies funded through the Knowledge Management Facility of the Platform.

About Wageningen Economic Research

The global challenges related to the availability of sufficient healthy food and a healthy living environment and lifestyle demand new knowledge with impact, as well as social and technological innovation that actually works. Innovation that is focused on the balance between the earth’s capacity and human actions; innovation based on (socio)economic and technological expertise. Wageningen Economic Research has been an expert in this playing field for over 75 years, and is known as a knowledge institute that provides insight into the capacity of our planet on the one hand, and human actions on the other.

For more information, visit the Wageningen Economic Research website.

August 23, 2016Study

Scoping report: “Improving the perspective for regional trade and investment in West Africa”

Theme: Regional Trade for Food Security

Realizing that enhanced intraregional trade and investment may contribute to inclusive economic development in West Africa, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has raised knowledge questions on how to increase its effort to support West African integration and cooperation. »

July 2, 2015Study

How does the Fruit and Vegetable Sector in low- and middle-income countries contribute to Food and Nutrition Security?

Theme: Valuable Vegetables

A short study focused on the question of whether and to what extent investments, interventions and the development of the Fruits & Vegetables Sector in developing countries contribute to enhanced food and nutrition security. »

July 2, 2015

Knowledge agenda Fruits & Vegetables Sector and Food & Nutrition Security

Based on input from interested stakeholders and the recently published LEI-WUR report, “How does the Fruit and Vegetable Sector contribute to Food and Nutrition Security?” the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) Office will organize a process to identify the next steps of a joint knowledge agenda on the Fruits & Vegetables Sector. Organizations, companies »

February 3, 2015News

The Food & Nutrition Security potential of Fruits and Vegetables

The F&BKP has contracted LEI-Wageningen UR for a desk study on fruits and vegetables, in close collaboration with TopSector TU. The study is expected to provide an overview of research-based and other relevant literature; build on the information and opportunities aggregated in the discussion paper “Picking the fruits“; and test the assumption that the ‘development’ »

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