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Nearly 75% of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast currently do not earn a living income. There is need for a responsible transformation in the cocoa sector.Wageningen University & Research and Mondelēz International…

A moderate intensity endurance and resistance exercise training program improves muscle performance in statin users without exacerbating muscle complaints. This is one of the conclusions of a training study that is published in the…

WBVR will investigate the genetic composition of the virus and links to viruses found since October 2021 in the Netherlands.The Dutch government has asked the animal disease expert group for a new risk assessment in response to the recent…

World leaders from around two hundred countries have gathered in Glasgow for the climate summit, COP26. They are discussing subjects that Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is working on on a daily basis. Resource, the independent…

In a groundbreaking study of people living with HIV, University of Alberta researchers found that elusive white blood cells called neutrophils play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts, as well as the associated chronic…

Deterring coyotes from urban neighbourhoods — a practice called aversive conditioning — appears to work, according to a recent field study by a master’s student in biology at the University of Alberta.Gabrielle Lajeunesse worked with 76…

Sugars found on the surface of human cells influence COVID-19 infection, according to a University of Alberta-led study that is one of the first to observe this relationship and suggests that cells in the brain might be particularly…

The Urban Greenhouse Challenge kicked-off on 3 November. This is the third time Wageningen University & Research organizes their international student competition in search of ideas for local, urban food production that can feed…

Few food products and food promotions in supermarkets and food service outlets align with the National Dietary Guidelines. Structural monitoring of the food environment is needed.These are the two main conclusions of the study ‘Monitoring…

The 2021-2022 academic year shows a decline in the number of bachelor students enrolled at Wageningen University & Research. This is revealed by the final enrolment data. The number of students to embark on a master’s trajectory is on…