Important projects and innovations within Top Sector Agri & Food

Showcase projects

On this page you will find a selection of important research and innovation projects carried out by Top Sector Agri & Food. More projects can be found in the Zaaien, oogsten en eten [Sowing, harvesting and eating] publication and in a series of projectfactsheets. A complete overview of all projects (over 500) can be found on the pages of the work area Knowledge & Innovation (TKI).

  • Learning to eat healthily

    Food education helps towards the development of a healthy and sustainable diet. Children are then...

  • Strong sustainable materials

    Bio based materials in plastic are becoming more of a real alternative for petroleum based...

  • Processing residual flows at source

    The change from a fossil economy to a bio-based economy requires maximum utilization of biomass....

  • Knowledge and technology for potato production in China

    China is the largest potato producer worldwide. And yet, the country can learn a lot...

  • Reducing food waste

    Every year, millions of kilos of food are being thrown away. Not only in household...

  • Longer shelf life and still fresh

    Demand for fresh, healthy and easy to use products is still rising in The Netherlands...

  • Sustainable animal proteins

    There is a growing demand worldwide for animal protein due to the growing world population...

  • Towards a sustainable dairy chain

    The dairy industry and dairy farmers want the Dutch dairy sector to be a frontrunner...

  • Closing mineral cycles

    At the moment, the mineral cycles in agriculture are not closed. Through cattle food and...

  • Resilience through biodiversity

    Due to scaling (up) and mechanisation, biodiversity and crop diversity in agriculture is declining more...

  • Learning to eat healthily

    Food education helps towards the development of a healthy and sustainable diet. Children are then...

  • Strong sustainable materials

    Bio based materials in plastic are becoming more of a real alternative for petroleum based...

  • Processing residual flows at source

    The change from a fossil economy to a bio-based economy requires maximum utilization of biomass....

  • Knowledge and technology for potato production in China

    China is the largest potato producer worldwide. And yet, the country can learn a lot...

  • Reducing food waste

    Every year, millions of kilos of food are being thrown away. Not only in household...

  • Longer shelf life and still fresh

    Demand for fresh, healthy and easy to use products is still rising in The Netherlands...

  • Sustainable animal proteins

    There is a growing demand worldwide for animal protein due to the growing world population...

  • Towards a sustainable dairy chain

    The dairy industry and dairy farmers want the Dutch dairy sector to be a frontrunner...

  • Closing mineral cycles

    At the moment, the mineral cycles in agriculture are not closed. Through cattle food and...

  • Resilience through biodiversity

    Due to scaling (up) and mechanisation, biodiversity and crop diversity in agriculture is declining more...