Projects
The integration of agriculture and tree production is a promising option for farmers, environment and biodiversity. We are currently investigating which combinations of trees, shrubs and livestock are most effective.
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Low crop diversity makes food production more vulnerable to stress such as climate change. That is why we started the Diversifood project: more agricultural diversity leads to more robust and stable systems.
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More than 250 dairy farmers in the Dutch province of Gelderland are participating in the project Vruchtbare Kringloop ["The fruits of nutrient cycling"] (2013-2015) to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce nutrient losses to surface and groundwater.
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News
New lifestyle programme shows possibility of reversal of type 2 diabetes
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has seen a sharp rise during the last decade, with 425 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, largely due to lifestyle choices, which includes unhealthy eating habits.
While lifestyle interventions, including nutrition, exercise and stress relief, are seen as possible solutions to stop this trend and reverse diabetes, studies backing up this belief are rare.
Recent Publications
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The effects of harvest date and frequency on the yield, nutritional value and mineral content of the paludiculture crop cattail (Typha latifolia L.) in the first year after planting Meer info |
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Nutrition and lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes: pilot study in the Netherlands showing improved glucose control and reduction in glucose lowering medication Meer info |
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Planty Organic 5 year Meer info |
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Annual report 2016 Louis Bolk Instituut Meer info |