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Young Talent Meeting: World Food Shortage

Young Talent Meeting: World Food Shortage. Bienvenue Jeunes Talents Wageningen October 10, 2012 Martin Kropff, Rector Magnificus . Climate change. Food security. Agri-food. Stewardship. Food and health. Biobased Economy. Global challenges. missie. …To explore the potential of nature,

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Young Talent Meeting: World Food Shortage

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  1. Young Talent Meeting: World Food Shortage Bienvenue Jeunes Talents Wageningen October 10, 2012 Martin Kropff, Rector Magnificus

  2. Climate change Food security Agri-food Stewardship Food and health Biobased Economy Global challenges

  3. missie …To explore the potential of nature, to improve the quality of life…

  4. Wageningen UR domain

  5. Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) • 3 organisations: • Wageningen University • Van Hall Larenstein • 9 research institutes • 6,700 employees • 12,000 stud. (> 120 countries) • International top • 30 locations in The Netherlands • Heart of the Food Valley • Offices in Chile, Ethiopia and China

  6. Worldwide networks: Education: tuning, exchange, fellowships Research: joint programs Innovation: international PPP based in regions Global partners Universities and institutes INRA Governments Civil society organisations Businesses, private sector Our vision on global knowledge development America Asia Africa

  7. International co-operation for food securtiy

  8. The Wageningen approach: biological

  9. planet profit people The Wageningen approach: biological and social scales

  10. shine The Approach: Technology and Socio-economics leap Technological Greenhouse as energy source GMO Agronomy Instituties Socio-economic incremental leap

  11. Decrease the yield-gap Increase maximum yield Two strategies Theoretic maximum yield Actual yield Yield gap Theoretic maximum yield Actual yield Yield gap

  12. shine WT 9 days of drought 1 week after rewatering WT shine Closing the yield gap Water use efficiency

  13. Young Talents and interdisciplinarity

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