Setting the agenda for cutting edge research

Farmers in the Netherlands are actively involved in
setting the research agenda for two leading research
institutions: The Wageningen University and Research
centre (Wageningen UR) and the Louis Bolk Institute (LBI).
Farmers often participate in the actual research projects,
to improve product quality, sustainability and economic
viability of organic agriculture in general.

More than 600 farmers, companies, research organisations
and the government work together in Bioconnect, a network
which promotes knowledge and policy development projects.

Wageningen UR is one of the best agricultural universities
in the world, with more than 130 years experience in agricultural
research. In recent years considerable attention has also been
devoted to consumer behaviour. This means that businesses
can be provided with useful knowledge about a more effective
market approach.

The Louis Bolk Institute (LBI) is a private research group that
was established in 1976. LBI links social issues with
groundbreaking research, bridging the gap between scientific
objectivity and personal involvement.

Both Wageningen UR  and the LBI  take part in global research
networks and make their findings available to researchers and
farmers around the world.