Projects
Sustainable sourcing from developing countries: a case-study on horticulture export chains. KU Leuven
The agri-food sector in developing countries has been transforming rapidly during the last decades, leading to a more consolidated and vertically integrated agro-industry. Labour market effects are especially pronounced in high-value export sectors. Whether this transformation in the agri-food sector and the associated employment creation benefits rural households in developing countries remains a highly debated issue. While some argue that ...
Commemoration of World War 2014-2018 and the post-war reconstruction. KU Leuven
System analysis of a short rotation coppice culture for bioenergy production: energy balance and environmental economic analysis. University of Antwerp
Support for farmers' cooperatives. KU Leuven
Private standards in global food chains: an analysis of the trade and welfare effects in the Peruvian asparagus sector. KU Leuven
Standards are increasingly governing international food production and trade. While public standards are set by public authorities, private standards are set by private companies and non-state actors. Private food standards started to emerge at the end of the 1990s, mainly in response to consumer concerns in high-income countries about food safety and quality, and later expanded to address environmental and ethical concerns. Due to the ...
Soil Fertility, Food Security and Gender in Central Africa. KU Leuven
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A WEB-BASED DECISION AIDFOR MEN BETWEEN THE AGE OF 65 AND 75 WITH LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER IN MAKING A TREATMENT CHOICE KU Leuven
Traditionally, a doctor is required to determine the patient’s diagnosis on the basis of which a treatment choice will be made. The doctor, as expert, is expected to know about the treatment options appropriate for the patient. In the past decade, the doctor-patient relationship has shifted. Patients are more articulate, critical and self-conscious. Medical advice given by a doctor is often not taken for granted but will be weighed up based ...