Organisations
Internationalization Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering Ghent University
Department of Bioscience Engineering - other University of Antwerp
Crop Husbandry and Environment Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This research aims for yield improvement and high-quality, sustainable plant production with respect for people, animals and the environment. We optimize and evaluate (new) crop husbandry techniques (rotations, new crops, soil management, nutrients) and seed processing techniques. We develop sustainable soil management and organize official variety testing. Some interface exists between crop husbandry and environment/nature.
Interfaculty Centre for Agrarian History KU Leuven
The Interfaculty Centre for Agrarian History aims to support ongoing and to stimulate and launch new research, on the history of agriculture, countryside and food chain in Flanders (19th-20th century) in the national and international context. Bringing together specialists from several scientific disciplines ICAG gives priority to comparative multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research that sheds new light on the historical and recent, ...
Nature and society Research Institute for Nature and Forest
The Nature & Society research team is an interdisciplinary team investigating the relationships between people and nature in Flanders. From a rich array of social, economic, ecological and participatory concepts and methodologies, we study the complexity and interconnectedness of social and ecological systems. Our research results in new insights and knowledge for policy and for concrete support for solutions in practice.
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Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) performs multidisciplinary, innovative and independent research aimed at economically, ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture and fisheries. Through this research, ILVO accumulates fundamental and applied knowledge which is vital for the improvement of products and production methods for quality control and the safety of end products, and for the amelioration of policy ...
Rural Development Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This research addresses not only the agriculture industry but the rural area as a whole, integrating the complex physical, economic and social contexts. We study the assessment and impact of spatial transformations, understanding and mapping of regional development processes, governance of rural development, and the organization and facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes.
Social Sciences Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This socio-economic unit focuses on the sustainable development of the agricultural industry as well as rural areas in general. We have expertise in resilience, production and market systems, measurement and coaching for sustainability and profitability, strategic development and policymaking, dynamic change processes, participative learning processes, spatial properties and planning, and perception analyses.