Projecten
Climate adaptation, carbon fixation and sustainable development through Robusta coffee agroforestry in and around Yangambi (DR Congo) Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise
Duurzame insectenketen KU Leuven
The expected global population growth to 9.1 billion people in 2050 and the significant change of global dietary patterns require increasing world-wide food production by about 60%. The protein supply for feed and food is most critical, and requires a transition in protein sources. Edible insects can upgrade low-grade side streams of food production into high-quality protein, amino acids and vitamins in a very efficient way. Insects are thus ...
Cognitief robotsysteem voor gedigitaliseerde en genetwerkte (geautomatiseerde) insectenkwekerijen KU Leuven
By 2030 over 9 billion people, along with animals raised for food or kept as companions, will need to be fed generating inconsistencies between the demand and supply of food resources and promoting food insecurity by rendering food as unavailable, unaffordable, unevenly distributed or unsafe to eat. Therefore, food security represents the big challenge of the 21st century and in that context one promising potential sustainable solution is ...
De exploitatie van insecten mogelijk maken als een duurzame bron van eiwitten voor diervoeder en menselijke voeding. KU Leuven
Food security is a global challenge. Within the overall increased demand for food, and particularly meat production, there is also an urgent need to increase supply of protein from sustainable sources. The principle objective of the international and multidisciplinary PROteINSECT consortium is to facilitate the exploitation of insects as an alternative protein source for animal and human nutrition. Advances have been made in rearing of ...
Integratie van een 'material science', enginomics en kinetische benadering om veroudering, procesvoering en vertering van peulvruchten te begrijpen KU Leuven
Gepersonaliseerde voeding voor een gezond leven. KU Leuven
Proper nutrition is essential for good health, well-being and the prevention, mitigation or treatment of a number of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Food is not only a source of calories, but also a complex mixture of dietary chemicals, some of which are directly related to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, allergies and some types of cancer. Foods, diet and nutritional status, including overweight and obesity, are also associated with ...