The ecological sustainability of immunocastrate production is also studied. The different production forms (intact boar, castrated boar, immunocastrate) are compared and the effect of the different management strategies is examined.
Sustainability in pork production with immunocastration
'Food companies forget farmers in sustainability report'
LCA (life cycle analysis) in agricultural context
Adjustments in the LCA methodology will lead to better and more comprehensive evaluation of the environmental sustainability of agriculture and of food products.
RISK ANALYSIS OF HARMFUL BARK AND AMBROSIA BEETLES IN THE BELGIAN CONTEXT
A regional study on tropical shrimp fisheries shows that in-depth biological knowledge can lead to targeted sustainability
Extensive sustainability in the fishery requires in-depth knowledge of target species as well as protection of coastal ecosystems, which is again confirmed by a Flemish-Surinamese study on shrimp fishery in Guyana and Suriname
Bron: Grazing of Dairy Cows in Europe—An In-Depth Analysis Based on the Perception of Grassland Experts. Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, Deirdre Hennessy en Johannes Isselstein. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1098
Main research questionWe wish to gain insight in the strength and weakness of the life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology to assess the environmental sustainability of food products.
Two showcases are planned, including a sustainability analysis. One application involves a food product and one involves a feed application.Relevance/ValorizationIt is crucial to capitalize in Flanders on the rapidly evolving global trend of protein diversification through microbial fermentation.
Main research questionA transition toward sustainability has undoubtedly become one of the main societal challenges. FOODLEVERS’ goal is to identify key leverage points to further develop and scale-up existing innovative organic and sustainable food systems (FSs).