| foodvalley.nl | Foodvalley | The website outlines Foodvalley’s mission to shift towards a sustainable food system, emphasizing collaboration among frontrunners and the co-creation of ideas. It details the organization’s activities, including initiatives, communities, partnerships, and news, alongside resources like a podcast and media coverage. Foodvalley's approach is rooted in the belief that collaborative effort is essential to addressing the significant challenges facing the current food system and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come. | Science → Environmental Science 180 | foodvalley 13 initiative 1297 food 3872 partner 4272 collaboration 16036 | |
| nbfchallenge.nl | Wageningen University & Research | The 1st edition of the Rethink Food Challenge is open, encouraging students to develop ideas and connect with a network to enhance their skills. Wageningen University & Research invites students globally to envision nature-based solutions to address social, environmental, and economic challenges in the Mississippi River Delta Region of South Louisiana. The challenge aims to foster sustainable and resilient futures through collaborative projects involving scientists and students worldwide, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. | Study Programs → University Programs 100 | future 404 university 593 challenge 1697 region 5412 student 7623 | |
| rethinkprotein.nl | Wageningen University & Research | The challenge focuses on developing innovative and sustainable approaches to meeting protein needs for a global population of 9 billion, considering health, affordability, and environmental impact. Participants receive support from top experts to create business ideas or prototypes, contributing to research areas like redesigning food systems and developing alternative protein sources. The second edition of the challenge resulted in the creation of 30 cutting-edge ideas, with six teams achieving finalist status, including Cultivated and Algo. | Study Programs → University Programs 100 | protein 299 challenge 1697 idea 2367 student 7623 research 8967 sustainability 18451 | |
| futurefoodfund.nl | Future Food Fund | The fund invests in Seed and Series-A companies in Western Europe aiming to transform the food and agriculture value chain. It addresses the significant environmental impact of food production, highlighting its contribution to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, while emphasizing the need to stay within planetary boundaries. The fund’s work is rooted in the concept of planetary boundaries, identified by scientists to ensure the stability and resilience of the Earth System for future generations. | Investing → Venture Capital 94 | venture capital 19 food system 25 investment 2070 innovation 4659 | South-Holland → The Hague 19898 |
| amped.nl | Amped | Amped utilizes nature-inspired gamification principles to orchestrate collaboration and propel innovation ecosystems forward, employing a holistic organizational model that combines the food chain with blockchain, tokens, and smart contracts. The organization’s expertise encompasses food supply chain applications and partnerships with the European Union to promote local food system development, providing valuable connections, insights, and funding opportunities. Amped’s vision centers on transforming the food system by emphasizing a shift in the value of food to improve its relationship with the environment, health, the market, and education, backed by initiatives like Local2Local and EU4Advice. | Artificial Intelligence → Applications 527 | food system 25 blockchain 250 fund 1063 innovation 4659 collaboration 16036 | Netherlands → Utrecht 48901 |
| f4hs.nl | TU/e, UU, UMCU, WUR, Ministry of Defence | The challenge invites third-year bachelor and master students from diverse disciplines to collaborate as interdisciplinary teams, creating innovative food solutions for the Dutch Military. Participants will address real-world problems related to logistics, sustainability, design, and health, while developing their personal and professional skills and earning 7.5 ECTS. The challenge emphasizes sustainability, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and utilize eco-friendly materials and energy sources, alongside enhancing the food experience through considerations like presentation and temperature. | Study Programs → University Programs 100 | military 87 challenge 1697 logistics 3257 student 7623 sustainability 18451 design 27202 | Gelderland → Wageningen 1949 |
| nederlandvoedselland.nl | Netherlands Voedselland | The platform publishes stories about various initiatives, such as the ‘Fight the power’-Fries, the NKG (inverted ground cultivation) method, and the use of flax cultivation for soil improvement. It also includes articles and series on urban agriculture, the circular cinema, and the challenges of the meat industry. Furthermore, films about regenerative agriculture are presented, as well as investigations into sustainable plant-based proteins, such as seaweed and cashew nuts. | Agriculture → Regenerative Agriculture 70 | regeneration 42 protein 299 agriculture 778 initiative 1297 food 3872 sustainability 18451 | |
| diverzio.nl | Diverzio | Diverzio has been active since 2011 in promoting healthier and more sustainable food and beverages within the care, welfare, nursing and government sectors. The organization offers two programs: Sustainable Healthy Table (DGAT) and Healthy Short Chains (GKK), which help healthcare organizations make their food and beverages more sustainable. DGAT has already involved more than 100 healthcare organizations in the Netherlands and has initiated a movement towards better nutrition. | | healthcare 2316 food 3872 nutrition 4935 collaboration 16036 sustainability 18451 | |
| linettemak.nl | Linette Mak | Linette Mak works to improve the food system by supporting ideas with boldness. She is working on regional sales channels, such as 'Regio Oogst' in Nijmegen. She has a vision for sustainable urban agriculture and consumption for the Municipality of Arnhem and researches the influence of food on sexual health through 'De Wilde Boerin'. | Startup & Innovation → Innovation 1041 Nature → Biodiversity 382 | food system 25 initiative 1297 idea 2367 innovation 4659 sustainability 18451 | Gelderland → Nijmegen 9384 |
| logischeslager.nl | Logical Butcher – Nico Veltman | The article describes that animals store essential nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that plants extract from the soil, and that humans easily obtain these nutrients through meat. The website emphasizes the importance of consuming the entire animal, including less common parts such as suet and organ meat, due to their nutritional value and flavor. The website advises moderate meat consumption (75 grams per serving) and emphasizes the importance of knowing and respecting the living conditions of the animals. | Livestock → Dairy Farming 671 | nutrients 139 choice 827 cycle 1906 meat 2055 animal 2908 sustainability 18451 | |