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22/10/2019

Danish pig producers receive the highest price for their pigs in 18 years

From today, Danish pig producers receive the highest price for their pigs in 18 years. The price of pork – or the pig listing, as it is called – is DKK 12.80 (1,70 euro) for a kilo of pork. It is the highest price since 2001. Pig prices have mainly […]
07/10/2019

Vleesconsumptie

De relatie tussen vleesconsumptie en een gezond en duurzaam voedingspatroon is een prominent onderwerp in het maatschappelijke debat. Wageningen University & Research onderzoekt de invloed van vlees eten op gezondheid, duurzaamheid en klimaat. Ook verzamelen we cijfers over vleesconsumptie, kijken we naar consumentengedrag en –voorkeuren en doen we onderzoek naar […]
07/10/2019

Cutting meat consumption may cause ‘serious harm’, academics warn

There is a lack of robust evidence to confirm link between meat eating as part of a healthy diet and the development of Western diseases, according to a paper that contends there are a wide range of benefits delivered by meat that are not always easily obtained from plant materials. […]