Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Agroforestry has the potential to improve the sustainability of Europe’s food system, according to work by the Farm LIFE project.

This report describes the current trends and developments of the industrial hemp sector in the Netherlands. Key highlight include the Netherlands’ National Approach Biobased Building, a strategy for construction through...

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €105 million Dutch scheme to compensate livestock farmers for voluntarily relocating their activities...

Radical innovations aiming for sustainability usually need to transform existing institutions in order to become successful. From a transition perspective, institutional work is one of the actors’ core activities...

The EU has approved a €1.5 billion scheme to buy out Dutch farmers and reduce nitrogen emissions.

The brochure gives an insight into various current circular best practices and a glimpse into future entrepreneurial opportunities. It also presents lessons learned from collaborating governments, knowledge...

This report reviewed seven national CAP Strategic Plans (for France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands) to see whether and to what extent the planned...

The Netherlands has built an agricultural sector that is a world leader in productivity and competitiveness. But environmental challenges have grown increasingly urgent and the sector will have to adjust. A recent...

The Global Biorefinery Status Report of IEA Bioenergy Task 42 (biorefining) provides an overview of recent biorefinery developments. The report gives a description of the current situation of biorefineries...

Circular economy has become central in the European policy arena, and the Member States have promoted a number of initiatives and programs to shift from their traditional linear economy...