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1 Young Talent Meeting: World Food Shortage Bienvenue Jeunes Talents Wageningen October 10, 2012 Martin Kropff, Rector Magnificus

2 Global challenges Agri-food Climate change Biobased Economy Food and health Stewardship Food security

3 missie …To explore the potential of nature, to improve the quality of life…

4 Wageningen UR domain

5 Wageningen UR ( University & Research centre)  3 organisations: ● Wageningen University ● Van Hall Larenstein ● 9 research institutes  6,700 employees  12,000 stud. (> 120 countries)  International top  30 locations in The Netherlands  Heart of the Food Valley  Offices in Chile, Ethiopia and China

6  Worldwide networks: ● Education: tuning, exchange, fellowships ● Research: joint programs ● Innovation: international PPP based in regions  Global partners ● Universities and institutes ● INRA ● Governments ● Civil society organisations ● Businesses, private sector America Asia Africa Our vision on global knowledge development

7 International co-operation for food securtiy

8 The Wageningen approach: biological

9 The Wageningen approach: biological and social scales peopleprofitplanet

10 The Approach: Technology and Socio-economics Greenhouse as energy source GMO AgronomyInstituties shine Technological Socio-economic incremental leap

11 Two strategies Theoretic maximum yield Actual yield Theoretic maximum yield Actual yield Yield gap Decrease the yield-gap Yield gap Increase maximum yield

12 WT shine 9 days of drought 1 week after rewatering Closing the yield gap Water use efficiency

13 Young Talents and interdisciplinarity

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