Our Experience

At Wageningen MFC, we focus on ensuring global food security and sustainable food systems—supported by smart spatial planning. Our work results in:

  • Masterplans for Agroparks and Metropolitan Food Clusters

  • Strategies for national and regional agri-food development

  • Business plans and models for sustainable growth

  • Capacity building programmes

  • Strategic advice and policy support

  • Cutting-edge research

The map below visualises our geographical reach, illustrating where we have conducted field research, engaged in cross-border collaborations, and contributed to local and international projects. Our presence in these countries shows not only the breadth of our work, but also the depth of our engagement with pressing global issues. These locations serve as nodes in our expanding network of knowledge exchange, practice, and impact.

More Engagement, Impact, and Research

• Organisation committee of the conference “Towards an Agro research agenda in Europe”

• Exploratory Report “Agro-production Parks” Perspectives and Dilemma’s (very high impact with worldwide 2000 plus TV interviews)

• European Commission: Innovation lead in the EU-EIT Knowledge and innovation community on Climate: focus on sustainable land use and climate Smart Agriculture and coordinator Platform Land and Water

• Changes in various types of Agriculture on coastal islands using energy analysis and a national study on practice of adapted agriculture for nature conservation and landscape management by agricultural holdings.

• Research program on integrated agriculture and its effects on process and structure of the agrarian landscape

• Use of grassland, grassland management and vegetation development, with theoretical framework ecological effects and practical application in specific regions.

• CoP in Focus (pathfinder

• MFC4Climate (innovation project) financed by Climate Centre for Innovation and Knowledge (Climate KIC) of the European Union.

• REMEDy: Dairy stable with reduced methane emissions

• SIMMpeel: Mineral management in manure in order to outcompete artificial fertiliser

• European Agri-environment schemas and livestock systems and their influence on Spanish cultural landscapes

• Agriculture in the North West European Delta Metropolis

• Interactive planning as a way to sustainable land use in metropolitan areas

• Book (dissertation) on development of Agroparks and metropolitan food clusters: Expedition Agroparks. Research by design into sustainable development and agriculture in the network society

• Exploring the potential of high technological and eco-efficient agriculture: Systems design in metropolitan agriculture

• Economic risk analysis of Agroparks and the nature of Agroparks: synergy versus risk

• Sustainable land use and performance indicators

• Animal production systems for healthy animals and healthy humans: Clustering vertical integration of animal production, by clustering systems improve welfare and disease resistance in animals

• Mix-it-green machine

• Book: Agri-business parks

• Top Sector Agri-Food, Turning Food Waste in Singapore into Animal Feed (Singapore, 2019)

• Feasibility mission on local food security, poultry, vegetables, aquaculture, and dairy with meetings local government agencies, knowledge institutes, local agri-food businesses (2018)

• North-western part of Singapore Island: development of a natural environment (extension and preservation of existing wetlands) in which high-productive agriculture, leisure facilities, and local rural communities are embedded (2022-present)

• In2Poultry – Feeding insects to laying hens as an Animal feed from possible by-products to make a key solution to reduce the need for feed import (Singapore)

• Top Sector Agri-Food, Turning Food Waste in Singapore into Animal Feed (Singapore, 2019)