When asking the question if we can learn to integrate impact investment into societal impact, the answer is automatically yes, because we have the proof of concept. Why are we not doing it, is a harder question to answer as it is intrinsically not true to state that business does…
Societal impact is an admirable goal, but how do you create it? How can you find the business model that achieves societal goals and revenues at the same time? How can we finance the big challenges of the world? And when is it impact? Can we learn to have impact?…
There is a vivid and ongoing debate on different strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa. Several studies focussed on opportunities for poverty reduction in the cocoa sector, looking at the role of land tenancy, the impact of fair trade, the opportunities for living wages and…
Food Systems high on the policy agenda During the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, strong interest in Food Systems approaches was confirmed by policy makers and business leaders. Ruerd Ruben from Wageningen Economic Research joined the panel debate on ‘Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition’ along with contributions…
Blog on the occasion of the presentation of the income forecast 2018 2017 was historically very good, even people who have worked with Wageningen Economic Research for the past 40 years cannot recall a time that agriculture and horticulture was cost effective on average, and produced a normal revenue and…
The safety net system in dairy operates when it is not necessary and leads currently to overcompensation of farmers and a waste of public means. Does the EU safety net in the dairy sector function as it should do? The current situation with high prices and ongoing SMP (skimmed milk…