Imke de Boer obtained a doctorate in animal science at Wageningen University & Research. She became Professor of Animal Production Systems in 2011. “I have been studying food production for more than thirty years; it takes time to learn how the components and connections of the complex food system work,” she says. De Boer worked on a dairy farm from the age of twelve and that is where her interest in animal farming was born. “I still visit the farm for a day every year to help out and keep in touch with the reality of working practice. In my work I am committed to preserving this beautiful earth for future generations. Healthy food is the foundation of our existence, and for this we depend on a healthy planet. It is important that people know where their food comes from and how it contributes to their own health and that of the earth and its animals.”
Together we can achieve a healthy and sustainable food system that respects people, animals and the earth. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research are cooperating with farmers and environmental organisations to provide a glimpse of what the Dutch food system could look like in 2050. In this system, farmers will…