Research news from Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)

The less we know about what is expected of us in a given situation, the more likely we are to act upon self-interest alone. According to the UCPH researcher behind the new study, this applies both to our degree of…

The more the EU economy succeeds in dialing down greenhouse gas emissions, the more the rest of the world will turn them up – unless a similar level of green ambitions is shared by others. Up to 61.5% of the saved EU…

The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to provoke a food crisis according to a food economics expert at the University of Copenhagen. Food supply and demand have hardly changed. And globally, food stockpiles are topped up…

A new report from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that conventionally grown soya accounts for 71% of Danish soya imports. This means that the vast majority of Danish soya imports come from South America, where…

Systematic repression through harassment, violence and bureaucracy. This is how families experience everyday life in the hands of a powerful national park in the Argentine region of Patagonia. One hundred years ago, the…

Savanna Life was designed by an interdisciplinary team working with a game designer to facilitate involvement and discussion about natural resource management and sustainable futures in the cross-boundary Greater…

Somewhat unconventionally, the SCIENCE Dissemination Award 2019 goes to a researcher with a sizeable social media footprint. Thousands of LinkedIn and Twitter followers provide Professor Marcel Bogers with access to…

A new University of Copenhagen study reports that the vast majority of Danes prefer a combination of meat and vegetables on their plates and that few are ready to do away with the meat portion. The research results…

Today, the future Head of the new Centre, Professor Peter Sandøe, will receive a grant of DKK 1 million from ‘Skibsreder Per Henriksen, R. and Hustrus Fond’ at an award ceremony at ‘Det Kgl. Vajsenhus’ (the Royal…

A new study from the University of Copenhagen reports that the prevalence of overweight dogs is markedly larger among overweight owners than among normal weight owners. Part of the explanation lies in whether treats are…

Ghanaian shea butter, Kenyan honey and Tanzanian Aloe Vera are among the products, which local farmers can improve their profit from, according to the recently finished UCPH project VALOR.

The Prey Lang Community Network in Cambodia has with help from UCPH researchers started protecting their forest using a new innovative app. The solution has been awarded the ‘Energy Globe Award’ 2019, and thereby the…

Land is a key resource and its attribution is of vital economic and political concern across societal groups in urban eastern Congo. In a recent Congo Research Brief, researchers analyse the nexus between property…

New study finds that the role of fauna in forest ecology and unsustainable hunting have important consequences that are left out in contemporary forest governance discussions, including REDD+. Forest fauna perform many…

Increased reliance on solar and wind power has changed the approach to managing peak demand. The column details the results of a Danish experiment designed to flatten demand in which customers were randomly assigned to…