Research news from Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)
News about research from Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen.
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2019.05.06
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
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2019.04.29
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
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2019.04.25
Peder Andersen presented at the launch of the EMB Future Science Brief 'Valuing marine ecosystem services' at the European Parliament 3 April 2019.
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2019.04.03
A lack of awareness among youth and increasing pressure on the individual researcher in the world of science demands training in responsible study and research practices. University of Copenhagen researchers will
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2019.03.29
A new report from IFRO on the economic importance of the Danish fishery in the exclusive economic zones of the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands has been published.
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2019.03.22
Tenaw Gedefaw Abate, Rasmus Nielsen and Max Nielsen received the 2018 Best paper Award.
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2019.03.13
Danish farmers are good at exploiting their productive potential, but higher production costs make it difficult for them to compete with other EU nations. This, according to a number of conclusions in a University of
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2019.03.12
New or upgraded roads in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem around Serengeti National Park will not reduce growing pressure on the ecosystem, a study shows.
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2019.03.04
Danida has published a video about the new SCIENCE led research project “RARE”. The project "Rights and Resilience in Kenya" (RARE) is led by SCIENCE at UCPH. The development objective of RARE is "to ensure secure and
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2019.02.11
Three studies indicate several challenges for REDD+ to fulfil the donor expectations, and the initial optimism towards this governance model.
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2019.02.01
Carlsbergfondet have granted DKK 17m to the center, which will explore the new Web 3.0 infrastructure and study design of secure and economically sound markets that ensure efficiency and fairness in a new decentralised
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2019.01.18
The Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) awarded Christian Stetter the 'Prize for Excellent Master Theses' for his thesis 'Measuring the effects of Agricultural Subsidies on Production Decisions: An Application to
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2019.01.03
Arne Henningsen, associate professor, University of Copenhagen, received the award as a recognition of his dedicated work as a referee for the prestigious journal European Review of Agricultural Economics.
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2018.12.24
A significant number of Danes experience being so hard-pressed with their household budgets that they cannot afford enough food. This is particularly the case among single parents and people receiving social assistance,
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2018.12.20
In Denmark, general practitioners appear to have negative prejudices against people with obesity, new research from the University of Copenhagen shows. The research is based on answers from 240 doctors. At the same time,
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2018.12.14
While the UN climate negotiations get underway in Poland, a new collaborative research effort has kicked off. The Rights and Resilience project – also known as RARE – will investigate the little studied connections
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2018.12.05
For the next two years, a pair of University of Copenhagen researchers will examine ethical dilemmas associated with artificial intelligence. Among other things, they will follow AI research at close quarters, implement
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2018.12.03
Looking for the perfect gift for the nature lover, the critical thinker, the friend with an interest in economics or the book worm with a love of reserach? Search no more. IFRO researchers got you covered.
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2018.11.27
New data presented in a study published in 'Nature Sustainability' has found that natural habitats occupying an area larger than Greece have been created to offset economic developments. This data could eventually
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2018.11.21
While ‘cat wars’ have yet to erupt on Danish soil as they have abroad, a new University of Copenhagen study reports that a quarter of Danes find it problematic that the most common domestic animal is allowed to roam at
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2018.11.19
An app used by local people to map illegal logging in Cambodia ensured Ida Theilade, Senior Reseacher at Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen, the Innovation Prize 2018 at the
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2018.11.07
In a world of vast consumer choice, ambiguous product descriptions and self-appointed experts, parents face a minefield when picking out food, toys or other products for their children. A new qualitative study from the
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2018.10.31
A new way to map fields can reduce nitrogen runoff while financially benefitting large numbers of farmers. This is the premise behind a significant new Danish innovation project with which the University of Copenhagen is
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2018.06.29
IFRO researchers' development projects contribute to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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2018.05.17
Assistant Professor Mattias Borg Rasmussen at IFRO researches the meanings of water in the Andes Mountains
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2018.05.14
From treating cancer and erectile dysfunction to managing hangovers, the horns of endangered wild rhinoceros are widely used as a medical cure-all in parts of Asia. A new Danish-Vietnamese study from the University of
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2018.03.28
New IFRO report presents perspectives of using precision farming in Europe
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2018.02.01
As many as 150 million rural households across the Global South may be involved in bushmeat hunting, new studies led by the University of Copenhagen find. Hunting is prevalent in the 24 countries surveyed but only makes
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2018.01.04
A new edition of 'RCR - A Danish textbook for courses in Responsible Conduct of Research' was released January 2018.
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2018.01.02
New IFRO-study compares existing practices with animal welfare experts' assessments
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2017.12.22
New findings from a small study at the University of Copenhagen suggest that people who structure their own systematic rules for eating, and adhere to them regardless of feelings of hunger and satiety, are markedly
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2017.12.12
Photo: Sergey Khachatryan/ScanStockPhoto Better management of protected wildlife areas in the transboundary area covering southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique could enhance the protection of elephants from ivory
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2017.08.31
Supermarkets could help consumers to eat fewer calories by reducing the calories content of the food products without notifying consumers explicitly, according to a study from the University of Copenhagen.
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2016.10.19
According to a new study from IFRO, the majority of Danish researchers involved with animal experiments assess their knowledge of the so-called 3R's to be good. The 3R concept is an international initiative to ensure
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2016.06.29
Humans cause evolution of new species. A new study summarises the causes of manmade speciation, and discusses why newly evolved species cannot replace extinct wild species.
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2014.12.02
A new research article puts figures to how much a property’s price may drop when situated close to wind turbines.
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