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

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…

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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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…

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…

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…

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…

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 i…

IFRO researchers' development projects contribute to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

New IFRO report presents perspectives of using precision farming in Europe

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…

A new edition of 'RCR - A Danish textbook for courses in Responsible Conduct of Research' was released January 2018.

New IFRO-study compares existing practices with animal welfare experts' assessments

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…

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.