News research area sustainability transformation and food systems

18.10.22

The diversity of agroecology - brought to life on the Grüental campus

The "Days of Agroecology" opened this year at the Grüental Campus. The series of events is organized by the members of the association "Agroecology Works!", to which IUNR also belongs. The aim of the opening event was to make the diversity of…

27.01.22

Climate change impacting coffee, cashew and avocado growing areas

A first-time analysis conducted by the Geography of Food Research Group reveals the impact of climate change for present-day coffee, cashew and avocado production locations, with many of these areas set to become less suitable environments for the…

28.10.20

New method for measuring the population of Drosophila suzukii

For a number of years now, the Drosophila suzukii from Asia has been present in Switzerland. With its hard ovipositor, it also lays its eggs in ripe fruit. Such fruit is no longer edible after a short time. This is not good news for those with…

09.05.19

Only one in four performs symptom control after tick bite

The third and final symptom control 28 days after a tick bite is performed by only 25 percent of those affected. This is shown by evaluations of log entries from the ZHAW app "Tick". The researchers who developed the app still see a lot of potential…

21.03.18

Ticks predominantly bite children on the head and neck

The data from the ‘Tick Prevention’ app of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences show that the head area is affected ten times more in children than in adults, and 50 percent of bites occur while participating in sports or leisure activities…