OHCEAC & Wageningen University & Research establish partnership to advance controlled environment agriculture (CEA)

May. 18, 2026

OHCEAC and WUR Logos side by side

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University has entered into a new international partnership with Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the Netherlands — a global leader in agricultural and environmental sciences — to advance research, education and innovation in controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

CEARC Lettuce Planting Jan 2025-08

The memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed between The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and Wageningen Plant Research, formalizes a shared commitment to strengthen collaboration between the United States and the Netherlands — two global leaders in greenhouse and horticultural production systems. 

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