Engineering sciences - Agronomy & Food Science

Company from the University of Bonn attracts renowned investors from the agricultural sector. Pheno-Inspect GmbH, an AgTech start-up that emerged from research work at the University of Bonn, has successfully closed its first seed financing round.

Research team examines farmers' protest motivations and political responses in four EU countries. Farmers' protests that swept across Europe in 2024 were driven by a wide range of concerns that differ markedly between countries, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Göttingen.

With this year's Transfer Prize, Leipzig University honours the Smart Farming Lab, which develops digital solutions for sustainable agriculture and engages with society through innovative knowledge-transfer initiatives. At the same time, the DigiSpace makerspace project is receiving funding to give children playful access to programming and robotics in the field of physics. Both initiatives demonstrate one thing clearly: science is a driving force for sustainable change.

Researchers at the University of Bonn investigated the beliefs that influence consumers' willingness to buy animal-free Gouda.

When food prices skyrocket during an economic crisis, it is primarily urban populations and people with low levels of education who are affected.

DFG funds new research unit in agricultural sciences at the University of Göttingen. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new research unit (RU) in agricultural sciences at the University of Göttingen.