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Agronomy / Food Science - Campus - 18.10.2024
Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Bonn adopts new name
Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Bonn adopts new name

Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 27.09.2024
CUBES Circle research farm: test operation has started
CUBES Circle research farm: test operation has started
Space-saving, energy-efficient, resource-saving, mobile and stackable - this is how researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) envision food production in the city of the future.

Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 01.08.2024
Healthier nutrition in hospital possible thanks to modified menus
Healthier nutrition in hospital possible thanks to modified menus
Food in hospitals often does not enjoy a good reputation. The proportion of meat on the plate in particular is too high and often does not meet the recommendations of the German Nutrition Society (DGE), which advocates a more plant-based diet in hospitals.

Agronomy / Food Science - 19.07.2024
Conference: The Political Potential of Food and Food Supply for Social Changes
Conference: The Political Potential of Food and Food Supply for Social Changes

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 19.07.2024
Meat Consumption Falls After Veggie Month
Meat Consumption Falls After Veggie Month
Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Kassel have evaluated an initiative run by Studierendenwerk Bonn in a canteen What effect does a vegan/vegetarian month have on a canteen? For this experiment, the Studierendenwerk Bonn sought scientific support from researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Kassel.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.07.2024
Rewetting peatlands
Rewetting peatlands: Sensor technology and underground radio communication to protect climate and health In order to achieve the climate protection targets in Germany, it is not only necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector, industry and transportation.

History / Archeology - Agronomy / Food Science - 22.05.2024
Burial mounds and high pastures - on the prehistoric development of the Thuringian cultural landscape

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 02.05.2024
AI to Make Crop Production More Sustainable
AI to Make Crop Production More Sustainable
University of Bonn researchers publish agenda for the smart digitalization of agriculture Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like science fiction but is actually happening already, at least on some experimental farms. Researchers from the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bonn are working on driving forward the smart digitalization of agriculture and have now published a list of the research questions that will need to be tackled as a priority in the future.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 30.04.2024
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users
A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University (UL), and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has investigated the mo

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 23.04.2024
Looking into the future of livestock production
Looking into the future of livestock production

Agronomy / Food Science - 21.03.2024
Phosphorus Absorption Improved and Zinc Content Increased
Phosphorus Absorption Improved and Zinc Content Increased
A new variety of rice that is adapted to life in low-phosphorus soils, that contains an exceptionally large amount of zinc and that was developed specifically for the conditions in Madagascar where it is grown, has recently been certified in the country.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.01.2024
Optimising Food Production and Carbon Storage
Model simulations show how a spatial reconfiguration of land use can increase food production while simultaneously storing more carbon A radical reconfiguration of historically evolved systems of land use would make it possible in principle to double food production, save water, and increase carbon storage at the same time.

Innovation - Agronomy / Food Science - 05.12.2023
TUM IDEAward presented to three start-ups - TUM
TUM IDEAward presented to three start-ups - TUM

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 29.11.2023
Fertilize potatoes sustainably - the variety makes the difference
Fertilize potatoes sustainably - the variety makes the difference
Press release: Fertilizing potatoes sustainably - the variety makes the difference Thesis by Göttingen University student on nitrogen fertilization receives award The Förderungsgemeinschaft der Kartoffelwirtschaft e. V.

Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 22.11.2023
A Roadmap for the Future of Agrotechnology
A Roadmap for the Future of Agrotechnology
How can reducing greenhouse gas emissions, more efficient energy use and animal welfare be balanced even more successfully in livestock farming in the future?

Agronomy / Food Science - Health - 06.10.2023
'The key starting point is animal health'
’The key starting point is animal health’
Minimizing the use of antibiotics without compromising animal welfare: Julia Steinhoff-Wagner, Professor of Animal Nutrition and Metabolism at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is working on a new research project to ascertain how this can be achieved in the field of poultry farming.

Agronomy / Food Science - 04.10.2023
’Asparagus from the Gendarmenmarkt’. Agriculture & Food - A Success Story East

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 26.09.2023
Vaccination improves animal welfare and environmental protection in meat production
Vaccination improves animal welfare and environmental protection in meat production
Researchers have studied immunocastration in pigs and make recommendation Most male piglets intended for fattening are surgically castrated.

Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 26.09.2023
From gourmet kitchens to food labs
From gourmet kitchens to food labs
Career in Singapore: Stefan Klade Stefan Klade loves food. At the age of eight he learned his first recipes at a local community college.

Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 19.07.2023
Proteins for a megacity
Proteins for a megacity
Food research in Singapore The Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore wants to produce one third of the food it needs locally by 2030.

Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 19.06.2023
Do oyster mushrooms increase the feeling of satiety?
Do oyster mushrooms increase the feeling of satiety?

Agronomy / Food Science - Event - 09.06.2023
Agriculture 2050: Experts discuss prospects
Agriculture 2050: Experts discuss prospects

Agronomy / Food Science - Career - 11.05.2023
New network connects agricultural research, industry and politics
New network connects agricultural research, industry and politics

Innovation - Agronomy / Food Science - 10.05.2023
Farmvision Festival showcased agriculture of the future
Farmvision Festival showcased agriculture of the future

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.05.2023
EUR 3.1 million awarded to research the meat industry and sustainability
EUR 3.1 million awarded to research the meat industry and sustainability

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 27.04.2023
Artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production
Artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 27.04.2023
Studying agricultural sciences at the TUM
Studying agricultural sciences at the TUM
Reading time 3 min. Digitalization on the rise Technological progress has always changed working conditions in agriculture.

Agronomy / Food Science - Event - 26.04.2023
Farmvision Festival on May 6
Farmvision Festival on May 6

Campus - Agronomy / Food Science - 25.04.2023
First-ever Lecture to Mark World Day for Laboratory Animals
First-ever Lecture to Mark World Day for Laboratory Animals

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 19.04.2023
TUM agricultural research in the race for CHF 100 million
TUM agricultural research in the race for CHF 100 million

Innovation - Agronomy / Food Science - 10.04.2023
Oetker to partner with TUM Venture Labs
Oetker to partner with TUM Venture Labs

Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 30.03.2023
Future of food in Lower Saxony
Future of food in Lower Saxony
ZERN Research Network awarded around nine million euros funding To mark the start of the Research Network Zukunft der Ernährung in Niedersachsen ("Future of Nutrition in Lower Saxony" ZERN), Science

Career - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.03.2023
First PhenoRob Career Fair
First PhenoRob Career Fair

Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.02.2023
Interdisciplinary research on ’Novel food’

Agronomy / Food Science - Campus - 21.12.2022
Four new large farming vehicles handed over
Four new large farming vehicles handed over

Agronomy / Food Science - Event - 30.11.2022
Justus von Liebig-Award for World Nutrition to Louise O. Fresco
Justus von Liebig-Award for World Nutrition to Louise O. Fresco

Agronomy / Food Science - Research Management - 28.10.2022
Ranking: Sixth Place in Germany and Good Positions for Individual Subjects
Ranking: Sixth Place in Germany and Good Positions for Individual Subjects

Agronomy / Food Science - 24.10.2022
Energy, water and food supplies for Rwanda
Energy, water and food supplies for Rwanda
Prathiba Devadas with "TU eMpower Africa" at TUM Sustainability Day Prathiba Devadas is from India, recently earned her Master's degree in "Sustainable Resource Management" at TUM and has already lost her heart to a small country in Africa.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 24.06.2022
Wulf Amelung is a new member of the Leopoldina
Wulf Amelung is a new member of the Leopoldina

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 10.06.2022
Crops for the desert
Crops for the desert
Researchers led by the University of Bonn and Gobabeb/Namibia study drought-adapted melon varieties Southern Africa has a rich bounty of crop varieties, crop wild relatives, orphan crops and underuti

Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 25.04.2022
Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
However, in small quantities it can be quite sustainable, shows a study by the University of Bonn If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption - ideally by at least 75 percent.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 22.03.2022
Sustainable Food Systems for a Crisis-proof Society
The invasion of Ukraine entails rapid price increases not only for energy, but also for food. Ukraine is one of the world's top agricultural producers - it produces 11 percent of the world's wheat and more than 50 percent of sunflower oil.

Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.03.2022
Nutrients or poison?
Nutrients or poison?
TUM@Freising: Lecture on the importance of boron, arsenic and other semimetals for agriculture The semimetal boron is an essential microelement for plants.

Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.02.2022
Root symbiosis is regulated through nutrient status of plants
Root symbiosis is regulated through nutrient status of plants
Phosphorus is one of the most important nutrients for plants. Among other functions, it is needed to create substances for the plant's immune system, for the healthy development of seeds and for root growth.

Agronomy / Food Science - 17.01.2022
TUM supports research on food authenticity and safety
TUM supports research on food authenticity and safety

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 11.10.2021
Saving the world - Cultivating the city?
Saving the world - Cultivating the city?

Innovation - Agronomy / Food Science - 29.09.2021
BayWa AG to partner with TUM Venture Labs
BayWa AG to partner with TUM Venture Labs

Agronomy / Food Science - 20.09.2021
'More support needed for pollination services in agriculture'
’More support needed for pollination services in agriculture’
Agroecologist from the University of Göttingen emphasises their importance for food security of smallholder farmers The global decline of pollinators threatens the reproductive success of 90 per cent of all wild plants globally and the yield of 85 per cent of the world's most important crops.

Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 03.08.2021
More diversity for our farms and forks
More diversity for our farms and forks
Domestication of plants adds to the range of available food As a contribution to increasing crop variety for improved food security in Subsaharan Africa, a leafy vegetable which is rich in vitamins and minerals shall be domesticated. At present, however, as highlighted by a research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) together with researchers from Nigeria, the plants still contain highly toxic substances that are carcinogenic and liver-damaging.

Agronomy / Food Science - 28.07.2021
Göttingen scientist becomes president of the IAAE
Göttingen scientist becomes president of the IAAE