Research projects

The sustainable development of agricultural production is one of the major challenges facing mankind in the 21st century. To enable new paths in agriculture, innovative approaches for “agricultural systems of the future” are being researched and tested by six inter- and transdisciplinary research networks funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Scientific support for these projects is provided by the “Agricultural Systems of the Future” coordination office.

The primary aim of the coordination office is to facilitate synergies through an active exchange between the research networks and to support the strategy process for the further development of the agricultural systems of the future. Furthermore, it contributes to increasing the national and international visibility of the research projects and to leading the overall social dialog on future agricultural systems. The focus here is on involving different stakeholders.

With its work, the coordination office supports the coordination committee, which is made up of the coordinators of the funded projects. Through a new quality of inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, the expert group develops recommendations for the strategic further development of the BMFTR funding measure Agricultural Systems of the Future. Building on the inter-consortial and transdisciplinary cooperation, the Coordination Office also conducts accompanying research into the agricultural system transformation process and at the same time provides impetus to initiate and promote transformation synergies within the “Agricultural Systems of the Future”.

The coordination office is operated in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ).

More information: https://agrarsysteme-der-zukunft.de/en/coordination