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Hybrid Intelligence:
Pioneering Approach Can Reconcile Biodiversity & Agriculture [11.04.2024]
Preserving biodiversity without reducing agricultural productivity: So far, these two goals could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between humans and the environment are difficult to capture using conventional methods. Thanks to new technology, a research team at the University of Hohenheim in...more
"Drop industrial agriculture":
Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive
[05.04.2024]
Mixing livestock and crops, integrating flower strips and trees, water and soil conservation and much more: Massive new global study led by the University of Copenhagen and University of Hohenheim, has examined the effects of diversified agriculture. The conclusion is abundantly clear – positive effects increase with every measure, while negative effects are hard to find....more
Climate Research:
New DFG research group at the University of Hohenheim [14.12.2023]
Whether one looks at long-term climate forecasts or the prediction of storms, drought, and heavy rainfall – the interaction between land and atmosphere plays a major role. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is setting up the “Land-Atmosphere Feedback Initiative (LAFI)” research group on this topic at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The DFG research group’s...more
Microalgae:
Environmentally friendly and healthy alternative to fish [09.10.2023]
Rows of plates with tasty tortelloni, with unidentified fillings: The volunteers participating in a tasting study at the University of Hohenheim tested a new food: microalgae. The taste is reminiscent of fish and the recipe is still being fine-tuned. From a nutritional point of view, the single-cell organisms are veritable all-rounders. Just like marine fish, they are a...more
Vegan trend in Europe:
In Germany, milk substitutes from plants are most popular alternative [07.08.2023]
Plant-based alternatives to dairy products do not have to copy the original – but in addition to tasting good, they should also have a pleasant mouthfeel and a varied product range, according to the results of a recent acceptance study. To obtain the results, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart surveyed consumers in a total of six European countries. This revealed major...more
Africa and Europe together for scientific research [22.06.2023]
Solutions to address sustainable systems for food production: The University of Hohenheim is the co-proposer of a new university partnership on this topic. The partnership proposal was triggered by the collaboration between the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild) and the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).more
New article in “Nature”:
Biodiversity even in oil palm plantations [24.05.2023]
(pug) Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase farm biodiversity within five years without reducing productivity. This has been shown by a long-term project in Indonesia as part of the collaborative research center "EFForTS" at the University of Göttingen, a project in which the University of Hohenheim and the German Center for Integrative...more