Agricultural Sciences at TUM

Students walking on the bridge in front of the HEF (Andreas Heddergott / TUM).

Fünf Personen stehen an einem Stehtisch und blicken in Richtung einer sechsten Person im Vordergrund, die in ein Mikrofon spricht und "hinter die Kamera" blickt und spricht. — AgriScience Symposium at HEF: Talks – Exchange – Community

Our agri-PV site at the research station Dürnast.

Zwei Frauen sprechen mit einander. Eine Frau hält zwei Probenfläschchen in der Hand und zeigt auf eine dieser Fläschchen. Sie erklärt der anderen etwas über deren Inhalt. — Networking at the HEFagrar PhD Symposium

Ein Gebäude auf einer Anhöhe. Eine Straße führt zum Eingangstor, links und rechts von dieser Straße liegen leere Felder. — Testing station Dürnast

Innovative agricultural research at the Weihenstephan campus

Food security, climate protection, energy supply, resource conservation, health: society is facing these central challenges in the coming decades. At Weihenstephan, the agricultural sciences of the Technical University of Munich work in close cooperation with forestry, environmental and nutritional sciences as well as food technology. The goal: Solving Global Challenges

Structure

The Hans Eisenmann Forum is the central institute for agricultural sciences at TUM. It connects the agricultural science oriented chairs within TUM as well as with partners.For further information look into "About us".

Members

More than 30 chairs at the Technical University of Munich are part of the HEF. They are grouped by the disciplines Plant/Crop Sciences, Livestock Sciences, Agroecology, Agricultural Technology and Agricultural Economics.

Researching for Agriculture of the Future

Our Focus Topics

Climate Change

Drought cracks in soil (Tom Freudenberg/pict-images)

Climate change confronts agriculture with enormous challenges. How agriculture can cope with the changes and prevent further warming are key issues in agricultural research.

Digitalization in agriculture

Digitization and robotics are fundamentally changing agriculture. These technologies make work easier for farmers. They can also make it possible to operate in a more environmentally friendly way.

Agroforestry and biodiversity

An example for the combination of forest and arable land, such as it is the case in agroforestry.

Agroforestry systems combine elements of arable farming and animal husbandry with forestry. As a result, they have positive effects on the ecosystem and the economy.

Vertical Farming

Vertical agriculture can produce food in large quantities and consistent quality, regardless of environmental conditions. It thus offers enormous potential, e.g. for feeding the population in growing metropolitan areas.

Latest news

Methane is produced by microbial digestion in the rumen of ruminants, but practical and affordable on farm measurement methods are still lacking. The aim of this international collaborative project is to develop techniques that allow the effectiveness of methane reduction measures to be assessed directly on dairy farms. As part of a project meeting, leading experts in methane research visit the TUM campus in Freising-Weihenstephan and will provide insights into their broader research interests…

At the TUM Sustainability Day in Garching on April 29, we showcased the farming systems of the future and highlighted three projects at the HEF: agri-photovoltaics, agroforestry, and vertical farming. Here’s a glimpse into the discussions and exchanges that took place there.

Once again this year, doctoral students in the agricultural sciences presented their research at the HEFagrar PhD Symposium. On April 21, more than 20 doctoral students gathered to provide an overview of their research areas through presentations, pitches, and posters.