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
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".
Climate change confronts agriculture with enormous challenges. How agriculture can cope with the changes and prevent further warming are key issues in agricultural research.
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 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 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.
The NewFoodSystems innovation space is one of four bioeconomy innovation spaces that are each funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with 20 million euros. It is coordinated by Prof. Sabine Kulling from the Max Rubner Institute in Karlsruhe and Prof. Dr. Ute Weisz at the TUM School of Life Sciences. NewFoodSystems is a platform for the development and research of tomorrow's sustainable nutrition.
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The new "Healthy Calves Bavaria" platform is a further step towards improving animal welfare in Bavarian stables. The core of the project is a website on which information is made available. Prof. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner from the Chair of Animal Nutrition and Metabolism is actively involved in the initiative.
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For his scientific achievements in animal nutrition, Prof. Wilhelm Windisch was awarded this year's main prize of the Henneberg-Lehmann Foundation.
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Prof. Chris-Carolin Schön, Chair of Plant Breeding, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) for her research in the field of genomic selection. The university honors the plant geneticist for her diverse and intensive collaboration with the Düsseldorf plant sciences.
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Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. An international team of researchers surrounding Prof. Senthold Asseng from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now shown that further spread of the fungal disease wheat blast could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050. The result is dramatic for global food security.
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Rising student numbers, numerous awards and top-class new appointments: The TUM School of Life Sciences can look back on a successful year. At the traditional New Year's reception in Weihenstephan, Dean Ingrid Kögel-Knabner welcomed President Thomas Hofmann as well as members, emeriti and supporters of the university. The university has a positive outlook for the future - after all, the work on campus is providing the right answers to the big questions of our time, from climate change and…
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Professionals in the agricultural and food sector must increasingly monitor international and interdisciplinary interdependencies. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) addresses these developments with the new AgriFood Economics, Policy and Regulation Master's degree program. Students can expect a Europe-wide unique combination of agricultural sciences, politics and economics.
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The construction industry consumes enormous resources and is responsible for a large proportion of global CO2 emissions. The team of HopfON wants to address this situation. Their vision: to produce recyclable, climate-friendly building materials using agricultural waste and resources.
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Keeping the challenges of practitioners in mind: Cow-bound calf rearing, in which the calf suckles milk from its mother or another cow for a while after birth, is a subject of growing interest among dairy cattle farmers. Some practical questions remain unanswered, however, such as how farmers can check whether the calves are receiving a sufficient amount of milk. A new project by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) and the…
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Numerous agricultural graduates from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) celebrated their graduation last week. With their comprehensive education, they are excellently equipped for the agricultural world of tomorrow.
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