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.
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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Better alignment with the market is one of the goals pursued by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in recent decades. One of the measures used to achieve this was to decouple direct payments from production. Agricultural economists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now found that this form of direct payments makes farms more productive. Despite higher productivity, the environmental impact remains at a comparable level.
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Start-up ideas for sustainable technologies were awarded the TUM IDEAward. First and second place went to student teams working on a sensor system for precision agriculture and microalgae for fish farming respectively.
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After a 4-year break, Agritechnica, the world's leading trade fair for agricultural technology, can finally take place again this year. TUM is presenting current agricultural research and the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in agriculture there - together with the State Research Institute for Agriculture (LfL) and Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT).
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In his dissertation, Dr. Martin Mittermayer investigated how digital technologies can be used to record yields and identify nitrogen losses in subplots. He has now been awarded the Ernst Klapp Future Prize in Crop Science for his work.
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Successful start to the semester at TUM Campus Weihenstephan: The study programs in agriculture at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Weihenstephan are once again registering a remarkable increase. In the winter semester, around 150 young people are starting their bachelor’s degree in Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences. The number of freshers is now at a new high.
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