20. August 2020
The international congress Farm & Food 4.0 on January 18, 2021 in Berlin will not take place. In view of the exceptional situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, our inspiring event of the agricultural and food industry for our partners and guests cannot be held in an appropriate form.
17. July 2020
Now that the ideas competition Bodenschmiede has been successfully concluded, Farm & Food is continuing to work on expanding its network: In order to do justice to the ideas submitted and to its own claim to facilitate a constant transfer of knowledge between the stakeholders in the Farm to Fork chain. Farm & Food is now cooperating with the Soest Campus of the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen in a research project on start-ups in agriculture.
05. June 2020
For thousands of years, plant breeding has concentrated on annual plant cultures. The cultivation of corn, wheat and rice spread all over the world. Everywhere the rhythm of agriculture developed in the same way, sowing begins in spring and the harvest takes place in autumn. However, this is not the rhythm dictated by nature. The majority of wild plants are perennial, they are responsible for a functioning ecosystem and with their root system and biomass they provide stability and diversity in nature. Perennial plants are therefore the focus of science and agriculture.
01. March 2020
We need to strengthen the dialogue across different opninions, says BASF's Vice President Global Sustainability & Governmental Affairs. In order to rech our SDG goals we ought to leave traditional ways of thinking and use new technology and support new ideas.
31. December 2019
Agriculture must transform itself internally, but society must also play its part. You can find out what developments Dr. Herlitzius sees for Agtech at Farm & Food 4.0 in Berlin.
07. August 2019
Are you a terroir-ist? If so, you’ll understand — along with almost any winegrower — how sexy soil can be. Beneath any field’s surface, a complex interplay of millions of micro-organisms thrives, defining whether a crop flourishes or withers. These tiny organisms — think bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, algae, nematodes or protozoa — are crucial to how a plant absorbs nutrients from the soil and grows.
05. June 2019
We need to carefully use technologies like CRISPR, says Ruud van den Bulk, Wageningen University in an interview with Farm and Food 4.0. Companies and institutes are looking at Brussel these days. The next European Parliament is expected to make gene editing and connected research a little easier.
07. March 2019
In 2013 Professor Mark Post presented the first burger from cell cultures. Its production cost 230,000 euros. Since then, numerous start-ups have been established in the field of meat cell culture. The latest addition to the family has been the presentation of the first in vitro steak with three-dimensional structure by the Israeli company Aleph Farms in December 2018. What may sound strange today could soon end up on your plate. A fitting topic for the Farm & Food 2019 conference. Didier Toubia, managing director and co-founder of ALEPH FARMS, presented the technology used, the timeline of the market launch and the planned market price of his Clean Meat. The technology for production has originally been used in human medicine.
09. January 2019
The startup BEEsharing connects beekeepers and producers via a digital platform for dusting services. How does this work, and why is it a good idea? This is what we wanted to know from co-founder and beekeeper Nils Gerber.
08. January 2019
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) is a registered association in Potsdam that researches the way biological and technical systems interact in agriculture and nutrition. As the head of the Engineering for Crop Production department, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cornelia Weltzien together with her team works to develop new technologies and processes for the sustainable, resource-efficient creation of plant-based products.
12. December 2018
Companies in agribusiness and food industry nowadays need meta competencies like sensing abilities, according to Prof. Stefanie Bröring with University of Bonn. Find out more at Farm&Food 4.0 in Berlin and in our pre-show interview.
