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Intercrops:
First annual meeting of the European project ReMIX [24.05.2018]
Researchers met from 15th to the 17th May 2018 at the TERRENA cooperative premises in Ancenis (France) for taking stock of the activities carried out in the frame of ReMIX during its first year and for planning the year ahead. The ReMIX project, funded with 5 million € by the EU in the frame of the Horizon 2020 programme, will allow overcoming the barriers for the adoption of...more
Inequality among the Elderly:
University of Hohenheim Conference Looks at Need for Policies [04.05.2018]
Meeting the demographic challenge, maintaining a high standard of life, and reducing inequality among the elderly: To reach this goal, the industrialized countries need to take appropriate political measures on time. Prof. Dr. Klaus Prettner drew this conclusion at today’s opening of the international expert conference “The Economics of Ageing and Inequality” at the University...more
54 Million Euros:
German Council of Science and Humanities Endorses Center for Animal Sciences [27.04.2018]
Animal well-being and animal health, reduced use of antibiotics, better use of resources, and reduced environmental effects: A key factor in livestock animals’ characteristics are the interactions between the animal and the billions and billions of microorganisms that are located in particular in the intestinal tract. Up to now, these processes have in large part not been...more
Inequality among the Elderly:
Conference Asks Questions about Pension and Health Justice [26.04.2018]
Health, quality of life, and pension assets for different demographic groups are increasingly drifting apart - especially for the elderly. Political measures are necessary to mitigate society’s economic inequalities. This quintessence can already be drawn in advance of the international conference “The Economics of Ageing and Inequality” at the University of Hohenheim in...more
Bioeconomy:
Textbook from University of Hohenheim Gives Guidelines for Education [12.03.2018]
From lecturers and students: In times of climate change, resource scarcity, and the need for food security, bioeconomy looks at new methods to gain control of these global problems. Bioeconomy relies on plants, animals, microorganisms, and new procedures to produce food, animal fodder, raw materials, and energy. A new book from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart edited...more