Program in January

The event deals with possible measures for adaptation of agriculture to climate change, the question of whether climate-neutral agriculture is possible at all, and how our soil can be made fit for the future.

Further focal points will be the increasing drought and the handling of fertilization in case of water shortage as well as general crop and agricultural challenges in arid regions.

The conference is organized by Nürtingen-Geislingen University, the Agricultural Technology Centre Augustenberg, and the University of Hohenheim in cooperation with the Society for Conservative Soil Management.

In our everyday life, bark is present everywhere as cinnamon, cork, dye, bast, paper, and in medicine. In winter, when the trees are leafless, their patterns and texture are more noticeable.

During the Sunday tour in the Exotic Garden, visitors can be inspired by the colors and structures of the bark.

There is currently much debate as to whether arable soils can also protect the climate in addition to producing food. The CO2 storage capacity of the soil depends on the humus content.

At the upcoming fireside chat of the Young DLG/Team Hohenheim, scientists and practitioners in the area of humus building in agriculture, students, and interested citizens will discuss the possibilities and risks of CO2 storage in humus and the trade in CO2 certificates. The effects on the climate will also be discussed. The audience is cordially invited to join the discussion.

With the goal of establishing a sustainable economy, the bioeconomy is based on using renewable biological resources and exploiting biological knowledge. Bioeconomy is the motto of the Science Year 2020 and a strategic core topic for the University of Hohenheim in research and teaching. In interdisciplinary cooperation of agricultural, natural, economic and social sciences, value chains and networks for new food products as well as bio-based materials, chemical building blocks, and energy are developed and holistically evaluated. The aim is to develop strategies for achieving sustainability goals, such as securing global food supplies, sustainable agricultural production, and a climate-friendly economy. Could this be the concept for dealing with the most pressing questions of the future?
In cooperation with the city of Stuttgart

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, Department of Biobased Products and Energy Crops,
                     Department of Biobased Products and Energy Crops, University of Hohenheim

Assistant Professor Douglas Bardsley (The University of Adelaide) will use work by key German social theorists to frame a critique of modern agricultural systems in Australia. He is building upon 20 years of research on climate change within agricultural systems.

Speaker: Asst. Prof. Douglas Bardsley
                 (The University of Adelaide, Australia)

 "Together with several pupils and researchers from the AWI as well as a scientist from the University of Hohenheim, the project year plastics and plastic avoidance will conclude with a discussion of plastics and alternatives in the production, use, and disposal of plastics. Over the course of the last year, the pupils have been intensively engaged with plastics and developed a plastic concept for the city of Bremerhaven. They will present these results at this event.
This will be accompanied by lectures on plastics research at the UHOH's Department of Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources and at the AWI.

Involved: Markus Götz, Department of Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources, University of Hohenheim