Towards a Crisis-Resilient Agriculture

DFG Senate Commission Calls for Diversified Cropping Systems

Hülsenfrüchte, Bohnen und Sprossen. Getrocknet, roh und frisch, Rote Bohnen, Linsen, Kichererbsen, Sojabohnen, grüne Erbsen ...

In its first position paper, the Permanent Senate Commission on the Transformation of Agricultural and Food Systems (SKAE) calls for stronger political efforts to promote diversified cropping systems for arable crops. The Commission also emphasises the need for an expansion of research funding to systematically investigate the long-term effects and benefits of such systems.

10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Strengthening excellence, creating reliable framework conditions, securing collaborative research

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The European Union is currently setting the course for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) from 2028 onwards. The DFG welcomes together with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and the Leibniz Association the EU Commission’s decision to maintain a standalone programme of research and innovation funding. However, they call to improve this programme in the further legislative process.

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