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Eine Filmkamera vor einer Wand mit dem GFFA-Logo
For the first time, the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture is held completely digitally.

GFFA: World Food in Times of Pandemic and Climate Change

At the virtual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), experts from all over the world are currently discussing resilient food systems in times of pandemic and climate change.

Biochemiker Peter H. Seeberger in seinem Potsdamer Labor
Biochemist Peter Seebeger has developed a process with which the antimalarial agent artemisinin can be produced quickly, sustainably and cheaply in the laboratory.

Chemistry prize for sustainable drug production

Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has been awarded the International Green Chemistry Prize for the production of a particularly sustainable and cost-effective antimalarial agent.

Sportschuhe auf einer Wiese
This year, Adidas will launch shoes that look like leather shoes, but are made from mushroom mycelium.

Mushroom threads as a leather substitute

In 2021, the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas will launch shoes using a fabric made of mushroom threads instead of leather.

bioökonomie.de in neuem Look

New design for bioökonomie.de

The information portal bioökonomie.de has a new look! Cleaner, more visual and technically up-to-date – our website has been given a new, elegant design.

Maisfeld
An verschiedenen Standorten in Europa mit unterschiedlichen klimatischen Bedingungen haben die Forscher im Team von Chris-Carolin Schön alte Maissorten angebaut, um deren genetisches Potenzial zu untersuchen.

Toward better hybrid varieties

Genetic information from seed banks can help better equip today's arable crops for climate change.

Almonds and nuts contaminated with salmonella can cause food infections.

Making almonds and nuts germ-free

It is not only eggs that can contain salmonella – but also almonds. Researchers have now been able to use compressed carbon dioxide to make these pathogenic bacteria harmless.

Silage films in agriculture

Silage films made from biopolymers

A team of researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences wants to banish conventional plastic silage films from the fields and develop a bio-based alternative with better properties.

This year, the German Sustainability Day took place online. Experts such as Maja Göpel were joined live for discussions.

The pandemic as an opportunity for sustainability

The 13th German Sustainability Day was dominated by the corona crisis. In virtual forums, around 100 experts discussed the opportunities of the pandemic for a sustainable future.

Bioökonomierat erste sitzung
Erste Zusammenkunft des neuen Bioökonomierats: Bundesforschungsministerin Anja Karliczeck begrüßte das 20-köpfige Beratungsgremium per Videokonferenz.

The new Bioeconomy Council

The new Bioeconomy Council has met for the first time. For the next three years, the 20-member body will advise the German government on the implementation of the National Bioeconomy Strategy.

With the ban on plastic bags, the Federal Government wants to tackle the plastic problem and save resources.

Plastic bags will soon be history

By 2022, plastic bags are planned to disappear from the market for good. This has now been decided by the German Bundestag.

"We want to seize the opportunity to become the technology leader and world export champion in energy system transformation, resource efficiency and climate protection," said Federal Minister Anja Karliczek

BMBF supports research on sustainability

The BMBF has published the new strategy "Research for Sustainability" (FONA) and doubled the funding to 4 billion euros. The bioeconomy also plays an important role.

GBS2020

Bioeconomy as a global trend

The digital Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 successfully started its two-day plenary program yesterday morning. More than 1,000 participants followed the livestream at times.

Keimfähigkeitstest
The rapid test to check the germination capacity shows the result as a color reaction.

Rapid test for the germination capacity of seeds

A new method provides seed banks and breeders with results after only hours, without having to waste the tested seed.

Insect crackers made from cricket flour in the flavour of rosemary.

Insect crackers for the market

The Berlin start-up Native Food is looking for investors on the crowdfunding platform Startnext to produce the first large batch of its insect crackers.

Pflanzenbasierte Alternativen zu Fleisch und Milchprodukten sind bei Flexitariern besonders gefragt.
Plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products are particularly popular with flexitarians.

Views on plant-based substitute products

Hohenheim researchers are investigating the acceptance of plant-based alternatives to milk and meat as part of an EU project.

GBS 2020

1,800+ experts will join the Global Bioeconomy Summit

More than 1,800 attendees already registered for the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020. The conference takes place virtually from November 16 to 20. 

Plastic particles can now be found everywhere - even in the sea.

Scenarios for microbial plastic recycling

Researchers have formulated six principles for getting plastics back into the cycle - because progress in microbial recycling is currently only being made with PET.

Spruces died by the bark beetle in the Bavarian Forest National Park.

Europe's canopies are thinning

Using satellite images, researchers have identified gaps in the canopies of European forests and visualized the changes in their condition on a map.

In its impulse paper "Bio-IT Innovations", the high-tech forum underlines the need for political and social action in the field of Bio-IT.

Incorporating Bio-IT in the high-tech strategy

An analysis of the High-Tech Forum on Bio-IT shows the potential of innovations - also for the bio-economy. The panel advises to put the topic on the political agenda.

Parzellengenau wurden die Gärreste mit dem Versuchs-Schleppschlauch-Güllefass des TFZ vor der Silomaissaat ausgebracht.
New approaches to the production and use of agricultural biomass are the focus of the new model farm in Brandenburg.

A bioeconomy model farm for Brandenburg

Over the next six years, the state of Brandenburg will provide 25 million euros to support the establishment of a model farm for biobased recycling management at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) in Potsdam.