Representatives from 13 Leibniz institutes, five higher education institutions, Brandenburg’s Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) and Brandenburg’s Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection (MLUK) took part in the event.
The idea of the Leibniz Innovation Farm originated as part of the Leibniz Strategy Forum on conflicts of objectives in sustainable biomass production. IAMO is a member of the Strategy Forum and is involved in the development of innovative concepts and technologies for a climate-friendly and sustainable bioeconomy. “The Leibniz Innovation Farm aims to enable researchers from different institutes to conduct joint research at a single location, exchange ideas with one another and give the public a look at the future of agriculture,” said IAMO Director Alfons Balmann.
The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) will handle the organisational side of things while the Innovation Farm itself will be located at the Teaching and Research Centre for Animal Husbandry (LVAT) in Groß Kreutz, Germany. Detlef May, Managing Director of LVAT, added that, “The Leibniz Innovation Farm aims to promote and develop sustainable crop production, ethical and modern livestock farming, the regional production of healthy food, the use of waste materials for a variety of bio-based materials and energies, biodiversity in agriculture, and new business models and income opportunities for farmers.”
Brandenburg’s Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) provided 25 million euros to the project from the Brandenburg Future Investment Fund.
