Engineering sciences - Agronomy/Food Science
Increasing the amount of folate through our diet or taking supplements could help to reduce bowel cancer risk. These are the findings of new research , co-led by Dr Konstantinos Tsilidis from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London. It suggests that increasing the intake of folate - which can be found in leafy greens, such as spinach, cabbage and broccoli - could help to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by up to 7%.
Press release: Fertilizing potatoes sustainably - the variety makes the difference Thesis by Göttingen University student on nitrogen fertilization receives award The Förderungsgemeinschaft der Kartoffelwirtschaft e. V.
Nutrient losses are a key topic for Swiss agriculture. Current Agroscope figures show that nitrogen and phosphorus losses have decreased by around 10 per cent since 2014/2016. Despite this, further efforts are needed to achieve the targets set by policy-makers. With a new series of factsheets, Agroscope is helping farmers improve nutrient efficiency and thereby reduce nutrient losses to the maximum extent possible.
How can reducing greenhouse gas emissions, more efficient energy use and animal welfare be balanced even more successfully in livestock farming in the future? This was the question tackled by a team of authors led by Professor Wolfgang Büscher and Inga Tiemann from the Animal Husbandry Technology Department, which is part of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Bonn. Their contributions have now been published alongside those of many other researchers in the VDI Roadmap entitled "Agriculture Technology 2030."
Many people want to eat healthily, but also value the sustainability of their food.
Team AmmonAI are on a mission to create 'greener fields and smarter yields' with their tool that guides smart farming decisions.
Team AmmonAI are on a mission to create 'greener fields and smarter yields' with their tool that guides smart farming decisions.
University of Bonn study shows where diversified farming also makes economic sense. Where and how can diversified farming practices be put to profitable use in order to boost both productivity and biodiversity?
Josephine Mylan and John Andrews have written an article which has been published by the prestigious article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences based on sustainable food production and consumption.
Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world's first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed 'Naked Clams'.
A fresh approach to urban agriculture could help Glasgow's 'food deserts' flourish into sources of healthy, affordable produce to help reduce inequality, new research suggests.
Simple on-animal sensors could be a game changer for Australian beef cattle nutrition, according to University of Queensland research.
The virus that causes cold sores can survive and remain infectious for several hours on food or food-related surfaces.
Selected Jobs
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Medicine (in Medicine and Nutrition) at the CUMC Columbia University
Research Assistant at Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, Plant and Soil Section University of Copenhagen
Postdoc in carbon sequestration potential of different tillage and cover crop strategies University of Copenhagen
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Mixed Arable-livestock Production Systems Aarhus University
Professor in Life Cycle Assessments of Agriculture and Food Systems Aarhus University
Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in für Forschungsprojekt Vitaminanalytik Technische Universität München
Teaching Assistant in Food Science & Nutrition (Industrial) University of Leeds
Research Associate in Downstream Separations (CARMA) (Fixed Term) University of Bath
Research Assistant in Downstream Separations (CARMA) (Fixed Term) University of Bath
Assistant professor in Nitrogen and Carbon Flows in Agricultural Systems Aarhus University
Academic employee / Special Consultant in Agroecology (One Crop Health) University of Copenhagen
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (m/w/d) für das Fachgebiet Lebensmittelchemie Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (m/w/d) Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Links - Agronomy/Food Science
- Bio Suisse
- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture - FiBL
- Swiss Food Research
- Nestlé
- Syngenta
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE)
- Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES)
- Cirad, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
- Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA)
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement et l’agriculture (IRSTEA)
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)
- Max Rubner-Institute (MRI)
- Agroscope
- Swiss National Stud Farm SNSTF
- Agroscope Breitenhof
- Agroscope Cadenazzo
- Agroscope Changins
- Agroscope Liebefeld
- Agroscope Pully