Science on a mission for a sustainable bioeconomy - GFFA Innovation Forum in Berlin
Presentation of the ‘Concept for our cooperation with African countries and regions’ of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) by Minister Cem Özdemir and H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
Last week, we had the great honour of presenting our research as part of the scientific cooperation with the Uruguayan National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin. This cooperation is a central component of the Uruguayan-German Agricultural Dialogue (DAUA), which was launched in 2024 as a platform for strengthening joint agricultural research.
At a joint stand with IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH in the GFFA Innovation Forum, Dr Doreen Babin and Dr Simon Lewin (JKI) and Dr Carolina Leoni (INIA) discussed the central role of microbial communities for healthy soils with researchers and political stakeholders. A particular highlight was the visit of the Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, who, together with the Uruguayan Ambassador to Germany, H.E. Fernando López-Fabregat, learnt about the scientific projects of the JKI and INIA.
Parliamentary State Secretary Claudia Müller visits the BMEL stand at the opening of the Innovation Forum. (from left to right: Dr Florian Bittner (JKI), Dr Carolina Leoni (INIA), Dagmar Wittine (DAUA), Michael Bödecker (IAK), Claudia Müller (BMEL))
Prof. Dr. Frank Ordon und die politische Referentin Beatrice Egulu von der Afrikanischen Union diskutieren verschiedene Herausforderungen in Bezug auf Saatgutproduktionssysteme in afrikanischen Regionen im Vergleich zum deutschen System.
At the same time, our President, Prof. Dr Frank Ordon, took the opportunity to talk to representatives of the African Union about challenges and strategies in the field of seeds in order to explore future cooperation.
Another landmark: the presentation of the BMEL's new Africa concept by Minister Cem Özdemir, accompanied by H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko (Commissioner of the African Union). This concept emphasises the importance of international partnerships for sustainable agriculture. JKI President Prof Ordon emphasises the JKI's support for this approach: ‘As JKI, we are scientifically involved in sustainable agriculture on various continents. The exchange on an equal level in science and practice creates synergies in order to be prepared to react to the challenges in agriculture in a focussed and targeted form. The aim of the Africa strategy, which I am very pleased about, is to further promote this in the various fields of agriculture. The JKI is already involved in various projects on this continent, e.g. in the establishment of agroecological production systems in Zambia.’
Visit by the Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, at the trade fair stand (from left to right: Dr Doreen Babin (JKI), Minister Fernando Mattos, Michael Bödecker (IAK)
Parliamentary State Secretary Claudia Müller visits the BMEL stand at the opening of the Innovation Forum. (from left to right: Dr Florian Bittner (JKI), Dr Doreen Babin (JKI), Dr Simon Lewin (JKI), Dr Carolina Leoni (INIA), Dagmar Wittine (DAUA), Michael Bödecker (IAK), Claudia Müller (BMEL))
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