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New, practical solutions are needed to ensure that agricultural and food systems can withstand current and future crises. That is why researchers from 15 institutions are working on the joint project agri:change to transform the sector in a sustainable way. The Thünen Institute is also involved.

In the foreground, a field with flowering plants; in the background, a grain field and a cornfield, with a few trees and bushes in between.

The HumusAllianz—a project consortium for humus enhancement in vegetable, apple, wine, and hop cultivation — met for its second annual meeting on January 27 and 28, 2026, at the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics in Braunschweig. More than 40 experts from advisory service and science exchanged their…

Group photo of participants in the humus building workshop

Agrivoltaics is considered a solution to land use conflicts. However, a new Thünen study now shows that the combined use of agriculture and electricity production also has its downsides, as it is significantly more expensive than conventional ground-mounted PV.

Blick zwischen zwei Agri-PV anlagen auf ein Feld auf dem auch Agri-PV Elemente stehen.

The CAPRI Developer Seminar 2026 will be held on March 17–18 at Humboldt University of Berlin. Discussions will cover policy simulations, data updates, and innovations, with a special focus on new developments from the BrightSpace and ACT4CAP projects. The event offers a unique opportunity for…

Presenter and audience during a session of the CAPRI developer Seminar 2024

Negotiations on the new funding period are intended to make the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) simpler, more flexible and more sustainable from 2028 onwards. Thünen researchers are contributing their expertise and have presented their findings in a special issue of the agricultural policy…

At the end of the nearly two-year project, the "The development of a harmonised set of minimum criteria for the assessment of sustainable action by agricultural enterprises" (MinKriSet) was presented in Berlin. Over 120 representatives from science, practice, administration, and agricultural and…

Sustainability lettering on a green background

At the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, around 20 crop production and farm management advisors from across Germany met on November 18. They discussed the development of costs for typical arable farms in an international comparison as well as the trends and challenges shaping the future of arable…

Gruppenfoto der Teilnehmer des agri benchmark Deutschlandworshops

What is missing when researchers develop a model they want to use to look into the future? Young international scientists, including Ferike Thom from the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, have been thinking about this. Their point of view has now been published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

The cover image of The Lancet newspaper, Planet Health against a green background.

In 2024, German farms produced more meat and less fish than in previous years. The latest Thünen profiles on animal husbandry provide new facts and figures on production, consumption and exports.

What does an environment in which sustainable nutrition is successful look like? Members of the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition, and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) will show this in a ten-part online lecture series. Also the Thünen Institute will contribute.