First workshop of the international training group for breeding research in Quedlinburg
The German-Australian training program aims to accelerate breeding progress in faba bean and sorghum millet. JKI is an associated partner.
Forest researcher Henrik Hartmann honoured for his scientific achievements at IUFRO World Congress
JKI researcher received Scientific Achievement Award at IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm on 24 June
Working together for a sustainable agriculture: INIA President José Bonica visits JKI
On May 29, the president of the agricultural research institution INIA in Uruguay visited the JKI in Berlin, accompanied by Ambassador Fernando López-Fabregat. Representatives of the JKI had already visited the INIA facilities in Uruguay in April 2024 as part of a delegation led by State Secretary Claudia Müller.
#Zusammenland – Vielfalt macht uns stark!
Together with 350 other scientific institutions, the JKI is participating in the media initiative #Zusammenland - for research benefits from different perspectives!
PLAN4BEE – planning the monitoring of African bees
JKI coordinates a new project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to initiate collaborations between African and German researchers in order to monitor and protect pollinators in agroecosystems. Website recently launched.
Horizon Europe-Project FORTUNA: Identifying research gaps to achieve pesticide use reduction in Europe
The new European project, coordinated by JKI, highlights the impact of agronomic research on the transformation of agriculture after 2030.
EU co-financed WiVitis project aims to promote PIWI cultivation
In view of climate change, the international joint project coordinated at the JKI aims to promote the cultivation of fungus-resistant grape varieties (PIWIs). One focus of JKI vine breeding is Botrytis bunch rot.
Togolese Humboldt Fellow chose JKI for his Research on RNAi-Pest Control
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors the research project of Dr. Ayaovi Agbessenou. The plant protector and entomologist wants to find components for an eco-friendly RNAi-Spray to control American Tomato Pinworm. We wanted to know what drives him.
JKI at the Green Week 2024
From January 19-28, the JKI will present its research on "Healthy Soil" and "(Wild) Bee Protection" in hall 23a organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Junior Professor and Humboldt Fellow from Melbourne chose JKI for his Research
Australian breeding researcher stays at the Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance until the end of year.