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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
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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.
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#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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
![Humboldt-Fellow Prof. Dr. Peter Dracatos. The picture shows a man in his mid-forties, wearing a checked shirt. He looks likeable. He is standing in a greenhouse, in front of him a table with small grain plants. He is holding a plant in his hand and turns sideways to smile at the camera.](/media/_processed_/d/2/csm_Start2023-12-19_Dracatos-AvH-StipendiatAustralien_4fd7bacfbd.jpg)
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.
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JKI and Uruguay intensify their cooperation in fibre hemp
Both sides met from 22 to 24 November to prepare a joint project.