Department of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics
The Departments belonging to the Centre for International Rural Development pursue a variety of objectives. The research conducted by them is, accordingly, of great diversity. The Centre strives for inter-disciplinary integration of its research programmes along with its mandate. Priority is given to research on sustainable resource use in rural tropical and subtropical areas. The Centre primarly supports inter-disciplinary research projects.
Parent institution:
University of Kassel Details of University of Kassel
Address
Department of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics
Nordbahnhofstr. 1a
D-37213 Witzenhausen
Hesse
Phone: +49 5542 98 1224
Fax: +49 5542 198 1520
email: agrartechnik(@)uni-kassel.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Application technique for compost
- Disposal and recycling of solid and liquid manure
- Extraction, processing and utilization of old vegetable oil and fat as power and oil and lubricant
- Mechanical pest plant control
- Systems in animal husbandry
- Systems of harnessed teams
Coordinated projects
- Advanced Monitoring of Tree Crops for Optimized Management - How to Cope With Variability in Soil and Plant Properties? Details of Advanced Monitoring of Tree Crops for Optimized Management - How to Cope With Variability in Soil and Plant Properties?
- Collaborative project: Design, construction and test of a trough for nuzzling to facilitate species-appropriate feeding of litterless pigs – Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Design, construction and test of a trough for nuzzling to facilitate species-appropriate feeding of litterless pigs – Subproject 1
- Collaborative Project: Development of a sensor based system for application in flame weeding technology – Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative Project: Development of a sensor based system for application in flame weeding technology – Subproject 1
- Decentralized post-harvest technologies to tap the value of neglected crops (ECON C) Details of Decentralized post-harvest technologies to tap the value of neglected crops (ECON C)
- Development and evaluation of a stress-free slaughter system for outdoor cattle - Subproject 1 Details of Development and evaluation of a stress-free slaughter system for outdoor cattle - Subproject 1
- Development and testing of vegetable pillars for city farming, as well as for education, public relations and marketing for the organic and sustainable food and farming sector Details of Development and testing of vegetable pillars for city farming, as well as for education, public relations and marketing for the organic and sustainable food and farming sector
- Development of alternative ingredients for the improvement of organic pastry, pasta flour as well as dairy supplements an dairy additives based on Chinese yam 'dioscorea batatas' Details of Development of alternative ingredients for the improvement of organic pastry, pasta flour as well as dairy supplements an dairy additives based on Chinese yam 'dioscorea batatas'
- GlobE - Reduction of losses and value in food production, through the strengthening of small and medium sized companies by sustainably designing the supply chains of after-crop system in East Africa (RELOAD) Details of GlobE - Reduction of losses and value in food production, through the strengthening of small and medium sized companies by sustainably designing the supply chains of after-crop system in East Africa (RELOAD)
- NABEL-use of waste heat from bio-energy in agriculture. Development and testing of a computer-based instrument for measuring and schematic display of optimized use concepts in agricultural BGA Details of NABEL-use of waste heat from bio-energy in agriculture. Development and testing of a computer-based instrument for measuring and schematic display of optimized use concepts in agricultural BGA
- Technical discussion 'agricultural technology solutions for weed control in organic farming' Details of Technical discussion 'agricultural technology solutions for weed control in organic farming'