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BMEL - Program to promote innovation
Framework
The program's aim is to support technical and non-technical innovation in Germany in the fields of nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection.
Field of research:
Sustainable plant production
Sub-fields of research:
Breeding of crops
Breeding of more efficient wheat varieties
Resource efficiency for plant breeding
Environmentally friendly viticulture
Breeding climate-adapted crops
Resource efficient and environmentally friendly fertilization
Quality assurance for the storage of dried agricultural products
Reducing the use of pesticides
Sustainable plant protection
Sustainable use of pesticides
Sustainable grassland management
COP 21 - PLANT
Increasing the resistance of crops
COP 21 - SOIL
wheat breeding whithin climate changes
Horticulture 4.0
plant health
Non-chemical plant protection means in horticulture
Urban Horticulture
Plantbreeding_Climate
Healthy Crops
Field of research:
Animal welfare and animal health
Sub-fields of research:
Improve animal welfare in pig farming
Improving safety and quality of feed and the efficiency of animal nutrition
Improvement of livestock farming
Minimization of antibiotic resistances
Improvement of beekeeping
Climate-efficient and sustainable production of milk and dairy products
Innovations in aquaculture
Innovative processes and technologies in the field of breeding and reproduction of farm animals
Indicators animal welfare
Rapid influenza research program
Low-emission production of animal products
Control of zoonoses in animals
Improve animal health through veterinary medicine
Improve animal husbandry practices for livestock
Innovations in livestock farming as a contribution to climate protection and adaptation to climate change
animal welfare during transportation and slaughter
Digitalization in livestock husbandry
Protection of bees
Antibiotics poultry
Small ruminants
Emissions Outdoors Climate Stables
Sustainable nutrition practices on farm animals
Calf/young stock health
Field of research:
Resource efficient agricultural engineering
Sub-fields of research:
Increasing the energy efficiency in horticulture
Improvement of energy efficiency in agriculture and food industry
Increased use of electronics in agriculture and forestry
Innovations in agricultural technology
Efficient and sustainable use of water resources
Recycling of biological waste and waste materials by hydrothermal method
Increase resource efficiency by agricultural engineering (Big Data in agriculture)
peat substitution
Field of research:
Food safety and quality
Sub-fields of research:
Prevention of allergies and intolerance reactions to food
Improvement of quality and risk management systems in livestock and meat industry
Improvement of meat quality
Improving the safety and quality of food
Resource efficient food production
Reduction of salt, fats and sugars in food
Food manufacturing
Traceability of food
Minimizing the risk of microbial contamination in meat production
Digital transformation in food economics
Reduction of plastic packaging
Alternative protein sources human nutrition
Field of research:
Consumer health protection
Sub-fields of research:
Improvement of consumer protection in the information society
Enhancement of information on product features
Improvement of consumer protection of services in the energy sector
Allergies and intolerances