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BMBF - Soil as a Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy (BonaRes)
Funding programme
Contract period:
2013
- 2014
Project management agency:
Project Management Organisation Juelich
Funding institution:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Framework programme:
BMBF - National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030
Structural goals:
Integration in Germany,
Interdisciplinary cooperation,
Collaborative projects
In the context of producing sustainable supplies of food and animal feed as well as raw materials for energy and industrial uses, the BonaRes research funding is intended to provide a decisive contribution to increasing knowledge about the functionality of those soils that are used for agricultural production. One major focus is to be on understanding the significance of biotic soil factors because there is a considerable shortfall in knowledge in this area. The aim is to use interdisciplinary research approaches and the application or development of modern methodologies to arrive at valid conclusions about the complex functioning of soil. The results gained should make it possible to formulate reliable options for action to achieve sustainable soil use. These must include clear requirements for the management of the soil specific to a given location, whose implementation can be expected to improve or at least retain soil fertility in the long-term.
However, when viewing the soil as a system one must also consider its interaction in the social and economic context. On the one hand, soil use is determined by natural framework conditions. On the other hand, the social and economic context of farming has an impact on the natural environment. In view of this linking of biological, societal and economic systems, research funded under BonaRes must take account of both scientific-technical and socio-economic aspects.
The focus is therefore on a systemic research approach in which various perspectives of soil sciences, which explicitly also involve the social sciences, are brought together to form an overall picture of the system. Economic activities aimed at utilizing natural soils will be viewed with regard to their complementarity and potential conflicts, and these findings will be integrated in the process of innovation.
Projects of the funding programme "BMBF - Soil as a Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy"
