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28.09.2023

First international conference of "Agricultural Systems of the Future"

on the topic of transformation to sustainability in the agricultural and food industry

The first "Agricultural Systems of the Future Summit" took place on September 27-28, 2023 with over 150 participants. The international conference was held at the Archenhold Observatory in Berlin on the topic... mehr
food4future coordinator Monika Schreiner at the Long Night of Museums in Berlin on 26.08.2023 (c) Julia Vogt

27.08.2023

„Midnight Snack @ Futurium“

food4future at the Long Night of Museums in the Futurium in Berlin

On the evening of 26 August 2023, the Futurium in Berlin opened its doors for a culinary and informative journey into the future of nutrition as part of the Long Night of Museums. In cooperation with the BMBF-funded... mehr

25.05.2023

Innovative food for the future: investigating public perceptions through participatory experiments

Interview with Madita Amoneit about the food4future participatory experiment

Madita Amoneit is a research associate in the department of Responsible and Sustainable Innovation headed by Dr. Dagmara Weckowska at the Chair of Innovation Management at Freie Universität Berlin. In food4future,... mehr
The student photo project sheds light on macroalgae from a new perspective. Photo: Finja Hansen (image detail)

20.04.2023

Photography and food4future: A new perspective on algae research

Interview with communication design student Finja Hansen, who followed the macroalgae project with her camera.

Finja Hansen is doing a B.A. in communication design at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin (HTW Berlin). As part of a photography seminar project on the topic of "Drängende... mehr
food4future participatory experiment enters the second round

17.03.2023

food4future participatory experiment: "What will we eat in the future?"

Online survey of the f4f partners of Freie Universität enters the second round

No one can say for sure what the future of our food will look like - neither what exactly we will eat, nor where and by whom our food will be grown. Will new protein sources like algae and crickets be on our menu? Will... mehr
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27.01.2023

Controlled processes are critical for the safe production and processing of crickets

Food technologist Dr. Oliver Schlüter on crickets as a food

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the European Commission approved house crickets as an ingredient in processed foods. The consumption of house crickets as a novel food has been deemed safe. Nevertheless, some consumers... mehr
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11.11.2022

Agrifood Trend Radar: From nutrition as a status symbol to urbanization

The food4future trend analysis for Western European agrifood systems is cover story of the November issue of "Sustainability"

The recently published trend analysis for the agrifood sector is cover story of the current November issue of the trade journal "Sustainability". There, we explain and classify the relevant macro and micro... mehr
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08.10.2021

Second Status Seminar of the »Agricultural Systems of the Future«

The eight consortia presented their research highlights.

From September 28 - 29, 2021, the second status seminar of the eight research projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the programme »Agricultural Systems of the... mehr

03.08.2021

Sustainable Development Academy (SDA) at the University of Potsdam

food4future at the International Summer School

From July 26 until August 6, 2021, the University of Potsdam hosts the Sustainable Development Academy (SDA) for international students and young researchers allowing the participants to engage critically with the... mehr