National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030
Besides that, and in order to focus the European activities in this area and align them with
the National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030, the BMBF and the BMEL are both
involved in the European Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) with the topic Agriculture, Food
Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).
The objective of this initiative is to improve the
integration of research funding of the member states and establish a common research
program. The following topics have been identified to be part of the research agenda (BMBF
2014):
-Sustainable food security under climate change
-Sustainable, environmentally friendly growth of agriculture, taking into
consideration current and future climatic developments and availability of resources
-Balancing of trade-offs between food production, biodiversity and ecosystem
services
-Adaptation to climate change throughout the entire value chain of food production
-Reduction of greenhouse gas production in agriculture and forestry
-The Bioeconomy Council recommends the expansion of education and research capacities
but does not provide more strategic guidance on agricultural research (Bioökonomierat
2014).
However, it points out the importance of research to improve resource efficiency of
agricultural production for improving the competitiveness of the German bioeconomy.
EU Forecast
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