Scientific events in the past - ZALF

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop III)

ZALF — 2026-03-26 13:30:00

Researchers in the FOODCITYBOOST project are bringing together market managers, farmers, policymakers, and NGOs as actors motivated in local food in Riga and other parts of Latvia. We have created a program of three workshops to discuss policy and governance challenges and create visions for the future.

Informed Consent Form for Participation in FOODCITYBOOST Visioning Workshops (English)
Informed Consent Form for Participation in FOODCITYBOOST Visioning Workshops (Latvian)

Please contact Anton Parisi for further details

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop II)

ZALF — 2026-01-22 13:30:00

Please contact Anton Parisi for further details

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop I)

ZALF — 2025-11-27 13:30:00

Please contact Anton Parisi for further details

ROOT-BENEFIT Symposium and 2nd Annual Meeting of Root-Benefit

ZALF — 2025-05-21 09:30:00

The ROOT-BENEFIT Symposium, themed "Strategies for Bridging Knowledge and Application," will take place on May 21–22, 2025, at the ZALF Institute in Müncheberg, Germany. On May 23, the ROOT-BENEFIT Management Meeting will also be held at ZALF.

ROOT-BENEFIT is an international research initiative focused on improving plant health and soil fertility through sustainable root interactions. It aims to unify the European research community on beneficial root-associated microorganism interactions to enhance networking, strengthen research capacity, facilitate knowledge transfer to socio-economic actors, and develop strategies for integrating these microorganisms into sustainable agriculture.

Landscape 2024 - Agroecosystems in Transformation: Visions, Technologies and Actors

ZALF — 2024-09-17 10:00:00

The LANDSCAPE 2024 conference will bring together international experts to discuss the transformation of agroecosystems. The conference will address the importance of visions for the future of agricultural landscapes as well as the roles of innovative technologies and actors in driving sustainable changes in these landscapes. Focusing on the landscape level, the conference provides a unique opportunity for researchers from various domains to share their knowledge and experiences and contribute to the transformation of agroecosystems.

LANDSCAPE 2024 invites scientific contributions from multiple disciplines relevant to agricultural landscapes and agroecosystems, including crop and soil sciences, ecology, land systems sciences and bio- and digital technology-associated sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

AgriTechnica

ZALF — 2023-11-12 09:00:00

This year, the DAKIS project will be represented together with two other consortia of the "Agricultural Systems of the Future" and the central coordination office at the AgriTechnica in Hanover from 12th to 18th November in Hall 24; Stand A21.

In addition to the MultiTouch table and short films, with the help of which visitors can gain a systematic overview of the "Agricultural Systems of the Future", the DAKIS spin-off EROSPOT will be the main focus of the exhibition. Monitors will demonstrate to visitors how to create high-resolution erosion maps accurate to the metre. In addition, a dashboard with sensor data and drone images will give an impression of the highly sensitive and networked recording of ecosystem services in the field. The digital exhibition formats are complemented by haptic exhibits such as the eBee drone.

A highlight of the presence is the participation in the AGRITECHNICA 2023 technical programme with a panel discussion on the topic of "Agricultural systems of the future" - Innovative visions in area-based systems on 17th November from 12:00 to 12:50h in the Campus&Career area.

Tropentag 2023 - Topic: Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies

ZALF — 2023-09-20 13:00:00

Tropentag is an annual international conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural re-source management and rural development. The conference is jointly organised by ZALF and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V.) in co-operation with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. From 20-22 September, Tropentag 2023 will take place at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The hybrid conference is jointly organized by ZALF and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V.) in collaboration with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and brings together scientists, students, graduate students, development experts and funding agencies from several countries in Central Europe and their various international partner institutions.

Young scholars are especially encouraged to present their research projects and results. About 700 people are expected to participate in Berlin or online.

Spatial Science Colloquium 2023 on "Spatial Development and Digitalisation"

ZALF — 2023-07-04 09:00:00

The intensive interactions between digitization and spatial development are the focus of the Spatial Science Colloquium 2023 (SSC2023) hosted by the Leibniz Research Network "Spatial Knowledge for Society and Environment (Leibniz R)". The SSC2023 will take place on 4 and 5 July. For the first time, the event will run over two days. Day 1 (English) is an online event aimed at an international scientific audience. Day 2 (German) will take place on site in Berlin and will be dedicated to the application-oriented exchange between science, politics and practice.

SIDE EVENT SESSION AT THE FAO SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM 2022: Integrating sustainable and inclusive energy technologies into agrifoodsystems in East Africa

ZALF — 2022-10-13 11:00:00

Access to reliable, affordable and sustainable energy is vital for production, post-harvest management and cooking of food. While the need for transforming agrifood systems is certain, the debate on how this transformation should take place has not yet resulted in definitive conclusions and strategies. This side-event will address the current advances and opportunities for a more efficient, inclusive and sustainable energy consumption in agrifood systems. The speakers will highlight the role of renewable energy technologies on transforming agrifood systems as well as the current knowledge on best practices and approaches to drive a more inclusive and gendered innovation development.

Webinar: Bending the curve of biodiversity loss - How can agriculture become part of the solution?

ZALF — 2022-05-04 12:00:00

Agricultural transformation – what do farmers and researchers tell us? On 4th May 2022, the second webinar of the Bayer-funded project "Enhancing Biodiversity and Resilience in Crop Production" will take place and focusses on the collaboration among researchers, farmers and businesses. The webinar is co-hosted by ZALF.

Landscape 2021 - Diversification for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

ZALF — 2021-09-20 08:00:00

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), together with international partners, is organizing the Landscape 2021 Conference from 20 to 22 September 2021. The conference will focus on the question whether and how diversification in agriculture contributes to resilience and sustainability. The event thus addresses current research topics between the conflicting priorities of climate change, food security and sustainability. The event brings together scientists from various disciplines with multipliers from politics, society, and practitioners.

PhD Day 2021

ZALF — 2021-09-02 09:00:00

We are happy to announce that this year’s PhD-Day will take place on the 2nd of September (9:30 h -18:00 h).

We hereby invite all interested persons to this event that will include a keynote, PhD presentations, workshops, elevator pitches and a barbecue at the end of the day (see attached poster).

The topic of the PhD-day 2021 is: “Bioeconomic and alternative perspectives within and beyond science: How can our research contribute to creating a sustainable and just society?”

Depending on the pandemic situation in September, this event will be either take place in person at the ZALF Campus or online.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you during this day.

In order to ensure Corona hygiene measures, if ZALF externals are interested in participating, we ask that they pre-register at ecr-coord@zalf.de.

Jonathan Friedrich & Mariel Davies
PhD representatives ZALF 2021

Resilience and Food Security in North and West African Economies: Sustainable Farming Strategies and Household Policy Options

ZALF — 2021-08-17 08:00:00

Organized Symposium for the 31st International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Online (17-31. 08.2021. The objective is to examine the diverse options that are available to households in North and West African economies for building resilient and sustainable agro-food systems to enhance household food security and climate change adaptability. The session aims to shed light on policy options for increasing their resilience to food security shocks as well as strategies for adopting more sustainable and efficient farming practices. The panel will be held by a group of experts from UDS (Ghana), WUR (Netherlands), ZALF (Germany), IFAD (Egypt) and ILO (Morocco). Target audience are researchers in the field of agricultural and development economics working with the area of sustainable farming system and resilient agro-food system; policy makers in African countries; NGOs and international development agencies working with resilience.

Integrated Earth System Research - Challenges, Approaches and Impacts

ZALF — 2021-06-29 13:00:00

Organised by Leibniz Research Network "Integrated Earth System Research"
For detailed information on that event please see the pdf in the attachment.

patchCROP Field Robotics Workshop 2021

ZALF — 2021-05-05 09:00:00

The field robotics workshop offers presentations by international field robotics experts from science and industry, field demonstrations of robotics for interested parties from science and practice and an ideas competition on future application possibilities in patchCROP.

The aims of the workshop are to present agronomic problems and requirements of field robots in field crops, a discussion on development possibilities of field robotics and digital technologies in diversified cultivation systems as well as opportunities for cooperation and networking for future project applications.

Due to the current situation, the number of participants is limited and registration is required. If you are interested in participating simply register at https://patchcrop.eventbrite.de.

Scientific events in the past - ZALF

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop III)

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop II)

Developing local food markets: Connecting people through food in Latvia (Workshop I)

ROOT-BENEFIT Symposium and 2nd Annual Meeting of Root-Benefit

Landscape 2024 - Agroecosystems in Transformation: Visions, Technologies and Actors​

AgriTechnica

Tropentag 2023 - Topic: Competing pathways for equitable food systems transformation: trade-offs and synergies

Spatial Science Colloquium 2023 on "Spatial Development and Digitalisation"

SIDE EVENT SESSION AT THE FAO SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FORUM 2022: Integrating sustainable and inclusive energy technologies into agrifoodsystems in East Africa

Webinar: Bending the curve of biodiversity loss - How can agriculture become part of the solution?

Landscape 2021 - Diversification for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

PhD Day 2021

Resilience and Food Security in North and West African Economies: Sustainable Farming Strategies and Household Policy Options

Integrated Earth System Research - Challenges, Approaches and Impacts

patchCROP Field Robotics Workshop 2021

Landscape 2024 - Agroecosystems in Transformation: Visions, Technologies and Actors