Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry (StMELF)
Profile
The departmental research institutions of StMELF (Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture; Bavarian State Institute for Forest and Forestry; Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture; Technology and Support Centre; Competence Center for Nutrition) are engaged in applied research, education, and extension to address the great challenges in food and bio-economic value chains.
Competences & Capabilities
- Expertise and high competence, particularly in the primary sector: agriculture, horticulture and forestry
- Strong applied research & development, and extension/education programmes
- Strict interdisciplinary and systems-oriented approach that is characterised by a participatory process to involve all relevant stakeholder groups (farmers, industry, policy, non-governmental organisation, consumers, and society)
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Partner in the following EIT Food projects
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Mapping of Soil Organic Matter (MOSOM)
2021 > 2022
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Assessing and tracking changes in soil quality remotely
Inspire Programme
2021 > 2024
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Boost your skills, drive change and do business in the agrifood sector!
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The FEMIB Project is funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and carried out in a collaboration between the Technical University of Munich and EIT Food West, aiming to strengthen the Bavarian AgriFoodTech startup ecosystem.
news
EIT Food and Mars Petcare have announced the launch of an Open Innovation Challenge to identify innovative solutions to transform fibre into protein and sugar, with the aim of developing more sustainable pet food ingredients.
blog
Ageing is a natural part of life, but who says ageing can’t be healthy? Food and nutrition play a key role in ensuring health and wellbeing extends to all ages, and here we spotlight some of the key solutions across Europe.
regional blog
From discussions about sustainable packaging, to the future of the EU-Green Deal, and not forgetting the newest topic of pet food, EIT Food’s community dived into multiple conversations across their Edinburgh conference.
regional news
An EIT Food funded project adapted recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology for fish production to create a water treatment solution that cleans and recycles water. It does this with zero-discharge to maintain the welfare and…
regional news
An EIT Food funded project utilised a novel cutting-edge technology to harness the power of clean energy sources and natural carbon dioxide (CO₂) for the cultivation of microalgae as a sustainable source of ingredients for the aquafeed…
Call for Delivery Partner - TeamUp Programme
February 21, 2023
regional news
EIT Food is looking for a partner to help us deliver TeamUp - a Startup Team Builder programme of EIT Food.
Welcome to our new partners to the EIT Food South Community!
April 20, 2020
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We send a warm welcome to our new partners who are now joining the EIT Food Community: 6 Core Partners, 4 Network Partners and 2 associate partners. Each of these organisations brings considerable expertise and experience to support our…