JOHN DEERE
Profile
John Deere is the largest global manufacturer of agricultural machinery and equipment and also the leading manufacturer in Europe in regards to production and technology development. There is a strong focus on smart farming, which uses satellite systems, wireless communication and big data analytics to increase crop yields in a profitable and sustainable way and to address the needs of food safety and security of a growing world population.
Competences & Capabilities
The participation in EIT Food is coordinated and managed by the John Deere European Technology Innovation Center (JD ETIC). As one of its key pillars ETIC extends John Deere’s partnerships with public research institutions, NGOs (CEMA, VDMA, VDI) and other companies in Europe.
Key focus areas are:
- Sustainable farming
- Automation & autonomy
- Artificial intelligence
- Sensor technologies
- Electrification
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, European Technology Innovation Center, Strassburger Allee 3, 67657 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Contact
Dr. Thomas Engel
EngelThomas@JohnDeere.com
+49 160 9014 1373
Partner in the following EIT Food projects
Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
The course will focus on: What ‘sustainability’ means and how it applies to farming; How crops are grown in the EU - both arable and horticultural; How livestock is farmed in the EU to produce meat, dairy products and eggs; The challenges of feeding a rapidly expanding global population; The trade-offs involved in financially viable organic, environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable production methods; Which technologies are providing the most sustainable solutions
European Food Systems Education and Training (EFSET) Programme
The aim of the European Food Systems Education and Training (EFSET) Programme is to help address this need by providing postgraduate students with unique and exciting opportunities to tackle real-world food system-related problems set by industry partners in a collaborative fashion
Integrating Precision Farming in Computer Game
In spite of these benefits, its adoption by farmers remains low
Constituent sensing of small grains
Additionally, food safety demands full traceability of crop constituents along the complete food processing chain
Agri-tech: The future of sustainable arable farming
Arable farmers can choose to adopt a wide-range of innovations including precision instruments in agricultural machinery, sensors, monitors, integration of earth observation data and mobile decision support apps
ISP - Isolation and Application of Plant-based Ice Structuring Proteins in Frozen Foods
In this project, we focus on the upscaled isolation of ISP from plant materials and their application in ice cream and bakery products
“LINKDAPA”: Linking multi-source data for adoption of precision agriculture
This project will use multi-source data to co-create with farmers and their advisers, crop management zones for precision agriculture (PA) solutions
Constituent sensing of small grains
Additionally, food safety requires the full traceability of crop constituents in the complete food value chain
DACWEED: Detection and ACtuation system for WEED management
Site Specific Weed Management (SSWM) can be achieved by applying a treatment only on the weed patches
Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology
The course will focus on: Plant biotechnology; Agricultural technology; and Food science;
Focus on Farmers
However, farmer adoption of these technologies is often limited and therefore the benefits are not realised
EFSET - European Food Systems Education and Training
Through multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches that simultaneously target different parts of the food system, the course gives postgraduate students the confidence and skills necessary to bring about positive change
EIT Food Accelerator Network
Once you have applied for FAN, you will go through a rigorous selection process where you will be judged by a series of experts including successful entrepreneurs, investors and experts from the agriculture and food industries
EIT Food Accelerator Network FAN 2020
The number of startups accelerated will be increased from 50 to 60 in 2020
Food System Master of Science Programme
Develop in-depth knowledge about food systems through studying consecutively at three distinct European academic institutions and use your knowledge to drive the future transformation of the food system
Professional Development Framework
This activity will roll out the framework developed in 2019, and establish the certification basis for the food sector