DAKIS in the podcast of Aktion-Agrar - "Hack the future" Prof. Bellingrath-Kimura was interviewed in the podcast "Hack the future" by Aktion-Agrar and reports on the DAKIS project.The topic of the episode is the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in agriculture - and how to keep nature in mind. The question: How can digital innovations [...]
DAKIS at the Industry Transfer Workshop of the Agricultural Systems of the Future At the two-day industry transfer workshop at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), around 150 participants from research, industry, politics and civil society came together to discuss the practical implementation of research results and the next steps on the path [...]
Insect walls: New tool models where planted walls on fields prevent erosion and retain water A narrow earth bank on a slope can protect against erosion - if it is in the right place. These so-called insect walls are created on agricultural land, are around half a meter high and are usually overgrown with [...]
DAKIS prototype shows a small-scale agricultural landscape and recommended measures (AI-generated, © S. Möller) It goes on! Grant notification received for the follow-up financing of DAKIS2 The DAKIS joint project receives follow-up funding under the name DAKIS2. After almost 5 years of project duration, the DAKIS team can look back on great [...]
Marvin Melzer (left) on a test area with a Beetle bank New support in the project coordination of DAKIS Marvin Melzer has been coordinating DAKIS since April and talks about his work so far, the new tasks and plans for a possible second funding phase of DAKIS. Click here for the interview: [...]
Delegation from Uzbekistan visits ZALF - Lecture on DAKIS and EROSPOT On 30 July 2024, around 15 delegates from Uzbekistan visited ZALF in Müncheberg. In addition to field trips, the visitors were given insights into the DAKIS project and current research priorities in the field of erosion, presented by Marvin Melzer together with an [...]
Ceremonial presentation of the doctoral degree: Prof. Dr Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura (HUB), Marco Donat, Dr Kathrin Grahmann (ZALF), Prof. Dr Ralf Bloch (HNEE) | Source: David Lukow. Successful promotion of Marco DonatAfter 3.5 years as a doctoral student at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin under the supervision of Prof. Dr Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura and at the [...]
Photo: Benjamin Lucks/ RESET "Agriculture can do so much more than produce food." Interview with Sonoko Bellingrath-Kimura (Project Manager DAKIS) Agriculture primarily produces food. However, it can also help to protect the climate and nature. Sonoko Bellingrath-Kimura explains the role that digitalisation plays in this in an interview with RESET - Digital [...]
BMBF brochure on the agricultural systems of the future The new BMBF brochure on the agricultural systems of the future has been published and is now available for download on the BMBF website. The article on DAKIS can be found on page 8. BMBF brochure
From right to left: Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger with Prof Dr Enno Bahrs (NOcsPS) and Christopher Marples (DAKIS) at the Hannover Messe 2024. photo: IGZ/Jette Behrend A perfect start to the Hanover trade fair: Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger visits the "Agricultural Systems of the Future" at the "Bioeconomy Showcase" This [...]