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 year, the BMBF’s “Agricultural Systems of the Future” funding line was once again represented at the “Bioeconomy Showcase” at the world’s largest industrial trade fair. Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger came to the opening event and had the latest research results presented by DAKIS.

During the opening tour of the stand by Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, she was particularly interested in the special sensor technology of the drones from NOcsPS (partner in the “Agricultural Systems of the Future” consortium) and the DAKIS EROSPOT web app. This demonstrates how digitalisation, AI and state-of-the-art technology use are driving the transformation of agriculture.
DAKIS will be showing a live version of the new EROSPOT web app on a large TV screen at the trade fair. EROSPOT is a web-based software for identifying the water erosion potential of agricultural land. The software suggests ideal locations for farmers to apply erosion-reducing measures, such as insect walls (beetle banks).
In addition, the prototype of the DAKIS software will be presented, which is intended to support farmers and political decision-makers in planning biodiversity measures based on ecological and economic considerations. The aim is to integrate ecosystem services, biodiversity and resource efficiency into the decision-making process of farmers. Visitors can test the prototype on the tablet computers provided.