Quality and Safety of Food and Feed

Photo: ATB

More sustainable agriculture needs technical innovations

Prof. Barbara Sturm, Scientific Director ATB

VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.

In an interview with the VDI, Prof. Barbara Sturm, scientific director of the ATB, reports on how agricultural technology can help to cope with the enormous challenges facing agriculture.

Agriculture is currently dealing with many issues, such as sustainability, adaptation to climate change and animal health. Which challenges are most pressing for farmers and how agricultural technology and artificial intelligence can contribute to mastering these tasks today but also in the future were questions to which Prof. Barbara Sturm gave answers in the interview "More sustainable agriculture needs technical innovation" with the VDI on November 17, 2022.

Prof. Barbara Sturm became president of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) at the AgEng-LAND.TECHNIK 2022 conference. In the interview, she also explained her goals and tasks that come with this role. 
From the ATB director's point of view, political decision-makers will have to be more informed about the need for further innovations in the future. Today's technologies are optimized for today's systems, but they are not enough to achieve sustainable transformation.
As part of her work, she also aims to intensify international exchange in agriculture, such as with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). She also wants to encourage young people, especially engineers, and provide them with a platform for exchange and collaboration. 

ATB Contact: Prof. Barbara Sturm

VDI Interview

Calendar file

Cookies

We use cookies. Some are required to offer you the best possible content and functions while others help us to anonymously analyze access to our website. (Matomo) Privacy policy

Required required

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the proper functioning of the website. This category only includes cookies that ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Cookie Duration Description
PHPSESSID Session Stores your current session with reference to PHP applications, ensuring that all features of the site can be displayed properly. The cookie is deleted when the browser is closed.
bakery 24 hours Stores your cookie preferences.
fe_typo_user Session Is used to identify a session ID when logging into the TYPO3 frontend.
__Secure-typo3nonce_xxx Session Security-related. For internal use by TYPO3.
Analytics

With cookies in this category, we learn from visitors' behavior on our website and can make relevant information even more accessible.

Cookie Duration Description
_pk_id.xxx 13 months Matomo - User ID (for anonymous statistical analysis of visitor traffic; determines which user is being tracked)
_pk_ses.xxx 30 minutes Matomo - Session ID (for anonymous statistical analysis of visitor traffic; determines which session is being tracked)