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 After the harvest the quality of agricultural products
must be secured. Losses must be minimised and an increase
in value is to be achieved by optimised treatment
processes. The added value for rural areas is to be
improved in this way. Process optimisation is carried out
increasingly with the aid of mathematical modelling
methods, e.g. numerical solution methods, neural networks
such as have been develop at the ATB for the post-harvest
sector. The globalisation of information flows (Internet)
and progress in the technology of gaining and processing
information open up possibilities for agricultural
research and agricultural engineering to collect, process,
manage and distribute data and information locally and
globally. The Department is currently working on
appropriate software systems.
As regards provision and use of energy in rural areas, the
Department is also pursuing the goal of farm units with
their own energy systems on the basis of alternative
sources of energy and renewable raw materials.
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Head: Dr. rer. agr. Thomas Hoffmann
