Research in programmes

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Programme areas

Our research for an integrated bioeconomic system  is organized in five program areas.
Within these program areas, parts of bioeconomic production systems are subject to analysis, development, modeling, evaluation, and process design.

Within the program areas, teams of international scientists from different disciplines work together to solve specific research tasks.

Diversified crop production

The program area is dedicated to the development of technology and processes for environmentally controlled, highly diversified agroecological production of plant biomass.

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Individualized livestock production

Research focusses on technical solutions to improve animal welfare, barn climate and reduce emissions, as well as on the evaluation of animal husbandry systems.

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Healthy foods

Research covers the entire spectrum between primary production and consumption of fresh or minimally processed plant and animal products, including fruit, vegetables, cereals, milk, meat and insects.

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Multifunctional biomaterials

The focus is on the sustainable production of biomass in agriculture, agroforestry systems and paludiculture and the further processing of this biomass into biobased materials.

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Integrated residue management

The program area bundles research activities on biogas and on carbonized biomass such as biochar and humic substances to be fed back into the production cycle.

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News

Presse

The "AI Real Lab Agriculture" (RLA) is being funded – a significant milestone in the process of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the…

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Presse

The joint funding of the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) by the federal and state governments is to be continued.

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One year after moving to the ATB premises in Potsdam-Bornim, the bees at ATB have successfully completed this year's honey season and produced…

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Individualisierte Tierhaltung

In the new podcast "Mikroben im Visier. Infektionen verstehen, Resistenzen besiegen!" by the Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS, experts from…

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Diversifizierter Pflanzenbau

Regardless of the continent, agricultural producers face the same challenges. Climate change is reducing the reliability of the necessary…

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Diversifizierter Pflanzenbau

The new ELER travelling exhibition ‘Land, People, Ideas’ recently opened at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB).…

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Diversifizierter Pflanzenbau

On the topic of ‘From peat to village’, the team from the research project BLuMo developed a digital scavenger hunt with exciting content about the…

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Diversifizierter Pflanzenbau

We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Laimburg Research Centre! Prof. Dr Barbara Sturm, Scientific…

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Veranstaltungsrückblick

How can the world be fed sustainably? This question was the focus of the very first Insects Plus Congress in Cloppenburg, Germany, which brought…

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Veranstaltungsrückblick

The 12th Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften (Potsdam Science Day) attracted numerous visitors to the Potsdam Science Park in Golm. The ATB provided…

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Gesunde Lebensmittel

The challenges of global food security, environmental degradation and social inequality call for a rethink in the design of our agricultural and food…

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Veranstaltungsrückblick

The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) today laid the foundation stone for the Leibniz Innovation Farm for…

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Events

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Aug

The third edition of Agri Idea Sprout will take place on 28 August 2025, bringing together relevant stakeholders from the agribusiness sector who are…

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04
Sep

We cordially invite you to the workshop "Herbicide-free weed control" on 4 September 2025.

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15
Sep

The 11th Potsdam Summer School 2025 will take place from September 15 to 19, 2025 under the theme “Beyond 2030- Trajectories & priorities for a…

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