Food Security
In the research focus «Food Security» process- and system-oriented approaches are being used to gain a better understanding of agroecosystems and improve the ways in which food is produced, thus enabling food production to be intensified sustainably.
Climate change, soil degradation and scarce resources, combined with a growing world population, make it increasingly difficult to generate sufficient quantities of high-quality food and animal feed. The research focus «Food Security» is focused on the resilience of agricultural systems, the optimized use of resources, the development of integrated production systems and the analysis of socio-economic factors.
The researchers at D-USYS follow a systems approach that takes into account food production, processing and consumption. In view of the global change, the interactions between soil, plants, animals and climate are at the center.
Examples of research projects
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Investigating the importance of home gardens in Sri Lanka (Photo: E. Frossard) -
Field experiments improving soil fertility in Colombia (Photo: A. Oberson) -
Managing unique landscapes and sensible habitats (Photo: S. Ulbrich)
