Agroscope
Agroscope
Location: Bern - Bern region
Discipline: Agronomy/Food Science
Affiliation: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
Related:
- Agroscope Breitenhof
- Agroscope Cadenazzo
- Agroscope Changins
- Agroscope Liebefeld
- Agroscope Posieux
- Agroscope Pully
- Agroscope Reckenholz
- Agroscope Tänikon
- Agroscope Wädenswil
- Swiss National Stud Farm SNSTF
Agroscope, the Swiss federal research institute for the agri-food sector, is undergoing a reorganisation. Since 1 January 2014, Agroscope will run four institutes:
- Institute for Plant Production Sciences
- Institute for Sustainability Sciences
- Institute for Livestock Sciences
- Institute for Food Sciences
Since 2014 onwards, Agroscope’s research will be based on the following six thematic priorities representing the challenges currently faced by the agri-food sector: (1) Ecological intensification; (2) Safeguarding natural resources; (3) Challenge of climate change; (4) High-quality food; (5) Improved competitiveness; (6) Vital and attractive rural areas.
The number of alien species, so-called neobiota, is steadily increasing in Switzerland. Some of these organisms can cause damage in agriculture. On the south side of the Alps, a region with a high risk of introduction, Agroscope, the canton of Ticino and Agridea have strengthened their collaboration in research on these species.
The European Patent Office has granted Agroscope a patent for its new cheese maturing process. This patent was published - and thus became effective - on January 25, 2023 in the European Patent Bulletin. It will now be registered in some countries.
How has the distribution of insects in Switzerland changed over the past 40 years? The range of many species has expanded, while that of a similar number has contracted. In particular, cold-adapted species have lost ground. These are the findings published in the journal -Nature Communications-.
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