Farming and using the land
Fields of the Future
Our morning coffee and bread rolls, the cotton for our clothes, the wood in our furniture – without agriculture, our everyday lives are inconceivable. It feeds us and provides us with important raw materials. It shapes landscapes and societies alike. Yet we often take it for granted. At the same time, agriculture is criticised for contributing to climate change, for damaging ecosystems and for threatening biodiversity. All the while, agriculture itself is strongly affected by these developments. A vicious circle.
We’re facing major challenges: how can we provide healthy nutrition for all humans on earth without harming nature? How can we secure the livelihoods of farmers? Policy-makers can promote fair land use and support small farms. Farmers can protect their soil and make their fields more resistant to extreme weather conditions. Researchers have long been investigating new cultivation methods and developing smart technologies. And what can consumers do? We can choose our products more sustainably, for instance. Futurium’s new focus deals with the question of how we’ll be farming and using the land in the future. In the exhibition, in the Lab and at events, you can discover a wide range of approaches – from the use of AI and indoor farming to methods such as agroforestry. Let’s find out together how we can farm our fields of the future successfully!
More information coming soon …