Knowledge and innovation
The sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas as a whole presupposes that the necessary knowledge is available and spreads rapidly in rural networks. Knowledge and new ideas lead to innovations that are essential for the future viability of the areas described, for example to approach the challenges of economic, demographic or climate change.
We are working on improving innovation processes in rural areas and in European agriculture concerning research and consulting projects as well as knowledge transfer projects. In the design of our projects, we also commit ourselves to these cross-sectional topics through a transdisciplinary, conceptual and methodological approach. This promotes the coproduction of knowledge between actors in practice, administration and research. The communication of our results is geared to the needs and competences of the various user groups in order to achieve the widest possible application.
Contact person/s at IfLS: Simone Sterly (sterly[at]ifls.de, 069/9726683-15) and Dr. Ulrich Gehrlein (gehrlein[at]ifls.de, 069/9726683-17)

Supervision and evaluation of three funding calls "European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri)" of the Regional Managing Authority Rhineland-Palatinate within the framework of the German CAP Strategic Plan...
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The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking up the new funding opportunities created by the EU for the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-Agri) in the EAFRD development programme "Environmental measures, rural development, agriculture, food" (EPLR...
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The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking up the new funding opportunities created by the EU under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-Agri) in the rural development programme "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Food"...
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The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking up the new funding opportunities created by the EU under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-Agri) in the rural development programme "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Food"...
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Supervision and evaluation of three funding calls "European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri)" of the Regional Managing Authority Rhineland-Palatinate within the framework of the German CAP Strategic Plan...
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The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking up the new funding opportunities created by the EU under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-Agri) in the rural development programme "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Food"...
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The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking up the new funding opportunities created by the EU under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-Agri) in the rural development programme "Environmental Measures, Rural Development, Agriculture, Food"...
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In its rural development programme for Saxony-Anhalt 2014-2020 (EPLR), the state of Saxony-Anhalt is taking up the new funding opportunity of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP AGRI) and implementing it by installing so-called Operational...
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In the context of structural change in agriculture, diversification is becoming increasingly important for farms. The demands placed on farmers to deal with such and other farm changes make learning processes in which the necessary skills are...
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IMPRESA was a 38 months research project implemented between November 2013 and December 2016. It comprises nine participants from Research Institutes, Universities, International Organisations and an SME, from six European countries.
The IMPRESA...
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The IN-SIGHT project will contribute to an improved knowledge of innovation systems and processes. Emphasis throughout the project is on gaining a better understanding of linkages in research-practice innovation chains and networks. A guiding idea is...
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The project was carried out in close collaboration with the Martin Luther University Halle/Saale and with local administration, advisory services, farmers’ organizations and farm households. The main aim of the project was to better understand the...
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The general aim of this project was to assist the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in the development of an agri-environment programme (AEP) for Estonia which was: a) appropriate to the specific context of Estonian rural life, including the...
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