Ministry of the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection (MUGV) State of Brandenburg Heinrich-Mann-Allee 103 14473 Potsdam [email protected] www.mugv.brandenburg.de Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture (MIL) State of Brandenburg Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2–8 14467 Potsdam [email protected] www.mil.brandenburg.de Research for rural development Research for rural development Research for rural development in the State of Brandenburg Research for rural development 1 2 Research for rural development Publishing details Published by Ministry of the Environment, Photographs courtesy of: (unless indicated otherwise) Health and Consumer Protection (MUGV) Stefan Günther Fotografie, Berlin State of Brandenburg Heinrich-Mann-Allee 103 Layout 14473 Potsdam crossmedia gmbh Tel.: +49 (0)331 866-0 Fax: +49 (0)331 866-7069 Printed by [email protected] möller druck und verlag gmbh www.mugv.brandenburg.de Translation bureau Ministry of Infrastructure and ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE Agriculture (MIL) Schloßkirchplatz 3 State of Brandenburg 03046 Cottbus Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2–8 Tel.: +49 (0)355-82 36 54 14467 Potsdam Fax: +49 (0)355-86 03 61 Tel.: +49 (0)331 866-0 [email protected] Fax: +49 (0)331 866-8368 www.alphatranslation.com [email protected] www.mil.brandenburg.de Printed on recycled paper This brochure is a translation of the german publication “Forschung für den ländlichen Raum” 2009. The individual institutions are responsible for the content of their articles. This brochure is published within the scope of the public relations work of the Lan- desregierung Brandenburg [Brandenburg State Government]. It may not be used by parties or election candidates for election campaign purposes. Nor may it be to passed third parties for election campaign advertising. The reproduction of all or part of this publication is strictly subject to the written con- sent of the publisher. Research for rural development 3 4 Research for rural development Research for rural development Brandenburg is characterised by its rural brecht Daniel Thaer followed the call of areas. Apart from fulfilling a variety of King Frederick William III to Prussia in roles as a setting for nature, landscape, 1804 and studied new methods of culti- culture, housing and recreation, the coun- vation on his estate in Möglin, where he tryside is an economic area and working founded an agricultural teaching estab- environment. Sparsely populated areas lishment which received the status of offer peace and quiet, wide open spaces Royal Prussian Academy of Agriculture in and proximity to nature - an intrinsic qual- 1819. In 1810 Albrecht Daniel Thaer was ity of life making them uniquely capable one of the founding professors of the Uni- of independent development. The coun- versity of Berlin, the present-day Hum- tryside is also subject to constant struc- boldt University. tural transformation and pressure to inno- vate. The close links between centres of re- search in Brandenburg and Berlin are a The countryside offers a great wealth of product of the need for new research. An resources and is the basis of the commu- example of this is the joint BioTOP initia- nity’s quality of life. As King Frederick the tive, which links together seven technolo- Great of Prussia was once inspired to gy parks, five universities, three universi- remark: “Agriculture is the first of all arts; ties of applied sciences and more than 20 without it there would be neither mer- research establishments in the domain of chants nor poets nor philosophers; life sciences and biotechnology. The for- true wealth only comes from the earth.” mation of the “Rural Areas Berlin-Bran- denburg” research platform in April 2004 The charm of the countryside lies in its di- created a further structure, which is dedi- versity, and research for rural develop- cated to sustainable rural development ment is similarly diverse. and currently has seven research estab- lishments in Berlin and fourteen in Bran- The range of research topics is huge. For denburg linked within a network. this reason, this brochure can only show a few aspects of the research scene; it Globalisation and demographic change makes no claim to give a complete pic- impose great demands on rural areas to ture nor indeed to highlight any particular be competitive. On top of this comes cli- topics. If you want to know “Who’s who”, mate change, which necessitates new or where in our region questions are be- adaptation strategies. There is a need for ing addressed on issues like climate pro- fresh ideas, new products and areas for tection, preservation of resources, ecolo- value creation, new ways of achieving gy, biodiversity, raw material sources, complete cycles of materials. New consumer protection or nutrition, then sources of energy and materials must be this brochure has the answers for you. opened up. Biomass produced by forestry and agriculture offers enormous Another purpose of this brochure is to potential for this. In the future, rural areas present agricultural and environmental re- will have tremendous development po- search in Berlin and Brandenburg, an en- tential in this respect. tity that has developed over time. Scien- tific progress in agriculture originated in A sustainable future policy requires re- the Oderbruch area 200 years ago. Al- search in every one of these areas. Research for rural development 5 Contents Overview of research establishments ........................................................................8 Federal and state establishments ATB Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim ............................12 DIfE German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke..................................20 GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Helmholtz Centre Potsdam ............26 IGB Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Berlin......................34 IGZ Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Großbeeren/Erfurt ............38 IRS Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning ....................44 IZW Leibniz Institute of Zoo and Wildlife Research - Berlin Research Network ..........48 JKI Julius Kühn-Institute Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants ....................54 MPI-MP Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology ......................................58 PIK Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ....................................................64 vTI Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries ..............................70 ZALF Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Müncheberg ....................74 Establishments serving several German states FIB Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes ....................................................84 IfB Institute of Inland Fisheries in Potsdam-Sacrow ....................................................88 IFN Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Schönow ..........................................92 LIB Institute for Bee Research Hohen Neuendorf ........................................................96 MLUA Dairy Industry Academy and Research Institute Oranienburg ........................100 6 Research for rural development Universities and polytechnics BTU Technical University of Brandenburg Cottbus Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering ....................................106 FHE University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde........................................................112 FHL Fachhochschule Lausitz (FH) University of Applied Sciences (U. A. S. L.) ........116 FU Berlin Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Veterinary Medicine......................122 HU Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture........................................................................130 IASP Institute for Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects associated to the Humboldt University of Berlin ........................................................134 TFH Wildau Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau ..................................138 UP University of Potsdam ..........................................................................................142 Viadrina European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) ............................................146 ZTG Centre for Technology and Society at the Technical University of Berlin ..........150 Specialist institutions Biopos Research Institute for Bioactive Polymer Systems ........................................154 GFS Society for the Promotion of Solar Energy Use ..................................................158 GTS Society for Ecological Technology and Systems Analysis..................................160 IaG Institute of Applied Freshwater Ecology GmbH ..................................................164 IGV Institute of Cereal Processing GmbH ..................................................................170 IVPT Institute for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology GmbH ..........................176 LAGF Großbeeren Institute of Horticulture and Floristry ............................................178 LFE Eberswalde Forestry Research Institute ..............................................................180 LVAT Institute for Animal Breeding and Husbandry ....................................................186 PROTEKUM Umweltinstitut GmbH Oranienburg ......................................................188