AGCO Agriculture Foundation Launches a Three-Year Project with Bern University of Applied Sciences
October 10 2022 - 1:21PM
Business Wire
Fund will support University to develop farm
solutions to increase efficiency in crop production
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with
the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable
agricultural development, today announced a CHF 195,000
donation to Bern University of Applied Sciences (School of
Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences). The donation will support
the implementation of a three-year farm project that seeks to
promote the application of non-tillage-based weed control methods
on lightweight field robots in a cool and wet climate of Central
Europe.
The project will focus on non-contact weed control methods in
combination with small robots to help increase the sustainability
of crop production, prevent soil compaction and minimize weed
emergence. The project work will be completed within the framework
of University students' engagement to complete master's and
bachelor's theses on the project's focus and other related
sustainability issues. Emerging knowledge findings and innovations
from the project will be transferred to farmers and key
stakeholders to enhance sustainable crop production and on-farm
operation efficiency.
Supporting farmers to boost farm productivity becomes more
important as changing climatic conditions have intensified the
problems posed by weeds and continue to affect global food
production. In addition, farm solutions like small and lightweight
semi-autonomous field robots can potentially contribute to a
significant increase in crop production efficiency while reducing
soil pressure impact.
Together with the Bern University of Applied Sciences (School of
Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences) and technical support from
the AGCO Swiss Future Farm, the project will promote the use of
precision-planted arable crops in rows as a substitute, making more
areas available.
"Food production efficiency remains one of the world’s most
demanding challenges for agriculture against the background of
climate events and change. We hope that by contributing to programs
such as this one with Bern University, we can help meet some of
these challenges and advance education in this area for the wider
benefit for farming communities in Europe," commented Roger Batkin,
Board Chair, AGCO Agriculture Foundation.
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About the AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF)
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), initiated by AGCO
Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) in 2018, is a private foundation with the
vision to prevent and relieve hunger. The foundation initiates
impactful programs that support food security, foster sustainable
agricultural development and build needed agricultural
infrastructure in marginalized farming communities. AAF is
domiciled in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and operations are managed from
Duluth, Georgia, USA. For more information, please visit
https://www.agcofoundation.org/
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