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@beatleresearch.bsky.social
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Research project @ University of Hohenheim and Philipps University of Marburg - Researching the transformation of agricultural and food systems with a focus on biodiversity, combining economics, ecology, and policy perspectives.
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A big thank you to Christian Grovermann (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture - FiBL) for being the first external speaker of this semester’s AEEP Seminar with his talk on “Using Impact Evaluation to Support Organic and Agroecological Transitions”. Looking forward to the next presentations!
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
The Agri-Environmental Economics and Policy Seminar returns this winter term at the University of Hohenheim, bringing together researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest insights on agriculture, environmental sustainability, and economic policy.
Seminar Schedule
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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agriscape.bsky.social
Wir haben wieder etwas publiziert😍🤓🥳
bartoszbartk.com Bartosz Bartkowski @bartoszbartk.com · Sep 30
Really, really happy to share this new publication by Malin Gütschow and myself on farmers’ identity in the context of multifunctionality 🚜🌾🪲🐦

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Farmers (are expected to) fulfil diverse economic, environmental, and social roles or functions. Yet the relative importance of these functions remains contested both within farming communities and in the broader society. Understanding how farmers prioritize these different functions as a reflection of their role identity is crucial, given the increasing recognition of the importance of identity as a determinant of farmer behaviour. We frame this aspect of farmer identity in terms of multifunctionality, a common lens for analysing the performance of agriculture relative to societal demands. However, while this concept is often used with an ecological focus, our study builds on a broader interpretation that encompasses the full range of social, cultural, economic, and ecological functions. Furthermore, we focus on the roles farmers themselves would like to play when looking 10 to 20 years into the future. We apply Q methodology to see how farmers from Eastern Germany prioritize among 71 societal functions. We use the Q sorts and qualitative data to derive and characterize a typology of three narrative perspectives. The results demonstrate the breadth and heterogeneity of farmers' role identity, and therefore the need to go beyond a narrow focus on ecological roles or functions.
September 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Morgen ist es soweit! Das Thema ist spannend ist und wir haben uns ein (hoffentlich) interessantes Format überlegt.
bartoszbartk.com Bartosz Bartkowski @bartoszbartk.com · Aug 13
🚜🌾🐦🪲🌞🍽️

Was braucht es, damit Agrarlandschaften zu Klima- & Biodiversitätsschutz beitragen? Und wie hängt das mit den eigenen Konsumentscheidungen zusammen?

Darum wird es im Open Lab Abend am Futurium in Berlin gehen, den meine Gruppe am 18. September organisiert: futurium.de/de/open-lab-...
Open Lab Abend: Teller der Zukunft | Futurium
Wie es mit Klimawandel und Biodiversitätsverlust weitergeht, hängt maßgeblich auch von der Landwirtschaft ab. Aber wie müsste Landwirtschaft aussehen, um möglichst klimafreundlich zu sein? Und wie kön...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Impressions from Hohenheim’s side of the BEATLE project visit to EAAE, the congress was an inspiring opportunity to exchange ideas, explore innovative approaches to sustainable agriculture, and connect with researchers and practitioners across Europe.
View on Bonn The BEATLE Team Esther Amankwahs presentation: Towards Conserving Species-rich Hay Meadows: What Explains Farmer Participation in Agri-Environment-Climatic Measures? Hannah Bücheler – Co-creating Scenarios for a Biodiversity-friendly Agri-food System: A Case Study from Germany
September 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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moritzfritschle.bsky.social
Das Starter-Kit von @akrotelm.bsky.social sucht nach Ergänzungen.
akrotelm.bsky.social Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · Aug 30
Ich habe vor 1 Jahr mal dieses Starter-Kit erstellt.
Es wurde viel genutzt...und dann ist es etwas in der Versenkung verschwunden.

Jetzt wurde es wieder vielfach geteilt 👌

👉 Aber es gibt mittlerweile viele neue Accounts, die da noch fehlen.
Habt ihr Ergänzungen? Bitte DruKo, ich füge dann zu. 🫶
August 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Saskia Osterkamp presenting her research on organic farming and biodiversity impacts at the XVIII EAAE Congress at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. #EAAE2025
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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bartoszbartk.com
🚜🌾🐦🪲🌞🍽️

Was braucht es, damit Agrarlandschaften zu Klima- & Biodiversitätsschutz beitragen? Und wie hängt das mit den eigenen Konsumentscheidungen zusammen?

Darum wird es im Open Lab Abend am Futurium in Berlin gehen, den meine Gruppe am 18. September organisiert: futurium.de/de/open-lab-...
Open Lab Abend: Teller der Zukunft | Futurium
Wie es mit Klimawandel und Biodiversitätsverlust weitergeht, hängt maßgeblich auch von der Landwirtschaft ab. Aber wie müsste Landwirtschaft aussehen, um möglichst klimafreundlich zu sein? Und wie kön...
futurium.de
August 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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agriscape.bsky.social
Spannendes Paper von unseren Freunden von @beatleresearch.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Update: Thanks to improved funding, the PhD position is now 75% FTE (~€42K) instead of 65%!
Same deadline, same topic — just a better deal.
Full Job posting: bit.ly/eep_positions
Feel free to share or apply if you haven't yet!
June 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
We're hiring 2 quantitative researchers (m/f/d) at @unihohenheim.bsky.social
📍 PhD position (~€37K, 65%) + Postdoc (~€63K, 100%)
🔬 Work on biodiversity-friendly agriculture using CGE, land-use & ecosystem models
📧 Apply by July 30
More info: bit.ly/EEP_postdoc_...
Job Offer: PhD-candidate (m/f/d) 65%, TV-L EG13 and Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) 100%, TV-L EG13
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Spannender Austausch zu den Erfolgen und Herausforderungen der sozial-ökologischen Forschung (unter anderem mit @agriscape.bsky.social) bei der SÖF-Nachwuchsgruppenkonferenz in Kassel.
May 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Nicht-staatliche Instrumente im Fokus – BEATLE-Dialogforen in der zweiten Runde

Welche nicht-staatlichen Instrumente tragen bereits heute zum Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt im Agrar- und Ernährungssystem bei? Dieser Frage sind wir in der zweiten Runde der BEATLE-Dialogforen nachgegangen.
Impressions from the first three workshops, digital drawing of a chicory plant, BEATLE logo
April 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
beatleresearch.bsky.social
Welcome, Dr. Tim Williams to Universität Hohenheim!

Tim joined the BEATLE team in March 2025 as a Senior Scientist at the Department for Ecological-Economic Policy Modelling.
Our new colleague Tim holding some freshly hartvested garlic
April 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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annagoeddeke.bsky.social
Dear #Econsky and #TeachEcon,
I promise, I’ll be annoying you with this over the next few weeks! The @eeanews.bsky.social is once again awarding its two Teaching Awards. (1/2)
eeanews.bsky.social EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · Mar 18
📢EEA's Education Committee opens 4th edition of TEACHING AWARDS for academic economists who make a significant contribution to spreading knowledge on economics through their teaching
ℹ️https://eeassoc.org/news/eea-education-committee-2025-awards-teaching-economics
Nomination deadline: April 30
March 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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davidwuepper.bsky.social
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March 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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zalf.bsky.social
🐞 Beetle banks are raised strips of vegetation that provide habitat for beneficial insects. On slopes, they help prevent erosion by slowing water runoff, reducing soil loss, and promoting infiltration. 🌿💧

Watch the video to see how they work! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🎥 youtu.be/7K953bEDR_E
Beetle Banks vs. Erosion (Erospot Runoff Simulator)
🎥 Watch the EROSPOT Runoff Simulator in action! 🐞 Beetle banks are raised strips of vegetation in a field. They were originally developed to provide a habitat for beneficial insects. On sloping fields, however, they offer another major advantage: 💧 Water runoff can cause erosion during rainfall.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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moritzfritschle.bsky.social
Submissiondeadline for the 7th #REECAP Annual Meeting has been extended until the 20th of March 2025. If you are apply experimental methods to examine agricultural and agri-environmental topics submit an abstract!

Beside finished studies, also work in progress or experimental desings are welcome!🚜
bartoszbartk.com Bartosz Bartkowski @bartoszbartk.com · Feb 26
Highly recommended event for people working on the design of CAP policy instruments, farmers' behaviour and related topics: conference.idiv.de/event/2/
Call for abstracts open until 10 March.
Top: Banner of the REECAP network (Research network on Economic Experiments for the Common Agricultural Policy) Middle: "REECAP 7th Annual Meeting" Bottom: "2-5 June 2025, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Leipzig"
March 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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agriscape.bsky.social
🚜🌿 New study! We use opportunity maps for spatially targeting agri-environmental measures to enhance ecosystem services

📍 Tested in Northwest Saxony, it shows where management changes can boost clean water and habitat provision, CO₂ storage & drought protection.

🔗 OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 🌍🌾
Screenshot of the title page of the article Supporting the spatial allocation of management practices to improve ecosystem services – An opportunity map approach for agricultural landscapes
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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sebastianlakner.bsky.social
How can we improve the #CAP in terms of biodiversity? What are the potentials of different innovative models to support #agri-environmental measures?

A policy brief summarising the results of the project #CAP4GI in Germany.

cap4gi.de/system/files...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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natashafoote.bsky.social
Wondering what fun the new year will bring for agrifood policy? Want some key dates for the diary? I’ve put together this EU policy look ahead for @arc2020.bsky.social - check it out here www.arc2020.eu/the-eu-agri-...
The EU Agri-Food Playbook 2025 - What to expect, why it matters
With both a newly elected European Parliament and a new European Commission, 2025 will be a definitive year in shaping the direction of agricultural policy. So what can we expect from 2025? And what d...
www.arc2020.eu
January 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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zalf.bsky.social
🌱🌞 Ein Hörtipp für alle, die wissen wollen, wie #Landwirtschaft & #Solarenergie mit #AgriPV funktionieren:
👉 querFELDein-Podcast, Episode #29: Was ist Agri-PV?
www.quer-feld-ein.bl...

SynAgri-PV ist bis 26. Januar auf der Grünen Woche #GW2025! Kommt vorbei & diskutiert mit unseren Expert/innen!
Projekt SynAgriPV auf der Grünen Woche 2025. Bild: Tanja Kollersberger Projekt SynAgriPV auf der Grünen Woche 2025. Bild: Tanja Kollersberger querFELDein-Podcast Folge #29 Was ist Agri‑PV? https://www.quer-feld-ein.blog/episodes/29-was-ist-agri-pv/ Bild: Fraunhofer ISE
January 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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unihohenheim.bsky.social
Hallo #Fediverse, hallo liebe #Bluesky Community 👋! Die #UniHohenheim ist ab sofort auch am Start und informiert euch hier über Themen aus #Wissenschaft & Lehre, Hochschulpolitik, Erfolge der Uni und vieles mehr! Wir freuen uns 💚 auf den Austausch mit euch!

📸 Uni Hohenheim / Maximilian Pircher
January 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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ipbes.net
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨

📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!

➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.

🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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akrotelm.bsky.social
Hab mal nen Starter-Pack zu #Landwirtschaft, #Naturschutz, Landschaftsökologie & Co erstellt.
Bisschen random & bestimmt unvollständig. 🙂
Bin dankbar für Hinweise, ich ergänze dann!
November 14, 2024 at 8:58 PM