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SMART FARMING - Innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture and food industry

Agriculture is essential for society, but it is facing major changes in the 21st century. Farmers must feed a constantly growing global population while preserving scarce natural resources as far as possible. Increasingly extreme weather, limited arable land, changing dietary habits and greater competitive pressures are making this task even more challenging. The use of modern information technology has enormous potential for making agricultural processes even more efficient in the future.

DLR is an excellent research partner for this progressive, highly innovative sector, and a ‘supplier’ of tangible, innovative solutions. Space services such as satellite-based communications, Earth observation and navigation are already being used more extensively in infrastructure for the digitalisation of agriculture than was previously possible.

Working together with the agricultural sector, we want to develop additional innovative ideas and thus pave the way for future applications – whether in the form of products, services or processes. These might be in the fields of sensor technology, automation or robotics, for example, and will help us to jointly address the key challenges facing agriculture.

Here you will find a selection of DLR technologies and projects.

C.R.O.P.® Biological manure treatment


The DLR C.R.O.P.® process makes it possible to treat the problematic substance manure and convert it into a readily available fertiliser solution for plants. Based on a purely biological method, cattle and pig manure can be processed without using chemicals and hazardous substances.
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vinoLAS® - Laser-based remote detection of fungal infestations in viticulture


The occurrence of harmful fungi in viticulture can lead to major economic losses. Detecting and combating fungal infestations at an early stage is vital in order to implement targeted countermeasures and restrict the spread at a local level. Systematic inventory control makes it possible to reduce crop failures and the use of crop protection agents.
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MikroSil - Microwave-based silage monitoring system


The MikroSil system is designed for wide-area monitoring of storage processes in silos via a contactless, microwave-based, short-range sensing method. This allows assessing the level of compaction and the moisture content of the silage by interaction of microwaves with organic material and residual water in the silage. The opti-mal density for storage and fermentation can be determined as a result.
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Space2Agriculture - INNOspace® Network – Space & Agriculture


The INNOspace® Network “Space2Agriculture” is a new module of the successful INNOspace® initiative and provides a platform for communication between the space sector and agriculture. It aims to build and strengthen cross-industry networking, identify new opportunities for commercialisation, launch new technological collaborations, and initiate joint projects.
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