Agricultural University Day - Panel Discussion [19.11.24]
‘Working the fields together - how can practice and science research together at eye level’
At the University of Hohenheim's Agricultural University Day, our FOSTER project partners Uli Ostarhild from the Food Policy Council Stuttgart and Prof. Verena Seufert from the University of Hohenheim, had the opportunity to discuss the question ‘Working the fields together - how can practice and science research together at eye level?’. The discussion took place in a fishbowl format and included several ‘tandems’, i.e. project partners from both science and practice, showcasing examples of transdisciplinary research projects in an agri-food system context. The FOSTER team provided an example from the civil society perspective, while other examples came from transdisciplinary projects focusing on production and processing.
But what does transdisciplinary research actually mean? In contrast to disciplinary or interdisciplinary research, in transdisciplinary research, stakeholders from practice are involved in the scientific process on an equal footing from the outset.
As the Food Policy Council Stuttgart, we are starting our triangle project in the next few weeks together with the FOSTER team from Prof. Verena Seufert, and a large industrial company as a third (practice) partner on the topic of sustainable regional public catering.
We are very confident that this research approach within the framework of FOSTER food systems will lead us to direct and effective solutions for more sustainable public catering. Our vision is to make a contribution to a transition towards a more climate-friendly diet with many stakeholders, locally in Stuttgart, along the entire supply chain, from production to the dining table.
