Topic 2 - Data-based solutions for sustainable agriculture
My interests on collaboration in this call cover both topic 2 and topic 3. In topic 2, I can contribute with carrying out field experiments on sustainable production practices, where different samplings and measurements with sensors and IoT devices can be implemented to assess the performance for agronomic productivity and economic viability for informed decision making by land mangers and farmers. In topic 3, I can contribute with different measurements in the field for environmental performance and productivity to feed the data into policy making. if this catches your interest, I am happy to take up more in-depth discussions and participate as partner.
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is the largest research and education institution in Denmark and Scandinavia, with 40,866 students and 9,272 employees in 6 faculties. UCPH is ranked among the 6 best in Europe and 30th in the world (Leiden Ranking, 2016) and currently co-ordinates or participates in more than 450 EU-funded research projects. UCPH tasks will be carried out at the Crop Science Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN) under the Faculty of Science. PLEN main areas of research are within agriculture, ecology, environment, and their interaction with societal challenges such as climate change and sustainability of food production systems. PLEN priority research focus is on basic and applied research activities and collaboration with universities, stakeholders and policy makers in Europe and abroad. The project is positioned in the Climate and Food Security research group, with research focus on process and system level understanding of crop ecosystems and food systems, including food and energy production