FELD 01/2019

Many people in Tanzania suffer from malnutrition. Together with local communities, a research team is working on solutions that could be used as an example for wide parts of Africa. // The more intensive the work on the fields, the more frequently agriculture and nature come into conflict. ZALF research shows that there are ways to better protect amphibians living in fields. // Kettle holes: small water bodies in the middle of our fields, with over 150.000 of them existing in Northern Germany alone. ZALF researchers are studying these biotopes, also looking at the indications they can give about the state of the landscape. // Summer heat waves like in 2018 might become more frequent in the future. An international research team finds out how exactly heat and drought affect crops and how agriculture can adapt.