Welcome to Future Agriculture - livestock, crops and land use

Future Agriculture is a strategic multidisciplinary research platform in which researchers, together with the agricultural sector, authorities and nongovernmental organizations, will develop a new research programme to address the sustainable use of natural resources with emphasis on agricultural production, including farm animals, and land use.

News

2013-03-22 - The history of a landscape can tell us about its future
We do not know how environmental and climate change will affect the ability of agriculture to feed the World’s growing population in the future. But, by studying how land has been kept through the millennia...

2013-03-15 - Future education according to Future Agriculture
On March 13 Future Agriculture participated in a discussion on how sustainability should be integrated in the future education of SLU.

2013-03-05 - Future Agriculture is prolonged by another four years
The board of SLU has decided to give six million kronor per year to Future Agriculture for the period 2013-2016.

2012-11-22 - Northern bread industry Polarbröd talked about their green strategy
Polarbröd, a bread industry in the North of Sweden, wants to contribute to a greener future. By putting demands on all parties that are involved in the production chain and by initiating innovative collaborations...

2012-09-27 - Future Agriculture partcipated in the Agri4D conference as exhibitor and session leader
As co-organizer of the annual Agri4D conference Future Agriculture participated as both exhibitor and session leader. Professor Ulf Magnusson, steering-group member of Future Agriculture led the fourth...

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Calendar for Future Agriculture

2013-06-17 - Meeting with the Steering committee

2013-09-05 - Meeting with the Advisory board

2013-10-16 - A day for Future Agriculture

2013-11-28 - Meeting with the Advisory board

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Publications and printed matter

Under the heading Publications you will find reports and leaflets made by Future Agriculture. The latest report is Future Agriculture – Livestock, Crops and Land Use.

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Download Future Agriculture – Livestock, Crops and Land Use

Movies & presentations

Under the heading Movies are movies and presentations from the seminars we offer. The latest movie is from Novmber 20, 2012, Baking the future – issues, challenges and opportunities, Anna Borgeryd, Chairman of the Board and strategist, part of the fifth generation at Polarbröd talks about the environmental strategies of the company.

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Contact

Future Agriculture, SLU
Department of Crop Production Ecology
P.O. Box 7043 (Ulls väg 16)
750 07 Uppsala
Framtidenslantbruk@slu.se

Other Future programmes at SLU
Future Animal Health and Welfare
Future Forests
Future Urban Sustainable Environment

Page updated: 2012-11-27.

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