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04-06-2021 - BMEL to Support Development of Novel Decision Support Models for Plant Protection
Five-year grants for research and development projects in Germany that are dedicated to developing computer-aided prediction models and decision-making tools for the protection for agricultural crops from insect pests.
As part of its agriculture strategy, Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL - German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture) is launching a new funding opportunity for research and development projects aimed at developing computer-aided prediction models and decision-making tools to use in agriculture. The tools should be designed to estimate insect pests affecting crops such as rape, sugar beet and maize, and help determine effective use of plant protection measures.
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