Discover Community Supported Agriculture Join the Info Session about SoLaWi at Hochschule Rhein-Waal English Version In a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, food is no longer distributed through the anonymous market but becomes part of a transparent economic cycle, which is organized and fully financed by the consumers themselves. The so-called harvest participants commit themselves (usually for one year) to a farm or garden and take responsibility for the success of the annual harvest. Community Supported Agriculture thus promotes and sustains regional farming, provides seasonal food, and creates new opportunities for learning and personal experience. Community Supported Agriculture is an innovative

ASA Programme 2025 Apply now! HSRW project in Costa Rica “Strengthening small farms – promoting cocoa cultivation” 🔍 The development of disease-resistant cocoa varieties and new cultivation methods have contributed to cocoa cultivation in Costa Rica being economical and competitive again. But despite high world market prices for cocoa from Costa Rica, smallholders and their families benefit little from it. In this project, you will develop strategies and approaches on how to counteract this. The project is right for you if you are interested in sustainable cocoa cultivation,  think strategically and put yourself in the shoes of smallholders, are a team

Research cooperation at Monreberg 🧪🤝📚 The Sweet Chestnut Dislikes Waterlogging 🌰💧❌. This is one reason why it is not commonly found everywhere in the Lower Rhine region 🏞️ As part of a research cooperation within our Agroforestry Living Lab 🌳🔬, eleven trees were planted on Monreberg in Kalkar in November 2024 🌱 The planting marks the first step toward establishing an agroforestry system, with the sweet chestnut tracing geographical and historical paths reminiscent of the Romans. The Romans established military camps, settlements, roads, and the Limes border wall in the Lower Rhine region, which they called Germania Inferior. Close to the

Strengthening Academic Ties: 🌍📚 Makerere University Professors Mugizi Francis and Enock Ssekuubwa Visit Rhine-Waal University 🤝 The collaboration between Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (HSRW) and Makerere University (MAK) in Uganda continues to thrive through the SDG Partnership Project, “Strengthening Education and Research Capacity for Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Use.” This initiative, funded by DAAD, aims to enhance academic exchange and capacity building between the two institutions. Recently, HSRW had the honor of hosting a delegation from Makerere University, consisting of esteemed professors Mugizi Francis and Enoch Ssekuubwa. Their visit was filled with enriching activities that highlighted the

Join this event! HSRW – Transformers: The Magic of Organic Waste 🌱✨: More Than Just Compost ♻️ English Version Which steps towards a greener world do you know that are already being implemented locally – on the way to a future in which every banana peel counts and the natural cycle is closed with local production of organic fertilizers? Your organic waste is already not only producing high-quality fertilizer for our local agriculture and/or gardening, but also a clean, green alternative to fossil fuels. And the best part? We don’t have to sacrifice valuable land for this! We look forward to

“Cover crops and below-ground processes” The Sustainable Food Systems Research Centre hosted its second symposium about cover cropping at Hochschule Rhine-Waal on 09.10. – 10.10.2024, in cooperation with the Faculty of Life Sciences, Hochschule Rhine-Waal, Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen and the DBG  – Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG) e. V. . Day 1 of the K(C)lever Cover Cropping Symposium: Meaningful Insights and Connections in Sustainable Agriculture The K(C)lever Cover Cropping Symposium, hosted by the Sustainable Food Systems Research Centre, launched its first day with insightful presentations, discussions, collaborative learning, and an atmosphere ripe for networking over coffee and shared meals. The event kicked off

Raising crickets in Uganda International Symposium at FSE The Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University and its partners from Germany (Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences and Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences), co-organised the International Symposium on ‘Multidisciplinary Approach to Conserve and Farm Edible Insects for a Circular Food Economy in Uganda (CONFARMED SYMPOSIUM)’, with funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The symposium will took place from 19th to 21st February 2024 at the Rock Classic Hotel, Tororo. It brought together selected key stakeholders from academia, research, government and the private sector to share experiences and identify synergies for initiating an international collaboration on selected entomological, socio-economic,

Vielfalt pflanzen. Agroforst skalieren. 10. Forum Agroforstsysteme am 17. und 18. September 2025 in Gießen 🌿 Save the date! 10. Forum Agroforstsysteme – Vielfalt pflanzen, Agroforst skalieren!Datum: 17. – 18. September 2025Ort: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Im kommenden Jahr feiert das Forum Agroforstsysteme seine 10. Ausgabe und der DeFAF und die Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen laden herzlich dazu ein. Diese interdisziplinäre Konferenz bringt Wissenschaft, Praxis, Politik und Verwaltung zusammen, um aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und innovative Praxisbeispiele im Bereich Agroforstwirtschaft zu diskutieren.Ziel ist es, den Wissensaustausch zwischen Theorie und Praxis zu fördern und Impulse für die Ausweitung einer vielfältigen agroforstlichen Landnutzung zu liefern. Warum teilnehmen?− Erfahren Sie

“Cover crops and below-ground processes” The Sustainable Food System Research Centre presents its first Symposium about Cover Cropping at Hochschule Rhein-Waal in cooperation with the Faculty of Life Sciences, Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen and DBG  – Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG) e. V.     Dates: 09.10 – 10.10.2024  Venue: Hörsaal/Auditorium 2 – Campus Kleve – Hochschule Rhein-Waal   Programs:

STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN KAMPALA ON CASE STUDY DEVELOPMENT Our Partner Makerere University (MAK) through the Department of Environmental Management at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is introducing the use Case studies as a teaching methodology in order to produce better skilled students. This is a result of the DAAD Initiative and North-South-South Partnership led by Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. A stakeholder engagement was convened at Esella Hotel Kampala Uganda, Thursday 22nd August 2024, with the objective of defining and explaining the purpose of case studies.The meeting that brought together selected stakeholders was aimed at enlisting their involvement in