02.10.2016 - 09:00 [ idw - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft ]

The challenges of phosphorus — International IPW8 Conference in Rostock identifies solutions

Conclusion:
The participants agreed that only a wide range of individual measures implemented „in concert,“ such as advances in breeding methods, improved agricultural analyses and management measures, new techniques and technologies for the conservation and recovery of phosphorus, new societal norms, greater consumer awareness and complementary policy programs can solve the phosphorus problem. This joint strategy requires the development of new academic structures, such as the Leibniz ScienceCampi, that support the transfer of technologies, methodologies, and ideas.(…)