A Blog of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
A post by Laura Calderon, Anna Komendantskaya, Philip Müller, Tabea Theis & Lena Wollstäger “How does conservation work at scale?” – Many of us students at the 2025 Agrobiodiversity Summer School were unsure about this question and eager to answer it when we visited the “Geonaturpark Frau Holle Land”. After having visited individual farms in […]
A post by Emile Ammann, Judith Chileshe, Sarah Gonzenbach, Janina Storjohann & Andrea Bedogni Can agrobiodiversity be cultivated collectively? Modernisation in agriculture has often come at a cost. While it has boosted productivity, it has also fragmented farming communities and weakened collective practices. But in the countryside near Kassel, Germany, a different story is unfolding, […]
A post by Theresa Collmann, Michela Daraio, Ralph Carlo Evidente, Madhavi Parajuli, Svenja Steckel Agroforestry systems combine rows of trees, shrubs with arable crops (silvo-arable) and pasture (silvo-pastoral). They offer potential for increased biodiversity, more resilient agriculture, and additional sources of income. Yet their implementation is complex and often costly – how can agroforestry practices […]
A post by Khulan Gansukh, Claudia Heidemann, Naomi Koepfli, & Van Dao Sheep are often underestimated as livestock, and their numbers in Germany continue to decline [1]. Yet they provide milk and meat, while also playing an important role in nature conservation. At Milchschäferei Asbach, Raphael welcomed us to the farm and shared both the challenges and […]