PROGRAM UPDATE and EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDING SOON World Soybean Research Conference 11 (WSRC11) 18 - 23 June 2023, Vienna, Austria The updated program for the World Soybean Research Conference is now available. View the sessions and experts chairing...
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XVI. International Lupin Conference
„Breeding, Cultivation and Use of Lupins for a Sustainable Agriculture – Recent Developments" 19.-23. June 2023 in Rostock, Germany The Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) and the Julius Kühn Institute - Federal Research Centre for...
Global Bean March meeting
Growing exotic legume species Discover how to grow unknown legume species 16 March 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 CET The Fabaceae family is immense. Beans have been one of the most widely used crops for millennia, and have been used in the human diet as a...
World Soybean Research Conference, 18-23 June 2023
The World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC11) will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 18 - 23 June 2023. The program is constantly evolving. You can find the most updated version here: Program | Vienna 2023 (wsrc11vienna.com) Get involved Present your work...
World Pulses Day on 10 February 2023
For the coming World Pulses Day on Friday, 10 February, the organisation Donau Soja reminds of the urgently needed Protein Transition in Europe. Currently, pulses such as soybeans, peas, beans, lentils and the like account for only about 2 to 3 percent of the total...
Share the Bean: A Citizen Science Experiment
Science is not limited to scientists. Everyone can get involved. Public participation in scientific research is becoming more and more crucial in increasing everyone’s understanding of science and its benefit to society. Most importantly, it advances scientific...
World Soybean Research Conference, 18-23 June 2023
The World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC11) will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 18 - 23 June 2023. The program is constantly evolving. You can find the most updated version here: Program | Vienna 2023 (wsrc11vienna.com)SESSION OVERVIEW Plenary sessions Monday:...
Webinar: European Soya 2022 – Growing from strength to strength
Webinar: European Soya 2022 - Growing from strength to strength 13 December 2022, 11:00 - 12:00 CET via LinkedIn or YouTube Following the 2022 season, this webinar will be the opportunity for Donau Soja to present the latest harvest figures for...
Global Bean December meeting
Legumes in community catering 13 December 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 CET Public canteens are often, especially in schools, considered a mere cost item in the budget of a municipality or a company. Instead, collective catering can have an important...
Global Bean November meeting
European tour of local initiatives Increasing cultivation and consumption of pulses 15 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 CET In the Global North, pulse consumption per capita is much lower than recommended on a nutritional basis. It is also widely recognized...
Donau Soja 10 Years Anniversary Event
Donau Soja celebrated its first 10 years in Vienna on 29–30 September 2022 in the Hotel InterContinental. Impressions can be found under the following links: photos and video from the first day photos and video from the second day Food day, 30...
Global Bean October meeting
Discover on the 25th of October 2022 which agroecologically and environmentally friendly solutions we can take over from various regions in the world. After a general overview, Werner Vogt-Kaute from Naturland will analyse the most current and relevant problems we...
Haberlandt Award for soybean research in Europe and China
The Haberlandt Award recognises outstanding achievements in soybean research in Europe and China. This price is awarded by the Donau Soja Association in cooperation with the Soybean speciality committee of the Crop Science Society of China.Who are the winners? An...
Donau Soja 10 Years Anniversary Event
Donau Soja celebrates its first 10 years in Vienna on 29–30 September 2022. At this event, Donau Soja invites you as a member or partner to celebrate this success together. Registration | 10Years Donau Soja Marcella Gross-Varga Event- & Marketing Manager...
World Soybean Research Conference, 18-23 June 2023
The World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC11) will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 18 - 23 June 2023. Dear colleagues and guests, on behalf of the conference committees and the Donau Soja Association, the hosting institution, I feel truly honored and...
Global Bean July meeting
On Thursday 14 of July is our next partners meeting at 15:30 (CEST), followed by an inspiring cooking session with pulses at 17:00 (CEST). Claudia (heldenküche) and Cecilia (Bean Beat) have put together an inspiring program and we are very much looking forward to both...
Introduction to the Legume Hub
What is the Legume Hub? Who does it serve? How can you get involved? Watch our introduction video! The purpose of the Legume Hub is to empower all interested in the development of legume crop production and use by providing access to validated knowledge. It is a...
Analysis of grain legumes and legume feed products
Donau Soja tailored, in collaboration with the German company Evonik Industries, an exclusive and innovative offer for analysing grain legumes and legume feed products. It is also applicable for example for cereals or corn. More transparency and information about...
Legumes and the hunger crisis
What role do legumes play in the emerging food security crisis? This question will be discussed together with several experts in the upcoming meeting of the Global Bean Network on May 19.Will the world see an even bigger hunger crisis than in 2008? Experts agree that...
Better with Beans
The Better with Beans (Bättre med Bönor) campaign is a collaboration between the Swedish-speaking organizations Natur och Miljö and Finlands Svenska 4H and the network Ground for Growth, which consists of food producers and researchers. About the campaign The...
Haberlandt Award for soybean research in Europe and China
The Haberlandt Award recognises outstanding achievements in soybean research in Europe and China. This price is awarded by the Donau Soja Association in cooperation with the Soybean speciality committee of the Crop Science Society of China. Who can apply? The award...
Be vocal about local: Legumes for livestock
This webinar from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) brings together some recent outcomes of research in Scotland on legume agronomy and its (feeding) value for livestock. About this event Chair: Ross Mackenzie (SAC Consultancy) Agenda 10.30 – 10.40:...
DAFA online workshop (in German): Double legume acreage by 2030!
On March 29 and 30, 2022, the online workshop of the Deutsche Agrarforschungsallianz (DAFA) will take place: Double legume acreage by 2030! The two-day workshop will address questions such as: Which "new" legume species can be used in mixed cropping? Which utilisation...
Satellite-based yield prediction system for optimal decision-making
On March 8 an online-workshop on the satellite-based yield prediction system for soybean, which evolved from a collaboration of the BioSense Institute and Donau Soja within the Horizon2020 project Cybele, will be held from 12-1:30pm CET. In the workshop it will be...