Research
The Department of Food and Resource Economics carries out basic, applied and business-oriented social science and humanities research in a multidisciplinary setting, embracing economics, law, sociology, political science, development studies and bioethics
Research with a community based effectiveness
The research of the Department of Food and Resource Economics contributes to a comprehensive understanding and insight into the relationships underlying a range of challenges within the biosciences field:
- Increased demands on the food supply
- Growing pressure on natural resources
- Impacts on the environment and climate
- Lack of access to safe and healthy food
- Lifestyle diseases and malnutrition
- Unequal income distribution and the problems arising from it
- Value and cultural conflicts.
Based on national, European, and global issues, challenges such as these therefore constitute an important guiding principle in the department’s work.
Research forms a significant part of the department’s activities and serves as the foundation for its analytical and educational efforts.
