About FAIRagro
The FAIRagro consortium with more than 30 partners is building a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) research data management system for the agrosystems research community. We are developing the right tools and workflows to lay the foundations for sustainable crop production – now and in the future.
Sign now: the FAIRagro FAIRness and Openness Commitment for a FAIR data future in agriculture and beyond!
Latest News
- MSc scholarship available in the agriRDM projectThe agriRDM project is a collaborative initiative between Teagasc and University College Dublin(UCD) in Ireland, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the… Read more: MSc scholarship available in the agriRDM project
- FAIRagro presentation at BiodiversiTeaOnce a month our partners from NFDI4Biodiversity are hosting the Coffee Lecture series “BiodiversiTea”: a forum for presenting and discussing work, projects,… Read more: FAIRagro presentation at BiodiversiTea
- This has been FAIRagro Talk Vol.4On June 16, Lorenz Schmidt and Günter Filler from FAIRagro Participant Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin gave us an insight into the tasks and… Read more: This has been FAIRagro Talk Vol.4
- Save the date: New Legal Workshop in NovemberBrand new event in the series: “Don’t panic! A Survival Guide for Law and Ethics in Research” Two exciting workshops from FAIRagro,… Read more: Save the date: New Legal Workshop in November
- “It’s not about infrastructure – it’s about people.”Second meeting with the FAIRagro CommunityAdvisory Board (CAB) and the members of the Steering Committee on June 2 and 3, 2025 in… Read more: “It’s not about infrastructure – it’s about people.”
- 15 years of RDM at our co-applicant IPK – new paper publishedThe authors of this insightful – citable – article discuss success stories and pitfalls and summarize the experiences of 15 years of… Read more: 15 years of RDM at our co-applicant IPK – new paper published
Our mission
We establish an interoperable and scalable RDI by connecting available repositories to make research data FAIR. We facilitate combined data analyses and establish a multilevel support system by setting up a Data Steward Service Center. We provide guidelines and information material, and focus on knowledge transfer for agrosystem researchers. FAIRagro addresses quality and legal security challenges beyond the FAIR principles.
Our aims are accomplished by close collaboration with other NFDI consortia and the national and international community. We advance NFDI ambitions with expertise and approaches for legal data security challenges, stakeholder involvement and RDIs for highly interdisciplinary and multi-scale research in a field of high societal relevance.
Our objectives
FAIRagro will develop an interoperable and scalable research data infrastructure for agrosystems research.
Partners
FAIRagro comprises partners with excellent disciplinary expertise and with many years of experience in research data management.
What the FAIRagro community says
In the FAIRagro workshop “Legal Status Quo”, the special copyright features of research data were highlighted and researchers were sensitised in particular to the practical application of the legal provisions relevant to them. Based on concrete practical examples, a lively discussion developed after each presentation, which ensured the active participation of the participants. The mixture of short impulses on topics such as CC licences, good scientific practice and legal aspects of AI was very successful.
Vasilka Stoilova, LL.M., University of Mannheim
Until the “Legal Status Quo” workshop, I had little to do with the FAIRagro project as a consultant for technology transfer and law, but I registered out of interest and because the ATB is a participant in the consortium. It was a very successful workshop with stimulating discussions between the informative keynote speeches. I learnt a lot about copyright and the use of CC licences – in particular that the research data that our scientists collect and analyse is not protected by copyright per se. I was also impressed by the insight into the work and the associated challenges of a joint repository for the agricultural sciences.
Thank you for letting me get a taste of your work and for the great organisation, Lea.
Larissa Raatz, ATB Potsdam
From a data scientist’s perspective, legal issues relating to data are very important. However, they are not always given sufficient attention and are perhaps sometimes perceived as a little daunting. The workshop “Legal Status Quo of FAIRagro Partners” gave me an overview of the issue of licensing research data with great speakers. It was understandable and I admit – interesting and entertaining.
Dr. Kai Radtke, DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum
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