Use Case (Pilot) 12:
Linking Agrosystem Data with Socio-Economic Information (LASI)
This use case extends existing information on agricultural systems to include socio-economic information and establishes a link between these areas – with a focus on agricultural land markets.
Partners
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Universität Göttingen
Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien (IAMO) Halle
This team of our partners is working on the success of this use case (link to German page).
Background
Use Case (Pilot) 12 “Linking Agrosystem Data with Socio-economic Information” (LASI) enhances the existing information on Agrosystems by socio-economic information and establishes a connection between those areas.
In particular, it focuses on agricultural land markets, because land is the most important production factor in agriculture and the natural link between landscapes and farms. Land markets are facing unprecedented challenges, marked by a surge in land prices, intensified competition among farmers, and a concerning trend of converting farmland for non-agricultural purposes. Access to data is of pivotal importance for all kinds of research for example on regulation measures, market structures, market types and market participants as well as on price levels and dynamics, ownership distribution and on environmental and social implications.
Recent socio-economic data sources differ in terms of purpose, regional coverage, time period, data type, temporal as well as spatial resolution. LASI is striving to classify agricultural land market data sources, to identify and categorize interfaces between Agrosystem-related information and socio-economic variables. LASI’s primary subject is to expand the scope of FAIRagro through the development of meta-databases and technical reports. The secondary issue addresses improved transfer of knowledge gathered in long-term agricultural field trials.
LASI oversees several long-term field experiments in Thyrow and Dahlem. As FAIRagro is an excellent platform for the dissemination of research activities, LASI attempts for a FAIR communication of long-term field trial data, increasing visibility and usefulness of such experiments for agricultural stakeholders.
Progress & next steps
On Monday, June 16, Lorenz Schmidt and Günter Filler from FAIRagro Participant Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin gave us an insight into the tasks and the state of affairs of Use Case 12: “Linking Agrosystem Data with Socio-Economic Information (LASI)” in the FAIRagro Talk. The recording is now available, as are the charts from the presentation.
FAIRagro in Action – Insights from the Information Day in Thyrow
Information Day for Farmers and Stakeholders – May 23, 2025 – Thyrow: “35 years of research into the management of sandy soils”
On 23 May 2025, an information day for farmers, practitioners, scientists and other interested groups was held at the Teaching and Research Station for Crop Science in Thyrow, Thyrower Dorfstraße 9, 14959 Trebbin.
It served as an opportunity to introduce the FAIRagro network to an audience specifically interested in crop production and long-term field trials. The event attracted approximately 120 participants.
In particular, during the session from 11:00 to 12:00, field experiments and demonstrations were presented. Wayne Schmitt and Nikolai Svoboda discussed the long-term nutrient deficiency experiment on winter rye, which has been ongoing since 1998. They emphasized the digitization of historical data and its incorporation into the BONARES Repository as part of the FAIRagro project.
Additionally, Günther Filler gave a brief presentation on linking agrosystem data with socio-economic information. He also provided information on the main data sources for agricultural land markets, addressing the challenges involved in facilitating access to such data for scientific purposes.
Any questions about this use case?
Please contact Anne Sennhenn for further information.