LUH is one of the nine leading Universities of Technology in Germany. Being aware of its responsibility in seeking sustainable, peaceful, and responsible solutions to the key issues of tomorrow, their field of expertise lies within a broad spectrum of subjects, ranging from engineering and natural sciences to architecture and environmental planning, from law and economics to social sciences and humanities. Their research is characterised by excellent, internationally-recognised achievements, outstanding support for young researchers and successful acquisition of coordinated projects of significant scientific and social relevance. At LUH, the interdisciplinary pooling of outstanding individual achievements characterises their approach to making excellent research internationally visible.
The scientific and research background of LUH will help them lead and participate in various tasks and WP within the project.
More specifically, LUH:
Leads T2.1 – Status quo analysis: Perceptions and knowledge systems of supply chain actors and consumers, T2.4 – Behavioural design strategies to leverage the adoption of legumes by farmers, WP 5 – Development of tools and networks for the exploitation of legumes in agroecologically-based farming systems, T5.1 – Decision support system for farmers and communication tool for biodiversity-friendly legume cropping systems,.
Participates in T1.2 – Identification of benefits from legumes inclusion into cropping systems, T1.5 – Synergies with other projects, T2.2 – Market penetration and acceptance of leguminous crops, T2.3 – Behavioural design strategies to study consumers attitudes and promote healthier and more sustainable diets, T3.1 – Set up of on-station participatory trials and establishment of the experimental protocols following 3D diversification strategies, T3.2 – Optimization of legume crops yield, stability and grain quality through agroecological approaches, T3.3 – Cascading effects of legume N2-fixation to soil fertility and biodiversity, T3.4 – Legume contribution to the reduction of disservices from biodiversity aiming at pesticide-free agricultural systems, T3.5 – Assessment of legume varieties for their climate change adaptation capability, T4.3 – Cost-benefit analysis, T5.2 – Implementation of a digital legume information hub, T6.1 – Dissemination, exploitation & communication plan, T6.2 – Boosting stakeholder & ecosystem engagement, T6.3 – Training & capacity building, T7.1 – Administrative and Financial Management, T7.2 – Risk Management and Quality Assurance, T7.3 – Data Management, T7.4 – Ethics and gender dimension.