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Organic Agricultural Science University of Kassel


Organic Agricultural Science University of Kassel

The University Witzenhausen, a branch of the University of Kassel, is nationally and internationally highly accredited in research and teaching in the field of organic agriculture, ecology and sustainable rural development in a regional and international context. Thus, the region has high potential to thrive in this direction, as well as a number of spin-offs in this area that support such a profiling ... more.




Competence Centre Hessen Resoureces (Registered Association)

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The state of Hessen wants to increase the share of renewable energy in the overall energy consumption of the state significantly. For this reason the Competence Centre Hessen Resources (HeRo) e.V. was founded in 2004 on the initiative of the government, based in Witzenhausen as a non-profit organisation with the participation of partners from research, industry and public institutions ...more.




DITSL GmbH

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DITSL stands for the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture GmbH. 

The Institute initiates and supports research and public relations and pursue their own projects and activities in the fields of sustainability, regional management, resource and land use in agro-ecosystems ...more.




Consultany for Species-Appropriate Husbandry (BAT)

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The BAT was founded in 1989 as a non-profit recognised and independent organisation. It was founded by agricultural and environmental engineers, with the objective to publicise species-appropriate husbandry techniques in agricultural practices and to promote the thought of animal welfare ...more




Society for Sustainable Development Ltd.

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The Society for Sustainable Development Ltd.(SSD) (GNE = Gesellschaft für nachhaltige Entwicklung) is a consulting and training company based in Witzenhausen. The strong ecological and sustainable direction, which is also reflected in the name of the SSD, is programme, as well as orientation of their activities in the national and the international sphere (international development co-operation) ...more.




Association for the Conservation of Old and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds (Registered association)

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 The Association for the Conservation of Old and Endangered Livestock Breeds (GEH) was founded in 1981. It now has over 2200 members, including many farmers, part-time farmers and breeders of old domestic animal breeds. The GEH is thus a private association of breeders, farmers and idealists who are concerned with the problem of preservation of old breeds of domestic animals ...more.