On October 14, 2024, the first Multi-Actor Workshop (MAW) of the LegumES project was successfully held at the DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. The event brought together leading institutes, organizations, and companies to jointly explore the many benefits of the legume ecosystem. During the workshop, a comprehensive SWOT analysis was conducted, providing valuable insights for the future integration of legumes as a key component of European agriculture.
Our special thanks go to Clemens Hollah, Volker Lammers, Kerstin Pasch, Dipl. Chem.-Biol. János-István Petrusán, Sergiy Smetana, Srinivaas Murali, Luise Wockenfuß, Edward Ebert, Aditya Francis, Abbigel Sadhu, Hanna Averbeck, Dr. Marie-Christin Baune, and Kamala Rai. Their commitment and contributions were crucial to the success of the workshop.
We would also like to extend a big thank you to our network @LeguNet (Legume Network), especially Petra Zerhusen-Blecher, for her valuable input during the sessions. We look forward to continuing our collaboration to drive the LegumES project forward and sustainably shape the future of agriculture.
LegumES has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement No. 101135512. The work is also supported by Innovate UK through the Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Grant No. 23.00034 and 23.00645.