- Climate-smart agriculture & agroecosystem resilience
- Soil health, sustainable land use, soil carbon & nutrient cycling
- Crop genetic diversity, breeding for climate adaptation, resilient varieties
- Integrated pest and disease management; sustainable plant protection
- Agro-ecological approaches & biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes
- Bio-based / circular economy in agriculture and rural bioresources
- Living-lab type demonstration & innovation farms; pilot farms and best-practice dissemination
- Socio-economic aspects of rural development, advisory & knowledge transfer, farmer training & capacity building
