Sustainability goal literacy enables mission-oriented agrifood research
Research and innovation in agrifood systems can advance global goals, yet their complexity demands clearer guidance. Here, using a German agrifood research program, we show how integrating sustainability goals into transition pathways builds sustainability goal literacy and supports mission-oriented research.
Authors
- Enno Bahrs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5687-0772)
- Vera Pfannerstill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-6486)
- Ingrid Claß‐Mahler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3899-1578)
- Lena Pfeifer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3151-6099)
- M Schreiner
- Jan Weik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-0297)
- Ulf Weddige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-7537)
- Friederike Riesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-0313)
- Joseph MacPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8452-6306)
- Babette Regierer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-4553)
- Steffen Blömeke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0510-7926)
- Eugene Sohn
- Katharina Helming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4379-7377)
- Ariane Voglhuber-Slavinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2131-5066)
- Thomas Weith
- Beate Zimmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-8109)
- Cheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-2854)
- Julia Vogt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2778-3788)
- Ewa Dönitz
- Jonathan Köhler
- Laura Zara
- Lena-Marie Klöpper
- Madleen Bühlmayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6578-3361)
Institutions
- University of Hohenheim (DE)
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (DE)
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (DE)
- Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (DE)
- Biobase (Germany) (DE)
- ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (DE)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Sustainability
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-026-00114-x
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00