Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions led to gaps in food and energy supplies across much of Europe. To strengthen the resilience of the domestic fertiliser and agricultural industry, the German Energy Agency (dena) organised a dialogue between stakeholders along the entire value chain. The results of this dialogue were summarised in a position paper and discussed in a face-to-face workshop in autumn 2025. The CLIENT II project CoalCO2-X made several contributions to this.

Rolling out Power-to-X technologies to convert renewable energy into internationally tradable energy carriers, chemicals and fertilizers is essential for addressing questions of energy, raw material and food security in many African and European countries. Building long-term development partnerships between Africa and Europe is therefore crucial. The CLIENT II project CoalCO2-X joined several events of the EU-funded LEAP programme to enhance those partnerships.

Since April 2023, German and Vietnamese partners have been working together in the CLIENT II project RENO-TITAN to assess titanium ore mining in Vietnam from a radiation protection perspective and to examine options for the safe reuse of the residual sands generated in the process – for example as a substitute for increasingly scarce construction sand. In November 2025, around four months before the project ends, site visits in Vietnam provided an opportunity to discuss the results obtained so far with authorities, industry and research institutions and to plan further steps.

The OrganoRice project organized an “International Symposium on Organic Farming and Production” (ISOP) which was held at Can Tho University in Vietnam from 3 to 6 November 2025. The symposium addressed different disciplines dealing with organic farming.

From 10 to 18 September 2024, ten Vietnamese experts from administration, research and the titanium industry visited the German RENO-TITAN project team as part of a study trip. The aim of the trip was to learn about German solutions in radiation protection in general and specifically in the handling of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) – from safe management to disposal or reuse in construction products.

Before the first-ever Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) in 2024, a series of round table discussions took place. Those aimed at fostering new partnerships and pioneering international alliances between policy makers, private sector leaders and civil society representatives. Fraunhofer IGB BioCat co-organized and moderated one of these round tables. The subject was centered on seeking partnerships to implement scalable renewable ammonia synthesis.

In The Gambia, the first agrivoltaics (APV) system is currently being installed at Afri-Farms LLB Gambia as part of the CLIENT II project “Agrophotovoltaics for Mali and The Gambia” (APV-MaGa). Three APV pilot plants are currently being set up for different agricultural and local needs. The pilot project shows how solar energy production can be harmoniously integrated into agriculture to improve food, energy and water security.

The intensification of agricultural activity in South Africa over the past two decades has increased the demand for fertilizers. Due to aging fertilizer manufacturing infrastructure, the supply has lagged behind, making the country increasingly dependent on imports. The aim of the project is to pilot the synthesis of renewable ammonia and its conversion into ammonium salts. This will enable the upscaling of the technology and, ultimately, support the local fertilizer industry and agriculture.

During a SUFACHAIN webinar, project partner Sustainable AG presented a feasibility study for an agroforestry carbon sequestration project in Kyrgyzstan.

Due to the progressive scrub encroachment of grassland, the agricultural output of the Namibian savannahs has been declining for decades. The CLIENT II project ButoVal addresses this problem and recently presented a system that allows an effective utilisation of bush biomass.