Funding

The development of the evaluation platform was supported by funds of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) based on a decision of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany via the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) under the innovation support programme. The practical evaluation was funded by means of the European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability' (EIP-AGRI) by a decision of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The author would like to thank Big Dutchman AG for its technical support.