▁improve ▁Germany ' s ▁compet itive ▁position . ▁It ▁also ▁supports ▁the ▁government ' s ▁‘ Policy ▁Str ategy ▁on ▁Bio e conom y ’ , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁resource - efficient ▁economy ▁that ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁renew able ▁resources . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁bio - based ▁economy . ▁This ▁involves ▁developing ▁innov ative , ▁intern ation ally ▁compet itive ▁bio - based ▁products , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁processes ▁and ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁their ▁production . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁programme ▁also ▁supports ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁concepts ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁the ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁the ▁bio - based ▁economy , ▁while ▁taking ▁society ' s ▁expect ations ▁into ▁account . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁The ▁F NR ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁association . ▁Its ▁task ▁is ▁to ▁effectively ▁and ▁continu ously ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁renew able ▁resources ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁conflicts ▁of ▁use , ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁land ▁use ▁changes , ▁bi om ass ▁conversion ▁processes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sust ain ability ▁concepts . ▁ ▁The ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁F NR ▁are ▁▁ ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁consisting ▁of ▁seven ▁members ▁who ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁( B ME L ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁supporting ▁members ▁that ▁perform ▁a ▁consult ative ▁function , ▁ ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Board , ▁ ▁the ▁Special ised ▁Ad vis ory