A first NFDI4Agri virtual retreat took place on 23th April 2020. The task area leaders, together with the coordination, sharpened the roles, tasks and responsibilities of the consortium members, institutes and boards to concretize the consortium’s governance. The retreat was followed by an NFDI4Agri summit the next day. The new 'Governance4Agri' was presented to all co-spokespersons. The director of the ZALF and new spokesperson Prof. Frank Ewert also took part in this meeting and underlined the relevance of the consortium for agricultural research.