Tag: agricultural economics
Bayer competitor Syngenta gears up for IPO with record profit
Syngenta logo Chemchina bought Syngenta in 2015 for $43 billion and took the company private. (Photo: AFP) Zurich, Dusseldorf The Chinese-controlled agrochemical group Syngenta significantly increased profits and sales in…
The granary can continue to deliver – Russia and Ukraine extend grain agreements
Cargo ship with grain Ukraine and Russia are important suppliers of food. (Photo: dpa) Geneva A decision has been made in the war of nerves between Russia and Ukraine over…
Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal
Cargo ship with grain Ukraine and Russia are important suppliers of food. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul The agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative was mediated by the United Nations and…
How the government wants to protect the water in Germany
A beet field in North Rhine-Westphalia is irrigated Federal states and municipalities should develop strategies for possible phases of water scarcity. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin The Federal Cabinet passed…
National water strategy Municipalities warn of conflicts over water scarcity
Berlin In the event of water shortages in Germany, the German Association of Towns and Municipalities is urging prioritization of water distribution. “Especially with a view to increasing heat and…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
sunflower oil According to the oilseed processing industry in Germany (Ovid), the supply of edible oil has normalized despite the ongoing conflict. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin/Munich A good year after the…
Electricity customers could get the right to long-term contracts
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
How the group intends to expand its global market leadership
Research on cotton plants at Bayer With 2.6 billion euros, the group has the largest research budget in the agricultural business. (Photo: Bayer AG) Dusseldorf Despite the sharp price declines…
From 2024, 500,000 heat pumps will be installed each year
Habeck: Heating must not become a social issue Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has promised state support for households to bid farewell to oil and gas heating. The heat…
Climate crisis: The 900 billion euro risk for Germany
Forest fire in Brandenburg In Germany, too, there is more and more fire damage in nature. (Photo: imago images/Marius Schwarz) Berlin Experts have long been warning of increasing risks from…
Nuclear missiles, but no rice – North Korea in the hunger crisis
>>iOS Why hunger is a constant companion for many North Koreans He ordered irrigation systems to be improved, more farm machinery to be built, and more arable land to be…
Food for the bin – an overview in graphics
Despite many efforts, the resources for the production of food are still unequally distributed around the world: While people are suffering from hunger in many regions, richer countries live in…
Seven years of Bayer CEO in seven graphics
Bayer CEO Werner Baumann On Tuesday he presented his last year’s balance sheet as CEO of Bayer. (Photo: Sepp Spiegl) Dusseldorf Bayer boss Werner Baumann refrained from big parting words…
Bayer benefits from the agricultural business – but expects profits to fall in 2023
Dusseldorf The chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer achieved record results in 2022, but will not be able to maintain this in the current year. For 2023, Bayer forecasts a decline…
Bayer benefits from the agricultural business – but expects profits to fall in 2023
Dusseldorf The chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer achieved record results in 2022, but will not be able to maintain this in the current year. For 2023, Bayer forecasts a decline…
Bayer benefits from the agricultural business – but expects profits to fall in 2023
Dusseldorf The chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer achieved record results in 2022, but will not be able to maintain this in the current year. For 2023, Bayer forecasts a decline…
Bayer benefits from the agricultural business – but expects profits to fall in 2023
Dusseldorf After two years of significant growth, the prospects for the pharmaceutical and agricultural group Bayer are clouding over. For 2023, the Leverkusen-based company only expects a slight increase in…
Saori Dubourg is leaving the chemical giant
Saori Dubourg The manager was meanwhile considered a possible successor to CEO Brudermüller. (Photo: BASF SE) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf Two days before the presentation of the business figures for the past…
Saori Dubourg is leaving the chemical giant
Saori Dubourg The manager was meanwhile considered a possible successor to CEO Brudermüller. (Photo: BASF SE) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf Two days before the presentation of the business figures for the past…
EU saves billions by avoiding gas imports – Habeck wants to subsidize wind turbine production
The Czech Republic is making itself independent of Russian natural gas The Czech Republic has radically reduced its originally high dependence on Russian natural gas. In January, imports of Russian…