Tag: Agricultural policy
Grain cultivation: Farmers want to increase production
Grain harvest in Baden-Württemberg Debate about wheat cultivation on ecological priority areas. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The global shortage of wheat, triggered by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, is…
Russia can use hunger as a geopolitical weapon
Brussels It is another big drama that is currently emerging in world politics: Since Ukraine, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, can no longer supply numerous countries…
Cem Özdemir wants to put an end to junk prices
Cem Ozdemir The new boss in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture is setting the first steps. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has declared war on cheap food prices:…
Organic or conventional – which agriculture do we need?
Dusseldorf Organic is booming: Due to the corona crisis, sales of organic food in Germany rose by 22 percent to 15 billion euros in 2020, according to the industry association…
Airfarm’s digital platform for farmers
Founder Hubertus Mai The founder used to work for the software company SAP – meanwhile, with his start-up, he has returned to the subject of agriculture. Munich Many farmers have…
How the Baywa wants to fight weeds
Baywa chopping robot “Dino” The machine can be used for mechanical weed control on vegetables and herbs. Munich Agriculture is seen as a rather conservative industry. In terms of digitization,…