@robertfinger.bsky.social
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at ETH Zürich. Website https://sites.google.com/view/fingerrobert/home Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V7yA_rcAAAAJ&hl=en
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Kichererbsen aus Brandenburg. Copyright: Kathrin Harms.
🫛 🫘 Am Internationalen Tag der #Hülsenfrüchte werfen wir den Blick auf #Erbsen, Ackerbohnen, #Lupinen, #Soja und #Kichererbsen. Gemeinsam mit vielen Praxispartnern engagiert sich das ZALF dafür, den regionalen Anbau von Hülsenfrüchten zu stärken:
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
Bild: (c)Kathrin Harms.
Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
A picture of Hannah Ritchie's book Clearing the Air
@hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book, “Clearing the Air”, will be published in North America on February 17th! (link to pre-order now in 🧵 )
Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
‘From smart farming to wise agricultural systems: A conceptual framework for systems-oriented sustainable digital transformation in agriculture’
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
Es gab einige Berichte über die Implikationen einer neuen Science-Studie für die Schweiz bezüglich der schädlichen Wirkung von Pestiziden. Das Paper ist toll und wichtig
Bezüglich Schlussfolgerungen für die Schweiz gibt es jedoch wichtige Beobachtungen. Siehe LinkedIn Post shorturl.at/7HRUK
Global Brewer Hop Area, 2024
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Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
Call for papers for our special issue (deadline June 30)
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
‘From smart farming to wise agricultural systems: A conceptual framework for systems-oriented sustainable digital transformation in agriculture’
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
‘Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguard biodiversity’
Very relevant new study by Jakob Wolfram and coauthors in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
As we have already reported, we are happy that the Swiss Federal Government has approved the new National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) CLIM+: Climate Extremes and Society.
👉 Here is our D-USYS report on the project:
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
Deutschlandkarte Winterdürre in Deutschland mit vielen roten Gebieten, die auf Dürre hinweisen Quelle: umweltministerium.de
Sehr schade, dass das @umweltministerium.de solche Inhalte nicht hier postet, sondern nur auf Linkedin und X.
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Organic fertilisers have long been a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, helping recycle nutrients & improve soil health. But, these chemicals, which weren’t traditionally monitored, are now raising environmental concerns. 👇
medium.com/globalfoodle...
#Soil #Farming #SustainableAgriculture
There are fewer and fewer farmers in Switzerland’s population.
Yet politically, they are more influential than ever.
How did a shrinking group become such a powerful political force?
And what’s the secret behind their long-term lobbying success?
New publication: abo.nzz.ch/m_99998148_1/
Last Thursday, we kicked off our new Dialogue Series at @ethz.ch with a sold-out launch event! 🚀
In collaboration with FoodHack Zurich, we explored "Rethinking Pleasure in Food" through 4 sensory stations.
Next event: PFAS in Food on 19 March! 🧪🌽
👉 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
In a new blog post (in German), we provide an overview of our teaching and thesis supervision over the past ten years agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/04/1...
Please find the first anniversary blog post here agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
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The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
In a new blog post (in German), we provide an overview of our teaching and thesis supervision over the past ten years agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/04/1...
“At 14 research agencies Science examined in detail, departures outnumbered new hires last year by a ratio of 11 to one, resulting in a net loss of 4224 STEM Ph.D.s. “
www.science.org/content/arti...
The authors "estimate that by 2025, the Brexit process had reduced UK GDP per capita by 6 to 8 percent, investment by 12 to 18 percent, employment by 3 to 4 percent, and productivity by 3 to 4 percent. These effects grew gradually over time." www.nber.org/202602/diges...
What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧
‘Agrarpolitik: Befinden sich Bauern und Bevölkerung auf Konfliktkurs?’
Artikel zu unserer Studie (lead Nadja El Benni, Agroscope) in der Bauernzeitung www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/agra...
Paper in Agricultural and Food Economics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Tracking the #phenology ⏰ of #riverine #insect 🦟 🐜 communities using #eDNA 🧬🌐🌍.
Out now by Eva Cereghetti et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
a🧵/1/4
KI in der Lehre. "Die Situation ist untragbar."
Ich bin immer wieder verblüfft, wie gezielt blauäugig viele mit der Situation umgehen.
Dagegen dieser wichtige Artikel von @elvirarosert.bsky.social, Eva Herschingers u meines Kollegen @drfranksauer.bsky.social mit Vorschlägen.
taz.de/Kuenstliche-...
Eine beeindruckende Frau ist von uns gegangen.
Unabhängig, mutig, eine überzeugte Parlamentarierin und starke Kämpferin für Frauenrechte.
Ruhe in Frieden, liebe Rita Süssmuth.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/rita...
Where is the outrage that a toxic substance is being routinely sprayed on a food crop?
Instead, organic growers come to its defense.
www.winespectator.com/articles/fre...
Bruno Studer argues that strict NGT laws favor big corporations by creating high entry barriers. To keep Swiss breeding local and innovative, we need science-based regulation, not more hurdles. 🌾🚫 Thank you, "Schweizer Bauer", for the comprehensive interview! 👇
#PlantSciences #NGT
Grünland. Copyright: Nils Volles / ZALF.
Grünland als Methansenke? Ehemals intensiv genutzte Grünlandböden haben selbst nach drei Jahren schonender Nutzung ihr Potential, Methan aufzunehmen, noch nicht vollständig wiederhergestellt. 🦠🌱 Das zeigt eine Studie des ZALF und der Universitäten Greifswald und Hohenheim:
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
