Robert Finger

Energieverbrauch tierischer Lebensmittel (inklusive Produktion, Verarbeitung etc.) in Relation. Via @katapultmagazin.bsky.social
Studie von Rasul et al. mit Definitionen und Details doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

JOB OPENING:
Tenure Track scientist as working group head (m/f/d) on “Co-developed nature-based solutions in wine growing landscapes”
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June data are in.
The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.

We kicked off our #SummerSchool with 26 participants from 14 countries! 🚀 Our "Pizza of Participation" challenge had teams playfully designing their ideal school experience, followed by a delicious pizza dinner. 🍕 Follow our journey for more highlights!
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@usyseth.bsky.social

Die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU Das Buch untersucht die Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der EU (GAP) erstmals aus einer historischen, wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen und politischen Perspektive.

"Die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU - Vergangenheit, Reformen u Gegenwart." Das Buch erscheint im 09/2025. Mein Buchprojekt wird nach 4J intensiver Schreibarbeit abgeschlossen. Ich hoffe, ich kann damit zur Ausbildung & Diskussion im Bereich Agrarpolitik beitragen.
link.springer.com/book/9783658...

‚Auswirkungen von Hitzestress auf Risiko und Effizienz in der Schweizer Milchviehhaltung‘

Neuer Agrarpolitik-Blog, lead Iordanis Parikoglou

agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/08/06/a...

Paper in der European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...

I am deeply honored to be invited as keynote speaker at the 15th Congress of the Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics

My keynote address is titled “Digital Innovations in Agriculture: A Sustainability and Production Economics Perspective”

Details economiaagroalimentaria.es/en/xv-congre...

Regarding digital technologies in general, this overview article, "Agricultural Policy in the Era of Digitalization" describes pathways doi.org/10.1016/j.fo.... Exemplary papers using AI for policy evaluation are: doi.org/10.1093/erae... or by @christianstetter.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/erae...

We are looking forward to having @robertfinger.bsky.social join and facilitate a session on agricultural policy at our Summer School this week!

Machine learning in agricultural and applied economics Abstract. This review presents machine learning (ML) approaches from an applied economist’s perspective. We first introduce the key ML methods drawing conn

Best to get an overview is this great paper by Hugo Storm et al. 'Machine learning in agricultural and applied economics' doi.org/10.1093/erae..., see also this earlier paper by Paolo doi.org/10.1093/erae...

Paolo Brignoli joined our AECP group at ETH Zurich as a postdoctoral researcher this week. His research focuses on exploring how machine learning and artificial intelligence can support agricultural policy making and advance research in agricultural economics.

We are excited to have you on board🥳

<em>Journal of Agricultural Economics</em> | Wiley Online Library Pesticide reduction is increasingly incentivised in European agriculture but may generate trade-offs. For example, replacing herbicides with mechanical weed control methods is associated with higher ...

Herbicide-Free Agriculture: #Pesticide reduction is incentivised in European #agriculture but may generate trade-offs. #RemoteSensing technologies can reduce the number of mechanical control interventions, but these benefits vary across production systems & cost structures: doi.org/10.1111/1477...

‘Policies to Transform the Agricultural and Food Systems‘

I am looking forward to giving a talk and facilitating group work at the World Food System Center Summer School at ETH Zurich this week

Details on the WFSC and the summer school worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/education/su... @ethzwfsc.bsky.social

Join us next week! On August 6, 16:00-17:00, Bignon William Tossou will present a paper on "A global review of pesticide policies" in our FRIES Seminar

At ETH Zürich or via zoom: ethz.zoom.us/j/66023991150
More on FRIES frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz

Steering plant-soil feedback for sustainable agriculture The challenge of producing food at low monetary cost comes with high environmental impacts as yield maximization by excessive fertilization and chemical pest control drive farmers away from using the ...

A new #ScienceReview shows how the ecological concept of plant-soil feedback can be used to restore the capacity of agricultural soils to provide nutrients, suppress pathogens, and enhance crop resilience sustainably. scim.ag/45dhSOu

Menschenrecht auf Klimaschutz: Internationaler Gerichtshof schafft kostspielige Illusionen Moralisch kann man der Meinung sein, dass alle Staaten einen gerechten Anteil zum Klimaschutz beitragen sollen. Doch eine rechtliche Durchsetzbarkeit ist illusorisch und schädlich. So funktioniert die...

Solche Texte lassen mich ratlos zurück.

Gerichte beziehen sich auf die Rechtsprechung, messen Politik also an ihren eigenen Ambitionen – wie ich als Journalist auch. Wer diese Diskrepanz ausspricht, wird immer öfter als delusional oder illusorisch diffamiert.

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display of many potatoes varieties with different colours and shapes

Potatoes were originally cultivated in South America thousands of years ago and were introduced into Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century. There are now thousands of potato varieties worldwide ~ here’s an extraordinary collection from Bolivia

Join us next week! On August 6, 16:00-17:00, Bignon William Tossou will present a paper on "A global review of pesticide policies" in our FRIES Seminar

At ETH Zürich or via zoom: ethz.zoom.us/j/66023991150
More on FRIES frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz

Powerful satellite will chart changes on Earth’s surface in exquisite detail — down to a centimetre But will the US–India mission be the last for NASA for a long time to come?

An astonishingly high-resolution satellite that launched today will soon map changes on Earth’s surface in unprecedented detail

go.nature.com/40HptDC

Neue Deklarationspflicht zur Förderung des Tierwohls Die seit Anfang Juli geltenden Deklarationspflichten sind das Resultat von jahrelanger und hartnäckiger Politik hinter den Kulissen.

"Manchmal erreicht die Politik markante Fortschritte, ohne dass die Medien gross darüber berichten." So geschehen bei der Deklarationspflicht für gewisse tierische Importprodukte. Wie es dazu kam, ist ein grosser Verdienst von @kilianbaumann.bsky.social. Mehr dazu in seiner Kolumne:

Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

(2/2) … nachhaltige #Landwirtschaft, sind auch für die globale Biodiversität wichtig. Fleischkonsum & #Landnutzung im Zusammenhang mit #Viehzucht & Futtermittelproduktion gelten als schädliche Faktoren für die Biodiversität in Agrarlandschaften: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

#Biodiversität: Ein Wandel gesellschaftlicher Werte und der #Ernährung kann die Landnutzung verringern und politische Entscheidungen auf Umweltziele lenken. Eine Ernährungsumstellung, inkl. reduziertem Konsum von #Fleisch und strenger Gesetzgebung für #Naturschutz und… (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

#Biodiversity: Changing societal values with corresponding changes in #diets can reduce pressure on #landuse & favour political decisions to focus CAP payments on #environment objectives or to tighten national nature #conservation laws. The importance of dietary change… (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Entwicklungspfade für die Biodiversität in Agrarlandschaften in Deutschland – Wie können wir den Artenverlust stoppen?

Neuer Agrarpolitik-Blog. Lead Christian Sponagel & Amybeth Thompson

agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/07/28/e...

Open Access paper
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Great visit and insightful presentation by Karl Storchmann today at ETH Zürich, followed by an exciting visit at the wine museum (Weinbau Museum) Au.

Thank you, Karl, for joining us and for the great discussions!

@karlstorchmann.bsky.social

‚Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes‘

New paper in People and Nature led by Christian Sponagel & Amybeth Thompson with many coauthors, e.g. @sebastianlakner.bsky.social @naturealexk.bsky.social

Open Access
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

‘Remote‐Sensing for Herbicide‐Free Agriculture: A Bio‐Economic and Policy Appraisal’

New paper in the Journal of Agricultural Economics led by Eileen Ziehmann and with Robert Huber @robehube.bsky.social

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Open Access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Excited to join the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝟰𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 project as a PostDoc/Senior Researcher at @ethz.ch. Looking forward to this transdisciplinary collaboration! 🌱

Interview in 20 Minuten zum Thema „Ist vegane Ernährung per se besser für Umwelt und Klima?“ 🌱
bit.ly/40DmBHX
Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven zur Bedeutung pflanzenbasierter Ernährung und notwendigem Systemwandel.

Mehr Details und Quellen in meinem LinkedIn-Post: bit.ly/lnkdn-post-2...

This week Bignon William Tossou from the University of Bonn joined our AECP group at ETH Zurich as a visiting scientist.

He is working with us on pesticide policies. We are happy to have you on board!🥳 sites.google.com/view/bignonw...

Join his presentation on Aug 06 frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz