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EU Commissioner for Agriculture and President of the WFO at the Summit 2020
Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Union, will join Dr. Theo de Jager, President, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) at the World Food Convention – Digital Edition2020. They will explore the opportunities of the EU Green
“Putting climate and environmental protection at the heart of European policy”
Svenja Schulze (Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany) on “Putting climate and environmental protection at the heart of European policy” in the Global Solutions Journal
Six Months That Will Change Global Food Security, One Way or the Other
COVID-19 has rocked economies and disrupted daily lives all over the world. Whether the global food system, especially in developing countries, emerges stronger or more fragile will depend on what happens next.
A contribution of Bayer AG
Coronavirus and the food industry
How much does the coronavirus burden the German food industry? Tagesspiegel-Authors Heike Jahberg, Laurin Meyer and Thorsten Mumme take a glance at the supermarket shelves. Crisis. What crisis? Germany is hoarding yeast, but Nestlé, the world’s largest food producer, continues
World Food Program on the corona crisis
The coronavirus also affects the work of the World Food Programme: Expert Amer Daoudi talks on the starving, Covid-19 and crisis logistics with Tagesspiegel-Author Christian Böhme. Mr Daoudi, what does the pandemic mean for those who are starving? Global containment
French fries crisis in Germany
The drought in Germany, full potato stores and the appreciation of farmers in corona times: On these topics Tagesspiegel-Author Heike Jahberg has conducted an interview with Farmers’ President Joachim Rukwied. Mr Rukwied, it has been very dry for weeks, now
EU considers introducing a “meat tax”
With the new “farm-to-fork” strategy, the EU Commission wants to promote healthier eating habits through tax incentives. Tagesspiegel author Thomas Trappe on scepticism about the plan.