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Robert Finger

@robertfinger.bsky.social

Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy & Chair of the World Food System Center at ETH Zürich. Open Science. Website https://sites.google.com/view/fingerrobert/home Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V7yA_rcAAAAJ&hl=en

created October 1, 2023

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

‘Agricultura e politica: Quant ferma è la politica agrara en Svizra?’ Interview on the role of agriculture in the Swiss policy landscape in Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (RTR) (in Rumantsch) www.rtr.ch/novitads/svi...

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺? 🌱 Registration for Food Day on 29 October 2025 is officially open! This year, we're exploring "Planting Healthier Nutrition," focusing on how to co-create actionable solutions for our future food system. Register here: bit.ly/4p2lkEF

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Thank you!

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Thank you!

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Thank you!

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

Congratulations to our chair @robertfinger.bsky.social for receiving the European Association of Agricultural Economists' (EAAE) Fellowship Award 👏

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Profile picture Moritz Drupp (@moritzdrupp.bsky.social) reposted

🌍📈 Paper “The Economics of Inequality and the Environment” out today in the Journal of Economic Literature @aeajournals.bsky.social, joint with Jasper Meya, Lutz Sager & Ulrike Kornek. See short summary and PM by PIK linked below, and the paper here 👉 pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...

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Fellow of the European Association of Agricultural Economists🥳 I am beyond words and incredibly honored to receive the European Association of Agricultural Economists' (EAAE) Fellowship Award, the highest recognition in European agricultural economics. eaae.org/ItemText.asp...

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Profile picture Bartosz Bartkowski (@bartoszbartk.com) reposted

Knowing Moritz and Jasper, I am pretty sure this piece is worth a read: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Profile picture ReneBerg56g (@reneberg.bsky.social) reposted

Wasserknappheit in Brandenburg Stopfen gegen die Dürre Alte Drainagen aus DDR-Zeiten ziehen Brandenburg die Feuchtigkeit aus den Böden. Biobauern suchen nun Wege, das Wasser aufzufangen. taz.de/Wasserknapph...

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Thank you very much Maksym!

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Thank you very much!

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Thank you very much Moritz!

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Thank you very much John!

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Fellow of the European Association of Agricultural Economists🥳 I am beyond words and incredibly honored to receive the European Association of Agricultural Economists' (EAAE) Fellowship Award, the highest recognition in European agricultural economics. eaae.org/ItemText.asp...

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Profile picture Akrotelm 🌾 (@akrotelm.bsky.social) reposted

Ich habe vor 1 Jahr mal dieses Starter-Kit erstellt. Es wurde viel genutzt...und dann ist es etwas in der Versenkung verschwunden. Jetzt wurde es wieder vielfach geteilt 👌 👉 Aber es gibt mittlerweile viele neue Accounts, die da noch fehlen. Habt ihr Ergänzungen? Bitte DruKo, ich füge dann zu. 🫶

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Profile picture Philip Miriti (@philipmiriti.bsky.social) reposted

1/ 2. I had the pleasure of presenting findings from my first PhD paper at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Conference in Bonn titled "Reducing Pesticide Use: Insights into Farmers' Preferences and Policy Implications for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Practices"

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Great session on Agricultural Economics & Open Science today at the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, led by Carola Grebitus and Julia Höhler! With contributions by Jutta Roosen, Silke Hüttel, Romain Espinosa and Eleni Toli doi.org/10.1093/qope...

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Profile picture Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson (@profejzrobinson.bsky.social) reposted

Thanks @moritzfritschle.bsky.social. It was a real privilege to be invited to deliver the first of the #EAAE2025 #EAAE 2025 keynotes. I got to bring together two of my favourite topics, #foodsecurity and #sciencefiction. Bonus was to meet up with former @uniofreading.bsky.social colleagues.

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Profile picture Annika Tensi (@annikatensi.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

… but it was cool to hear that the study on open science policies of Ag Econ journals by @robertfinger.bsky.social and colleagues triggered discussions among the respective editorial boards. That’s how a cultural change is brought about.

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Exciting session on Invasive Species, Pest Control and Resistance at the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) With presentations by Sergei Schaub, Lucca Zachmann, and many others Details congress www.ilr1.uni-bonn.de/eaaecongress...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Excellent presentation by Robert Huber on a paper on ‘The Role of Behavioral and Social Factors in Agent-Based Models for Agricultural Policy Evaluations’ at the 18th EAAE Congress in a great session on ‘Behavioural Experimental Methods & Modelling’ @robehube.bsky.social

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of joining the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group of Wageningen University for a wonderful dinner at the EAAE congress Chairholder Justus Wesseler brought together current members and alumni. I was an assistant professor in the AEP group from 2012 to 2013.

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Yesterday, the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group of ETH Zurich held a wonderful dinner, bringing together current members and alumni at the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) in Bonn. Details on our group aecp.ethz.ch

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Yesterday, the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group of ETH Zurich held a wonderful dinner, bringing together current members and alumni at the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) in Bonn. Details on our group aecp.ethz.ch

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Outstanding and important keynote by Anna Dreber on '(Predicting) Replication Outcomes and Generalizability' at the XVIII EAAE Congress sites.google.com/site/annadre... www.ilr1.uni-bonn.de/eaaecongress...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

👇thanks to Simone for organizing and to everyone for contributing to this amazing and inspiring session! I presented ongoing work from our InsuranceGrass project with many collaborators aecp.ethz.ch/research/ins...

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Profile picture Yann de Mey (@yanndemey.bsky.social) reposted

What better way to kick off day 2 of the #EAAE2025 in Bonn than a session on “Climatic Crisis And Risk Management In Agriculture: A Behavioural Perspective” where I was kindly invited to be a discussant by session organizer Simone Cerroni 🎤

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Profile picture Yann de Mey (@yanndemey.bsky.social) reposted

Monika Hartmann delivering the Welcome Address of the #EAAE2025 Congress in Bonn. We are celebrating 50 years of the EAAE this edition 🎉 Looking forward to 4 fruitful days 👩‍🏫

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26/8/2025, 2:14:51 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Great Opening Session of the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), hosted by the University of Bonn. With welcoming addresses and keynotes by Monica Hartmann, Jose Gill, and Elizabeth Robinson and others Details congress www.ilr1.uni-bonn.de/eaaecongress...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Looking forward to the start of the 18th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), today in Bonn. 27 papers with AECP group (co)authorship will be presented at the congress. Join us! Details congress www.ilr1.uni-bonn.de/eaaecongress... Details group aecp.ethz.ch

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Profile picture American Association of Wine Economists AAWE (@wineecon.bsky.social) reposted

JOURNAL OF WINE ECONOMICS (forthcoming): “China’s wine market: Recent shocks, long-term prospects” by Kym Anderson. www.cambridge.org/core/service...

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Profile picture American Association of Wine Economists AAWE (@wineecon.bsky.social) reposted

Fascinating museum-style re-creation. A 2022 Räuschling made in the style of 1910 by Weinbaumuseum am Zürichsee (Switzerland) weinbaumuseum.ch. Dry wine w/ high acidity & extract, and low alcohol (7% ABV), produced from unripe grapes. Back then, Räuschling struggled to ripen fully around Lake Zürich

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Profile picture Elena Matera (@elenamatera.bsky.social) reposted

Unter Brandenburgs Feldern liegen kilometerlange Drainagerohre aus DDR-Zeiten. Sie leiten Regen ab, bevor er ins Grundwasser sickern kann. Und das in einer Region, die schon jetzt massiv unter Trockenheit leidet. Unsere Recherche jetzt in der @taz.de @aagro.bsky.social taz.de/Wasserknapph...

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Profile picture Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600.bsky.social) reposted

This chart is wild! Doesn't matter how often I've seen human population growth being put in a long historical context, I am still blown away! Source: buff.ly/rs1Dd8B

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

‘2030: Five Years to Go – How Science Can Drive Food System Transformation’ Great honor to deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Agro Food Innovation Forum 08.09.2025, Zürich Registration & Program: www.swissfoodresearch.ch/en/events/20... Details on my talk www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

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Profile picture Pro Natura (@de.pronatura.ch) reposted

Die Resultate des Schweizer Gewässermonitorings sind ernüchternd: In fast 2/3 der Flüsse gibt es deutlich zu wenige Fische. «Es ist klar erkennbar, dass Landwirtschaft und Besiedlung dazu führen, dass empfindliche Tiere seltener vorkommen» so das @bafu.admin.ch www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home...

Kälteliebende Äschen in einem Fluss. Sie spüren die Folgen des Klimawandels und sind in Schweizer Flüssen immer seltener vorzufinden. © Rainer Kühnis
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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

Assessing the trade-offs of regenerative agriculture! A new @ethz.ch project is collaborating with 15 Swiss farmers, developing a framework to assess environmental, economic, and social factors. #RegenerativeAg #ETHZürich 🇨🇭🌱👩‍🌾 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UEw66k @usyseth.bsky.social

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Profile picture Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften (D-USYS), ETH Zürich (@usyseth.bsky.social) reposted

Trockenheit, Starkregen, Hitze - Wetterextreme setzen der #Landwirtschaft immer stärker zu. 🌦️ Die von Prof. Dr. @nbuchmann.bsky.social geleitete Forschungsgruppe Graslandwissenschaften der @ethz.ch zeigt: Artenreiche Wiesen gleichen Ertragseinbussen besser aus. www.diegruene.ch/artikel/verm...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Save the date: Join us at the Food Day 2025, 29 October The World Food System Center holds its annual Food Day at ETH Zurich Workshops, Keynote by Prof. Frank Ewert, Networking Poster Session and more worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and... @ethz.ch @ethzwfsc.bsky.social @zalf.bsky.social

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Profile picture European Commission (@ec.europa.eu) reposted

Europe’s culinary heritage is rich, diverse, and worth protecting. With 3,500+ geographical indications registered, we’re safeguarding the traditions, skills, and people behind them. So, they’re never lost to imitation. Behind every label is a legacy. Time to discover them ↓ europa.eu/!DByXmJ

A map of Europe showing the number of geographical indications by country. Each country is a different shade of green, and the numbers are in yellow circles. Italy: 889 France: 771 Spain: 388 Greece: 282 Portugal: 207 Germany: 179 Hungary: 88 Croatia: 74 Romania: 75 Bulgaria: 72 Austria: 57 Slovenia: 46 Czechia: 43 Belgium: 39 Netherlands: 39 Poland: 38 Slovakia: 29 Cyprus: 26 Sweden: 26 Ireland: 13 Lithuania: Denmark: 13 Finland: 13 Latvia: 5 Luxembourg: 3 Malta: 4 Estonia: 2
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Profile picture Moritz Peter Fritschle (@moritzfritschle.bsky.social) reposted

Winzer*innen, u.a. im Südwesten, erhöhen auch immer weiter ihren Output von alkoholfreien und 0.0 (Schaum-) Weinen. Gibt so einige Strategien, sie erweitern das Sortiment durch Zukauf, investieren in Anlagen oder lassen ihre Weine von externen Kellereien entalkoholisieren. 🍇🍾🍷

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Profile picture American Association of Wine Economists AAWE (@wineecon.bsky.social) reposted

Vineyard Area in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, 1900-2022

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Profile picture Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. (@oekoprog.bsky.social) reposted

Was ist gut an NGTs? 🌱🧬✂️ Wir haben uns in der Vergangenheit mit zentralen Diskussionspunkten rund um Neue Genomischen Techniken - kurz NGTs - auseinandergesetzt. @martinreich.bsky.social hat einmal ein Kondensat unserer Hauptargumente erstellt: Die NGT-Essentials! oekoprog.org/ngt-essentia...

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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein.bsky.social) reposted

Changes to #Twitter made the platform no longer professionally useful or pleasant; many scientists abandoned it in favor of #Bluesky. For every reported professional benefit that they once gained from Twitter, #scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky: doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

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Profile picture MR. WOM (@mrwom.bsky.social) reposted

Für alle hier, die mit Startups und Innovation im Food- und Gastrosektor zu tun haben! Die @crowdfoods.bsky.social Eventseite der NEWFOOD X NOW Startup Expo & Konferenz vom 8.2.-10.2.2026 an der Intergastra ist endlich live.😊 Alles weitere hier: newfoodx.com Gerne weitersagen und teilen!

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽! 🎬 Our Summer School "Design ideas for sustainable food systems" officially concluded last Friday. Over 2 weeks, participants embarked on an intensive program, exploring and designing ideas for the food system of tomorrow. Read more: bit.ly/45ucKak @usyseth.bsky.social

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Profile picture John Holbein (@johnholbein1.bsky.social) reposted

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Are you involved in food systems related research at @ethz.ch, or in partnership with ETH? Showcase your work at our poster session at Food Day on 29 Oct! More info: bit.ly/4oJ3bf6 Submission deadline is 21 Sept 2025. @usyseth.bsky.social

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reposted

'A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy' New paper in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, led by Nadja El Benni and with Yanbing Wang, Jeanine Ammann, and Gabi Mack Open Access doi.org/10.1002/aepp... @agroscope.bsky.social @ethzwfsc.bsky.social

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reply parent

Fully agree, see for example bsky.app/profile/robe.... Reducing livestock production is key for more sustainable agriculture. But summer alpine farming comes with various environmental and social benefits that need to be considered too in such steps doi.org/10.1016/j.ag....

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‚Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives’ New paper in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics led by Marta Tarruella with @robehube.bsky.social, N El Benni, G Mack, D Schäfer onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Exciting visit to an alpine dairy production system in Samnaun 🇨🇭 40 cows graze on summer pastures, milking takes place at Alp Bella at 2,380 meters, one of highest summer dairy farms. Milk is transported via an underground pipeline > 3 km to the dairy at 1700 m, where cheese and more is produced

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Profile picture Bartosz Bartkowski (@bartoszbartk.com) reposted

📝 New paper out, in which we use multi-objective optimization to investigate trade-offs⚖️ between crop yields🌾, water quality💧 and biodiversity🪲 in a case study in Eastern Saxony. Short 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Screenshot of paper A rather complicated conceptual figure
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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein.bsky.social) reposted

The most immutable resource constraint we face—the one we can’t mine more of—is #land. And land is really a story about #agriculture, which devours half of our planet’s habitable land. It’s a resource we’re not using wisely, e.g. #beef farming takes 50% of global… (1/x) www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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Profile picture European Commission (@ec.europa.eu) reposted

More than 450 million Europeans. 29 countries. 1 shared freedom. This year, we mark 40 years of Schengen! The Schengen Agreement has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.

Lake Konigsee on German-Austrian border © Adobe Stock, Michal Rezny Lake at the border between Norway and Sweden © Adobe Stock, Wirestock Mountain landscape in the Pieniny National Park at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Pieniny Park is located on the border of Poland and Slovakia © Adobe Stock, proslgn Flock of sheeps moving down a valley in the French Alps on border with Switzerland © Adobe Stock, Aide
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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

'A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy' New paper in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, led by Nadja El Benni and with Yanbing Wang, Jeanine Ammann, and Gabi Mack Open Access doi.org/10.1002/aepp... @agroscope.bsky.social @ethzwfsc.bsky.social

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reply parent

Vielen Dank! Absolut, Rentablität ist sehr kontextspezifisch, das zeigen wir im Artikel auch (Titel des Blogs ist zu vereinfachend). Wir zeigen zB, günstigere Technologien (Satellitenbilder) sind weniger präzise aber viel günstiger und daher ggf in langer Frist zielführender doi.org/10.1111/1477...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

Fernerkundungstechnologien können herbizidfreie Produktionssysteme ökonomisch attraktiver machen und deren Umweltfussabdruck senken Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog. Lead Eileen Ziehmann & mit @robehube.bsky.social agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/08/13/f... Paper im Journal of Agr Econ doi.org/10.1111/1477...

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Profile picture WSL Umweltforschung (@wslresearch.bsky.social) reposted

🌲🌳Hast du ein Bachelor- oder Masterstudium in #Umweltwissenschaften, #Forstwissenschaften, #Biologie abgeschlossen? Hast du Interesse am #Stickstoffhaushalt in Waldökosystemen in Europa? Dann bewirb dich als Wissenschaftliche Aushilfe (w/m/d): apply.refline.ch/273855/1757/... #sciencejobs #wald

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Profile picture Dan Quintana (@dsquintana.bsky.social) reposted

Systematic reviewers have a 10.7% error rate when screening papers for potential inclusion. In other words, about 1 in 9 abstracts are categorised incorrectly (i.e., false inclusion or false exclusion). This really drives home the benefit of having at least two screeners

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Profile picture Agroscope (@agroscope.bsky.social) reposted

#SmartFarming: Acceptance of future digital technologies among farmers depends primarily on concrete, farm-specific risk-benefit assessments. www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/en...

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Profile picture Our World in Data (@ourworldindata.org) reposted

To grow food you need two things: some land and some of your time. Land and labor are two of agriculture’s primary inputs. To build a food system that works for people and the planet, humanity needs to achieve high productivity in both of them.

A bar chart showing agricultural value added per worker, which is calculated by dividing the amount of economic value generated from farming, forestry, and fishing by the number of people who work in those sectors. Data for 2022 is shown for 6 countries and the global average. Ag. value added per worker is relatively high in countries like Australia ($122,800) and the Netherlands ($85,200) — but relatively much lower in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Congo ($1429), Tanzania ($874), and Uganda ($850). The data is expressed in constant 2015 US dollars; it's adjusted for inflation but doesn't account for cost of living differences between countries. The data source is the World Bank, OECD national accounts, and ILOSTAT (2025). The chart is CC BY Our World in Data.
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Profile picture Our World in Data (@ourworldindata.org) reposted

In low-income countries, most people work in farming; in richer countries, they work in services

This graphic illustrates the distribution of the labor force across different sectors—agriculture, industry, and services—based on income levels of countries in 2023. On the left, there is a stacked bar representing low-income countries, where 59% of the workforce is in agriculture, 10% in industry, and 31% in services. Next, the lower-middle-income group shows a breakdown of 40% in agriculture, 23% in industry, and 37% in services. The upper-middle-income countries have 21% in agriculture, 28% in industry, and 51% in services. Finally, in high-income countries, only 3% of the labor force is in agriculture, with 23% in industry and 74% in services. The title highlights the trend that higher-income countries have fewer agricultural workers and a greater proportion involved in industry and services. The footer indicates the data source is the International Labor Organization (2025)
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Profile picture Michael Wara (@michaelwara.bsky.social) reposted

Are you a natural resource or agricultural economics PhD or postdoc interested in real world policy work? Come work with CEPP's growing food team on quantifying subsidies in the dairy and beef industry! If not, pass the word! careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/food-sy...

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Profile picture Dan de Kadt (@dandekadt.bsky.social) reposted

🚨 “Good Description” with @annagbusse.bsky.social 🚨 What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description? We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers. Two main contributions... 🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc

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Profile picture John Holbein (@johnholbein1.bsky.social) reposted

For example, we've recently learned that virtually all state-level DiD's are probably incredibly underpowered.

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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...

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Profile picture American Association of Wine Economists AAWE (@wineecon.bsky.social) reposted

JOB OPENING: Tenure Track scientist as working group head (m/f/d) on “Co-developed nature-based solutions in wine growing landscapes” jobs.zalf.de/jobposting/0...

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Profile picture American Association of Wine Economists AAWE (@wineecon.bsky.social) reposted

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.

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

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! @ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social

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Profile picture Sebastian Lakner🇺🇦 (@sebastianlakner.bsky.social) reposted

"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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

‚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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reply parent

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...

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

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

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reply parent

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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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🥳

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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein.bsky.social) reposted

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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

‘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

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reposted

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

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Profile picture Science Magazine (@science.org) reposted

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

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Profile picture Elia Blülle (@bluelle.bsky.social) reposted

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. www.nzz.ch/meinung/ein-...

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Profile picture Journal of Art in Society (@artinsociety.bsky.social) reposted

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

display of many potatoes varieties with different colours and shapes
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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.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

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Profile picture Nature (@nature.com) reposted

An astonishingly high-resolution satellite that launched today will soon map changes on Earth’s surface in unprecedented detail go.nature.com/40HptDC

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Profile picture Kleinbauern-Vereinigung (@kleinbauernvkmb.bsky.social) reposted

"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:

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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein-de.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

(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...

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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein-de.bsky.social) reposted

#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...

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Profile picture Alexander J. Stein (@ajstein.bsky.social) reposted

#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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.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/...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social) reposted

‘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 @ethzwfsc.bsky.social Open Access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Profile picture Maiken Maier (@maikenmelanie.bsky.social) reposted

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

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Profile picture Maiken Maier (@maikenmelanie.bsky.social) reposted

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...

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Profile picture Robert Finger (@robertfinger.bsky.social)

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

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Profile picture Ralph Martin (@ralphmartin.bsky.social) reposted

“I truly believe until there is policy and ways to hold big corporations accountable, I don’t see it changing much.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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Profile picture World Food System Center, ETH Zurich (@ethzwfsc.bsky.social) reposted

We are looking forward to visiting HofLabor next week with our Summer School! 🌱 Check out this recent SRF report highlighting HofLabor's work on regenerative mosaic farming, featuring our member Nina Buchmann. Prof. of Grassland Sciences at @usyseth.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/3H4RZIG

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Profile picture Sebastian Lakner🇺🇦 (@sebastianlakner.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Wir haben auf agrarpolitik-blog.com einen Text geschrieben, der Methode und die Hauptergebnisse darstellt. agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/07/28/e...

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