01. March 2020
We need to strengthen the dialogue across different opninions, says BASF's Vice President Global Sustainability & Governmental Affairs. In order to rech our SDG goals we ought to leave traditional ways of thinking and use new technology and support new ideas.
28. February 2020
From farm to fork, new networks are emerging, distances are becoming shorter, supply chains more flexible and food products more traceable. The food market of the future is decentralised and functions as a digital network that brings consumers and producers closer together again, as the "point of production" moves ever closer to the "point of consumption". At the same time, new digital instruments allow modern forms of cooperation.
27. February 2020
In the panel on alternative proteins, Gertenbach and Spears were among those discussing this topic with Dr. Hans Wilhelm Windhorst (WING). According to Spears, the greatest challenge in the "laboratory production" of meat is the reduction of production costs. In order to be able to produce in series for the market, the raw materials would have to become significantly cheaper. In Germany, on the other hand, there is less willingness to take risks and invest in startups, said Gertenbach. Unlike in the USA, financing is a difficult issue.
The panel on alternative proteins included Marcus Keitzer (PHW) and Fabio Ziemßen (BALPro). 2019 hsa been a very exciting year for all those working in the field of alternative proteins, Marcus Keitzer stated at the Farm & Food 2020 in Berlin. "We are dealing with a new generation of products that appeal to the middle of society today." The association BALPro is a platform of interest in the market, where all the (new) players in the field of alternative proteins can network and exchange information about the challenges that exist here. Fabio Ziemßen continues: "In order to be able to compete with large sites in the USA, Israel, Singapore or Wageningen, we need a community, an exchange between the players whose backgroun is not the traditional food production.
25. February 2020
The panel on alternative proteins included Bernhard Krüsken (German Farmers' Association) & Hubertus Paetow (President of the DLG). Krüsken states that the new proteins do not appear out of nowhere. Raw materials are also needed here and in the course of this, the protein topic is an important part of our sustainability discussion. The question of how food from these new production processes will be evaluated in the future also has yet to be answered, says Paetow. Here you'll find an extract from the debate.
21. February 2020
The discussion "Agronomic Data" at the 5th Farm & Food in Berlin focused on the possibilities, acceptance and benefits of agronomic data in agriculture. Out of 2000 active satellites worldwide, around 580 are currently used for earth observation. A satellite view of Germany with 1.3 billion pixels can be displayed within 15 minutes. Rewatch the opening presentation by Dr. Katrin Kohler, Satlytics, to see how farmers can use this data to their advantage.
20. February 2020
How can farmers be supported in the use of data-based applications? Claudia Vallentin from GFZ Potsdam sees "knowledge transfer" as training and information services for farmers on the use of satellite data. Watch you find Claudia Vallentin's statement and an excerpt from the discussion on Agronomic Data at the Farm & Food 2020 in Berlin.
12. February 2020
Farmers should be empowered to adapt sustainable methods like regenerative agriculture, says Indigo’s Head of Europe, Georg Goeres. In order to do so, we have to pay them for how they produce and not only the product: Pay them for how they grow the apple, not just the fruit itself.
New ways to produce meat can be healthier and more sustainable than anything that comes directly from animals, says New Age Meats’ CEO Brian Spears. Methods like regenerative agriculture offer even more ways to make these products more sustainable.
11. February 2020
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is a task that we can only fulfil together, says Julia Harnal. The head of BASF SE's global unit for Sustainability and Governmental Relations is certain that we can meet this challenge if farmers, science and consumers make proper use of existing knowledge and new technology.
10. February 2020
Aidan Conolly is CEO of Cainthus, Ireland. Farm & Food has invited him to speak at the fifth Farm & Food 4.0 in Berlin. Here you can read his keynote speech of 20 January 2020.
How could our startup ecosystem improve? This question was the focus of the AgTech Ecosystem Workshop. Lack of funding in Germany makes life difficult for innovators. There is a lack of capital, investors, partnerships and networks. We ask: How can we build an ecosystem for innovation in Agtech in Germany? Who and what is necessary for this? We addressed startups, funding institutions such as banks and state support programs, VCs and CVs, knowledge providers and consultants, incubators and accelerators.
