Sustainability conference of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture with Prof. Lotze-Campen

04/05/2023 - How can we transform our agriculture and food system and make it more sustainable? This was the central question at the sustainability conference in Kirchberg, Germany, organized by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). German minister of agriculture Cem Özdemir and vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans discussed the changes necessary on a national and EU-level with experts and young people.
Sustainability conference of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture with Prof. Lotze-Campen

Professor Hermann Lotze-Campen was invited to a panel discussion on 'Agriculture in the climate crisis: Identify ways out and find solutions!'. Together with experts Jan Plagge (president of Bioland e.V. and IFOAM Organics Europe), Bernt Farcke (Resort coordinator Sustainability/Head of department on forest, sustainability and renewable raw materials at BMEL), and others the panel tried to identify sustainable pathways for the future of the agriculture and food sector.

Results of the conference will feed into the ministry's transformation report on sustainable agriculture and food systems and other projects such as the food strategy and the development of a national strategy for 30% organic agriculture and food. The results of the conference will also be discussed in the 'Youth Policy Forum' on 22./23. September 2023 in Berlin. 

If you've missed the conference, you can re-watch the video here (in German only). Furthermore, you can read the sustainability report of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food (BMEL) here.