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
Website https://sites.google.com/view/fingerrobert/home
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V7yA_rcAAAAJ&hl=en
„Die gigantische Reform, die keine wird”
Relevanter Artikel von Angelika Hardegger in der Republik über den Reformprozess zur Schweizer Agrarpolitik 2030+
www.republik.ch/2025/11/24/d...
Details zur AP 2030+ finden sich auf der Website des BLW: www.blw.admin.ch/de/agrarpoli....
Relevanter Artikel von Angelika Hardegger in der Republik über den Reformprozess zur Schweizer Agrarpolitik 2030+
www.republik.ch/2025/11/24/d...
Details zur AP 2030+ finden sich auf der Website des BLW: www.blw.admin.ch/de/agrarpoli....
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
„Die gigantische Reform, die keine wird”
Relevanter Artikel von Angelika Hardegger in der Republik über den Reformprozess zur Schweizer Agrarpolitik 2030+
www.republik.ch/2025/11/24/d...
Details zur AP 2030+ finden sich auf der Website des BLW: www.blw.admin.ch/de/agrarpoli....
Relevanter Artikel von Angelika Hardegger in der Republik über den Reformprozess zur Schweizer Agrarpolitik 2030+
www.republik.ch/2025/11/24/d...
Details zur AP 2030+ finden sich auf der Website des BLW: www.blw.admin.ch/de/agrarpoli....
Die Schweizer Milch- und Fleischproduktion basiert vornehmlich auf Raufutter.
Aber i) 60 % der Ackerfläche werden für Futtermittelproduktion (inkl. Raufutter) genutzt, ii) absolute Menge Kraftfutter ist bei Rindvieh grösser als bei Schweinen oder Geflügel, iii) die Futtermittelimporte steigen.
Aber i) 60 % der Ackerfläche werden für Futtermittelproduktion (inkl. Raufutter) genutzt, ii) absolute Menge Kraftfutter ist bei Rindvieh grösser als bei Schweinen oder Geflügel, iii) die Futtermittelimporte steigen.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Die Schweizer Milch- und Fleischproduktion basiert vornehmlich auf Raufutter.
Aber i) 60 % der Ackerfläche werden für Futtermittelproduktion (inkl. Raufutter) genutzt, ii) absolute Menge Kraftfutter ist bei Rindvieh grösser als bei Schweinen oder Geflügel, iii) die Futtermittelimporte steigen.
Aber i) 60 % der Ackerfläche werden für Futtermittelproduktion (inkl. Raufutter) genutzt, ii) absolute Menge Kraftfutter ist bei Rindvieh grösser als bei Schweinen oder Geflügel, iii) die Futtermittelimporte steigen.
Schweizer Fleischproduktion im Wandel der Zeit. 1994-2024
Via Die Grüne
Via Die Grüne
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Schweizer Fleischproduktion im Wandel der Zeit. 1994-2024
Via Die Grüne
Via Die Grüne
Join us next week! 'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options'
27.11., 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
With presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
27.11., 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
With presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Join us next week! 'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options'
27.11., 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
With presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
27.11., 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
With presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
Great presentation today by Melissa Chapman on 'Designing equitable strategies to meet global conservation and restoration targets' in the IED Seminar at ETH Zürich @milliechapman.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great presentation today by Melissa Chapman on 'Designing equitable strategies to meet global conservation and restoration targets' in the IED Seminar at ETH Zürich @milliechapman.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
Fantastic Agroeconet Seminar today at ETH Zürich 👏
The Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA) organized its autumn seminar Agroeconet with 8 presentations from 5 institutions and with more than 75 people attending!
www.sse-sga.ch/fileadmin/re...
The Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA) organized its autumn seminar Agroeconet with 8 presentations from 5 institutions and with more than 75 people attending!
www.sse-sga.ch/fileadmin/re...
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fantastic Agroeconet Seminar today at ETH Zürich 👏
The Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA) organized its autumn seminar Agroeconet with 8 presentations from 5 institutions and with more than 75 people attending!
www.sse-sga.ch/fileadmin/re...
The Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA) organized its autumn seminar Agroeconet with 8 presentations from 5 institutions and with more than 75 people attending!
www.sse-sga.ch/fileadmin/re...
Positive Nachrichten via Agroscope: Das landwirtschaftliche Einkommen in der Schweiz ist im Jahr 2024 gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 2,6 Prozent gestiegen. Auch über einen längeren Zeitraum betrachtet, ist es steigend.
Details www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/de... @agroscope.bsky.social
Details www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/de... @agroscope.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Positive Nachrichten via Agroscope: Das landwirtschaftliche Einkommen in der Schweiz ist im Jahr 2024 gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 2,6 Prozent gestiegen. Auch über einen längeren Zeitraum betrachtet, ist es steigend.
Details www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/de... @agroscope.bsky.social
Details www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/de... @agroscope.bsky.social
Interesting presentation by and discussion with Jeff Rowe, CEO Syngenta Group, on ‘The future of farming in a changing climate’ tonight at the University of Zürich
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Interesting presentation by and discussion with Jeff Rowe, CEO Syngenta Group, on ‘The future of farming in a changing climate’ tonight at the University of Zürich
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
www.uzh.ch/de/events/ag...
‚Plant diversity to cope with increased drought risk in grasslands‘
Our new paper in Ecological Economics led by Nicolas Alou and with Sergei Schaub, Matthias Suter and Andreas Lüscher.
Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new paper in Ecological Economics led by Nicolas Alou and with Sergei Schaub, Matthias Suter and Andreas Lüscher.
Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
‚Plant diversity to cope with increased drought risk in grasslands‘
Our new paper in Ecological Economics led by Nicolas Alou and with Sergei Schaub, Matthias Suter and Andreas Lüscher.
Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new paper in Ecological Economics led by Nicolas Alou and with Sergei Schaub, Matthias Suter and Andreas Lüscher.
Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Complexity and uncertainty in future food system transformation modelling'
Relevant new review paper in Nature Food by Enayat A. Moallemi and co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Relevant new review paper in Nature Food by Enayat A. Moallemi and co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
'Complexity and uncertainty in future food system transformation modelling'
Relevant new review paper in Nature Food by Enayat A. Moallemi and co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Relevant new review paper in Nature Food by Enayat A. Moallemi and co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Exciting vacancy at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Professorship of Farm Management in the Digital Transformation
uni-goettingen.de/en/701219.html
uni-goettingen.de/en/701219.html
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Exciting vacancy at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Professorship of Farm Management in the Digital Transformation
uni-goettingen.de/en/701219.html
uni-goettingen.de/en/701219.html
Gemeinsam verantwortlich: Bevölkerungsperspektiven auf die Agrar- und Ernährungspolitik
ICYMI: Policy Brief in der Agrarforschung Schweiz zu unserem Paper geleitet von Judith Irek @agroscope.bsky.social
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2025/10/geme...
Paper in Q Open doi.org/10.1093/qope...
ICYMI: Policy Brief in der Agrarforschung Schweiz zu unserem Paper geleitet von Judith Irek @agroscope.bsky.social
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2025/10/geme...
Paper in Q Open doi.org/10.1093/qope...
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Gemeinsam verantwortlich: Bevölkerungsperspektiven auf die Agrar- und Ernährungspolitik
ICYMI: Policy Brief in der Agrarforschung Schweiz zu unserem Paper geleitet von Judith Irek @agroscope.bsky.social
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2025/10/geme...
Paper in Q Open doi.org/10.1093/qope...
ICYMI: Policy Brief in der Agrarforschung Schweiz zu unserem Paper geleitet von Judith Irek @agroscope.bsky.social
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2025/10/geme...
Paper in Q Open doi.org/10.1093/qope...
Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
'Unlocking Agricultural Policy Potential through Digitalization and New Instruments'
It is a great honour to be keynote speaker at the conference 'Mission Impossible? Assessing Agricultural Policy Success', organised by DEFRA and AES, in London, on 5 December 2025
aes.ac.uk/events_more....
It is a great honour to be keynote speaker at the conference 'Mission Impossible? Assessing Agricultural Policy Success', organised by DEFRA and AES, in London, on 5 December 2025
aes.ac.uk/events_more....
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
'Unlocking Agricultural Policy Potential through Digitalization and New Instruments'
It is a great honour to be keynote speaker at the conference 'Mission Impossible? Assessing Agricultural Policy Success', organised by DEFRA and AES, in London, on 5 December 2025
aes.ac.uk/events_more....
It is a great honour to be keynote speaker at the conference 'Mission Impossible? Assessing Agricultural Policy Success', organised by DEFRA and AES, in London, on 5 December 2025
aes.ac.uk/events_more....
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
'Aligning agricultural policy: discrepancies between public and farmer priorities'
New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...
New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
'Aligning agricultural policy: discrepancies between public and farmer priorities'
New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...
New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics.
Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...
„Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz als Schlüssel zu einer zukunftsfähigen Nahrungsmittelproduktion“
Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, unsere Arbeiten vorzustellen und mit Vertretern des BLV zu diskutieren.
agrarpolitik-blog.com
Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, unsere Arbeiten vorzustellen und mit Vertretern des BLV zu diskutieren.
agrarpolitik-blog.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
„Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz als Schlüssel zu einer zukunftsfähigen Nahrungsmittelproduktion“
Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, unsere Arbeiten vorzustellen und mit Vertretern des BLV zu diskutieren.
agrarpolitik-blog.com
Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, unsere Arbeiten vorzustellen und mit Vertretern des BLV zu diskutieren.
agrarpolitik-blog.com
'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options'
Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options'
Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
‚Shared responsibility: understanding the role of governments, farmers, retailers, and consumers in food system policies’
New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social
Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...
New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social
Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
‚Shared responsibility: understanding the role of governments, farmers, retailers, and consumers in food system policies’
New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social
Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...
New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social
Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...
Outstanding EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists) Masterclass by Christian Stetter on 'AI for Text Analysis in Agricultural Economics' 👏
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Outstanding EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists) Masterclass by Christian Stetter on 'AI for Text Analysis in Agricultural Economics' 👏
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
„Spannungsfeld nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz”
Gestern hat die Gruppe für Agrarökonomie und Agrarpolitik der ETH Zürich einen spannenden Workshop zum Thema ausgerichtet. Es nahmen 40 Personen aus sehr verschiedenen Bereichen teil.
Details siehe LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Gestern hat die Gruppe für Agrarökonomie und Agrarpolitik der ETH Zürich einen spannenden Workshop zum Thema ausgerichtet. Es nahmen 40 Personen aus sehr verschiedenen Bereichen teil.
Details siehe LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
„Spannungsfeld nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz”
Gestern hat die Gruppe für Agrarökonomie und Agrarpolitik der ETH Zürich einen spannenden Workshop zum Thema ausgerichtet. Es nahmen 40 Personen aus sehr verschiedenen Bereichen teil.
Details siehe LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Gestern hat die Gruppe für Agrarökonomie und Agrarpolitik der ETH Zürich einen spannenden Workshop zum Thema ausgerichtet. Es nahmen 40 Personen aus sehr verschiedenen Bereichen teil.
Details siehe LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
What a great event! The Food Day 2025, organised by the World Food System Center, ETH Zurich, took place today.
There were inspiring workshops, poster sessions, research presentations, and a great keynote by Frank Ewert. Thanks to everyone who contributed! 👏
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
There were inspiring workshops, poster sessions, research presentations, and a great keynote by Frank Ewert. Thanks to everyone who contributed! 👏
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What a great event! The Food Day 2025, organised by the World Food System Center, ETH Zurich, took place today.
There were inspiring workshops, poster sessions, research presentations, and a great keynote by Frank Ewert. Thanks to everyone who contributed! 👏
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
There were inspiring workshops, poster sessions, research presentations, and a great keynote by Frank Ewert. Thanks to everyone who contributed! 👏
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
‘Cook the Science’
What an amazing event at ETH Zurich on ‘The Right Bite: Transforming Plant-Based Proteins’ (or: the science behind tofu) with Chef Michaela Frank and ETH Professors Patrick Rühs and Thomas Michaels 👏
A contribution to the ETH Food Day 2025
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
What an amazing event at ETH Zurich on ‘The Right Bite: Transforming Plant-Based Proteins’ (or: the science behind tofu) with Chef Michaela Frank and ETH Professors Patrick Rühs and Thomas Michaels 👏
A contribution to the ETH Food Day 2025
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
‘Cook the Science’
What an amazing event at ETH Zurich on ‘The Right Bite: Transforming Plant-Based Proteins’ (or: the science behind tofu) with Chef Michaela Frank and ETH Professors Patrick Rühs and Thomas Michaels 👏
A contribution to the ETH Food Day 2025
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
What an amazing event at ETH Zurich on ‘The Right Bite: Transforming Plant-Based Proteins’ (or: the science behind tofu) with Chef Michaela Frank and ETH Professors Patrick Rühs and Thomas Michaels 👏
A contribution to the ETH Food Day 2025
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
ETH Zürich launched the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy aiming to advance education and research, and particularly the dialogue between science, public policy and society.
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
ETH Zürich launched the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy aiming to advance education and research, and particularly the dialogue between science, public policy and society.
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/