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Agricultural land is actually needed for food. However, energy is increasingly being generated on it. That is why there is criticism when energy crops, ground-mounted photovoltaic and wind turbinesplants take up valuable arable land. In our fact check, we examine which form of energy supplies the…

Amendment of the law allows simplified procedure for ground-mounted photovoltaics along motorways and railways - how much area is affected? A study by the Thünen Institute provides initial answers.

The closing event of the IMMPEX project took place on 9th of March 2023 in the Forum of the Thünen Institute in Braunschweig. The IMMPEX project investigated the effect of European poultry and dairy exports to the two West African countries Ghana and Senegal. 40 guests participated in the final…

On 24 March 2022, the European Commission published the above-mentioned crisis measure under Article 219 of the CMO. It is a response to the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on European farmers.

Climate change, African swine fever, fluctuating producer prices, high input prices, new consumer habits - the framework conditions are currently very uncertain for many agricultural businesses and confronts them with major challenges.

Dir. and Prof. Dr. Hiltrud Nieberg, Director of the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, was appointed by Federal Minister Cem Özdemir to the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) for a renewed term of office.