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Robert Finger
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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
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Sustainable crop protection and the role of digital agriculture

New paper in Agricultural Systems

Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Can #agriculture thrive without pesticides? 🌾 Join us for a discussion on #pesticide-free systems: economic viability, adoption, & policy. @robertfinger.bsky.social

📅 Nov 27, 17:15 CET | 📍 @ethz.ch, CHN F46. No registration!

@usyseth.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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...
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 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....
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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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...
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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New in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social: "Compared with estimates of food demand in 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario, adopting more #plantbased dietary patterns was associated with global reductions in labour requirements." #vegan #climate #sustainability
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Labour requirements for healthy and sustainable diets at global, regional, and national levels: a modelling study
Consistent strategies and political support will be needed to enable just transitions both into and out of agricultural labour.
www.thelancet.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Cool piece by my colleague Lindsey Sloat about how @worldresources.bsky.social Land & Carbon Lab’s Global Pasture Watch research consortium is working with the Global Methane Hub to use satellite data to track pasture biomass and inform grazing management to boost productivity and reduce methane.
Eyes in the Sky: How Satellites Are Helping to Reduce Emissions from Livestock
Thousands of years ago, we looked to the stars for guidance — constellations like Taurus and the Pleiades signalled the changing of the seasons and the best times to plant, harvest and move animals. T...
www.ipsnews.net
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 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...
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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🥳 Celebrating 10 years of Food Day at @ethz.ch!

The 2025 edition was incredible:

Over 400 attendees!

Sold-out workshops & Cook the Science event.

Pioneering research on #SmartFarming & #Proteins.

Thanks to all partners & attendees! 🙏

🔗 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
Food Day 2025
The theme Planting Healthier Nutrition anchored our annual Food Day on 29 October.
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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'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...
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...
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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MeteoSwiss, ETH Zurich, and C2SM present the new Swiss climate scenarios.

These show how the Swiss climate will change if the global average temperature rises by 3 degrees. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

@meteoschweiz.ch, @usyseth.bsky.social #klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS
Climate change particularly pronounced in Switzerland
Switzerland will become drier and hotter, experience less snow and face heavier rainfall in the future. Those are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from its Federal Office of Meteorology ...
ethz.ch
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 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
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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France removes 20 copper preparations for organic viticulture. The ban affects all powder preparations as well as products like Kocide 2000 or Kocide Flow. Only two products – Champ Flo Ampli and Héliocuivre – remain permitted - under much stricter conditions
magazine.wein.plus/news/france-...
November 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
'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
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 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
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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‚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...
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...
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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I concur that it is super insightful! I expect much more work leveraging these kinds of approaches in the future, there is a lot of untapped potential by exploring text data (which was tedious in the past)
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
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 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
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 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...
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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...
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 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-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Die @ethz.ch -Professorin @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social
hat als erste Schweizerin den renommierten Deutschen #Umweltpreis der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) erhalten.

Ein Porträt von SRF nano (ab ca. Minute 16.40): www.srf.ch/play/tv/nano...
Schweizer Klimaforscherin erhält Deutschen Umweltpreis - nano - Play SRF
Die ETH-Forscherin Sonia Seneviratne wird für ihre bahnbrechende Forschung zur Bodenfeuchte und deren Einfluss auf Klimaextreme ausgezeichnet. EU-Klimaziele 2040 Der Konflikt zwischen Industrie und Kl...
www.srf.ch
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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La population suisse estime que l’État, l’agriculture, le commerce de détail et les consommateurs sont responsables conjointement de la transition vers des systèmes alimentaires plus durables. C’est ce que révèlent deux enquêtes menées par Agroscope et l’EPF de Zurich.
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Une responsabilité partagée: point de vue de la population sur la politique agricole et alimentaire - Agrarforschung Schweiz
La population suisse estime que l’État, l’agriculture, le commerce de détail et les consommateurs sont responsables conjointement de la transition vers des systèmes alimentaires plus durables. C’est c...
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch
October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Die Schweizer Bevölkerung sieht Staat, Landwirtschaft, Detailhandel und Konsum gemeinsam verantwortlich für die Umstellung auf nachhaltigere Ernährungssysteme. Dies zeigen zwei Umfragen von Agroscope und ETH Zürich.
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Gemeinsam verantwortlich: Bevölkerungsperspektiven auf die Agrar- und Ernährungspolitik - Agrarforschung Schweiz
Die Schweizer Bevölkerung sieht Staat, Landwirtschaft, Detailhandel und Konsum gemeinsam verantwortlich für die Umstellung auf nachhaltigere Ernährungssysteme. Dies zeigen zwei Umfragen von Agroscope ...
www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch
October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM