Robert Finger
@robertfinger.bsky.social
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at ETH Zürich.
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
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New paper in Nature Communications🥳
Our paper ’Expected effects of a global transformation of agricultural pest management’ led by Niklas Möhring is now online
Open Access www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our paper ’Expected effects of a global transformation of agricultural pest management’ led by Niklas Möhring is now online
Open Access www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#Professur für Co-entwickelte innovative Weinbausysteme - gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF und Hochschule Geisenheim University. 🍇🌿
Co-Design von Innovationen im Weinbau & #Forschung im #Reallabor
Analyse von Innovationsökosystemen für Transformation
www.hs-geisenheim.de...
#Weinbau #Klima #Job
Co-Design von Innovationen im Weinbau & #Forschung im #Reallabor
Analyse von Innovationsökosystemen für Transformation
www.hs-geisenheim.de...
#Weinbau #Klima #Job
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
#Professur für Co-entwickelte innovative Weinbausysteme - gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF und Hochschule Geisenheim University. 🍇🌿
Co-Design von Innovationen im Weinbau & #Forschung im #Reallabor
Analyse von Innovationsökosystemen für Transformation
www.hs-geisenheim.de...
#Weinbau #Klima #Job
Co-Design von Innovationen im Weinbau & #Forschung im #Reallabor
Analyse von Innovationsökosystemen für Transformation
www.hs-geisenheim.de...
#Weinbau #Klima #Job
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Become #Professor (W2) for Co-developed Innovative #Viticulture Systems! 🍇🌿
Joint #appointment by ZALF & Geisenheim University
Forward #research in living labs on sustainable viticulture systems in the context of climate change and the changing market situation:
👉 www.hs-geisenheim.de...
Joint #appointment by ZALF & Geisenheim University
Forward #research in living labs on sustainable viticulture systems in the context of climate change and the changing market situation:
👉 www.hs-geisenheim.de...
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Become #Professor (W2) for Co-developed Innovative #Viticulture Systems! 🍇🌿
Joint #appointment by ZALF & Geisenheim University
Forward #research in living labs on sustainable viticulture systems in the context of climate change and the changing market situation:
👉 www.hs-geisenheim.de...
Joint #appointment by ZALF & Geisenheim University
Forward #research in living labs on sustainable viticulture systems in the context of climate change and the changing market situation:
👉 www.hs-geisenheim.de...
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🎙️FAO's new podcast, “The Work We Do” is out!
On episode 1 FAO Chief Economist explains why building stronger, more resilient agrifood systems matters for everyone’s future.
🎧 Discover how food security connects to global stability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeowVp5jM0U
#WorldRadioDay
On episode 1 FAO Chief Economist explains why building stronger, more resilient agrifood systems matters for everyone’s future.
🎧 Discover how food security connects to global stability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeowVp5jM0U
#WorldRadioDay
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
🎙️FAO's new podcast, “The Work We Do” is out!
On episode 1 FAO Chief Economist explains why building stronger, more resilient agrifood systems matters for everyone’s future.
🎧 Discover how food security connects to global stability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeowVp5jM0U
#WorldRadioDay
On episode 1 FAO Chief Economist explains why building stronger, more resilient agrifood systems matters for everyone’s future.
🎧 Discover how food security connects to global stability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeowVp5jM0U
#WorldRadioDay
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Two #ETH Zurich #ComputerScientists, Menna El-Assady and Bernhard Schölkopf, have been #Elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the newly established Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a landmark initiative assessing the opportunities and risks of AI.
Professors Menna El-Assady and Bernhard Schölkopf elected for UN AI Scientific Panel
Two ETH Zurich computer scientists, Menna El-Assady and Bernhard Schölkopf, have been elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the newly established Independent International Scientific Panel...
inf.ethz.ch
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Two #ETH Zurich #ComputerScientists, Menna El-Assady and Bernhard Schölkopf, have been #Elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the newly established Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a landmark initiative assessing the opportunities and risks of AI.
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📢 W2 professorship: Sustainability Assessment of Animal Husbandry 🐄🌱 with a special focus on #livinglab research! Joint appointment by ZALF & Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU).
👉 Apply by March 19, 2026: www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Career #Agriculture #Sustainability #Livestock #Job
👉 Apply by March 19, 2026: www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Career #Agriculture #Sustainability #Livestock #Job
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
📢 W2 professorship: Sustainability Assessment of Animal Husbandry 🐄🌱 with a special focus on #livinglab research! Joint appointment by ZALF & Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU).
👉 Apply by March 19, 2026: www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Career #Agriculture #Sustainability #Livestock #Job
👉 Apply by March 19, 2026: www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Career #Agriculture #Sustainability #Livestock #Job
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📢 W2-Professur: Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung der Nutztierhaltung 🐄🌱 mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf Reallaborforschung!
Gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF & Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU).
👉 Bewerbung bis 19.03.2026
www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Karriere #Agrar #Nachhaltigkeit #Nutztier #Job
Gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF & Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU).
👉 Bewerbung bis 19.03.2026
www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Karriere #Agrar #Nachhaltigkeit #Nutztier #Job
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
📢 W2-Professur: Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung der Nutztierhaltung 🐄🌱 mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf Reallaborforschung!
Gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF & Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU).
👉 Bewerbung bis 19.03.2026
www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Karriere #Agrar #Nachhaltigkeit #Nutztier #Job
Gemeinsame Berufung von ZALF & Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU).
👉 Bewerbung bis 19.03.2026
www.uni-giessen.de/d...
#Karriere #Agrar #Nachhaltigkeit #Nutztier #Job
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#ClimateChange is not just an environmental issue. Lint Barrage examines how it influences the #GlobalEconomy – and argues that the economic #Risks are already apparent today.
Lint Barrage, what are the economic consequences of climate change?
Climate change is not just an environmental issue. Lint Barrage examines how it influences the global economy – and argues that the economic risks are already apparent today.
ethz.ch
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
#ClimateChange is not just an environmental issue. Lint Barrage examines how it influences the #GlobalEconomy – and argues that the economic #Risks are already apparent today.
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New paper on "Risk preferences and other (ignored) behavioral factors in fertilizer management decisions" with Laura Moritz, Riccardo Spada, @jensrommel.bsky.social, and Simone Cerroni
paper (english) 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
blog (italian) 👉 agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/12/i...
paper (english) 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
blog (italian) 👉 agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/12/i...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
New paper on "Risk preferences and other (ignored) behavioral factors in fertilizer management decisions" with Laura Moritz, Riccardo Spada, @jensrommel.bsky.social, and Simone Cerroni
paper (english) 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
blog (italian) 👉 agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/12/i...
paper (english) 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
blog (italian) 👉 agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/02/12/i...
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After five exciting and enriching years, I stepped down as the chair of the World Food Systems Center at ETH Zurich. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to research, teaching, and dialogue on sustainable food systems.
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
After five exciting and enriching years, I stepped down as the chair of the World Food Systems Center at ETH Zurich. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to research, teaching, and dialogue on sustainable food systems.
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
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Get Rekt
www.reuters.com/business/usd...
www.reuters.com/business/usd...
USDA's reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, long the world's gold standard for crop estimates, faces mounting doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders and economists following deep...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Get Rekt
www.reuters.com/business/usd...
www.reuters.com/business/usd...
After five exciting and enriching years, I stepped down as the chair of the World Food Systems Center at ETH Zurich. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to research, teaching, and dialogue on sustainable food systems.
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
After five exciting and enriching years, I stepped down as the chair of the World Food Systems Center at ETH Zurich. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to research, teaching, and dialogue on sustainable food systems.
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
Thank you & all the best!
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
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A new chapter at WFSC!
Huge thanks @robertfinger.bsky.social for his visionary leadership as Chair since 2021. We’re excited that he remains a member! 👏
Welcome @vonmeyenn.bsky.social, our new Steering Committee Chair as of Feb 2026. 🚀 We look forward to the collaboration.
@ethz.ch
Huge thanks @robertfinger.bsky.social for his visionary leadership as Chair since 2021. We’re excited that he remains a member! 👏
Welcome @vonmeyenn.bsky.social, our new Steering Committee Chair as of Feb 2026. 🚀 We look forward to the collaboration.
@ethz.ch
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
A new chapter at WFSC!
Huge thanks @robertfinger.bsky.social for his visionary leadership as Chair since 2021. We’re excited that he remains a member! 👏
Welcome @vonmeyenn.bsky.social, our new Steering Committee Chair as of Feb 2026. 🚀 We look forward to the collaboration.
@ethz.ch
Huge thanks @robertfinger.bsky.social for his visionary leadership as Chair since 2021. We’re excited that he remains a member! 👏
Welcome @vonmeyenn.bsky.social, our new Steering Committee Chair as of Feb 2026. 🚀 We look forward to the collaboration.
@ethz.ch
‘The Value of Robust Null Results in Agricultural Economics’
Very good and valuable initiative by the Journal of Agricultural Economics and the guest editors Laure Kuhfuss and @jensrommel.bsky.social to launch this special issue on such an important topic 👏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Very good and valuable initiative by the Journal of Agricultural Economics and the guest editors Laure Kuhfuss and @jensrommel.bsky.social to launch this special issue on such an important topic 👏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM
‘The Value of Robust Null Results in Agricultural Economics’
Very good and valuable initiative by the Journal of Agricultural Economics and the guest editors Laure Kuhfuss and @jensrommel.bsky.social to launch this special issue on such an important topic 👏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Very good and valuable initiative by the Journal of Agricultural Economics and the guest editors Laure Kuhfuss and @jensrommel.bsky.social to launch this special issue on such an important topic 👏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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In February's Environmental and Resource Economics: when it comes to supporting nature, should governments pay by results (risky, hard to evaluate) or for actions (observable, but not the real goal)? The two approaches go head-to-head in Martin Drechsler's paper. #EAERE #Econsky
Result-Based vs. Action-Based Payments in Spatially Heterogeneous Landscapes: A Systematic Model-Based Comparison - Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental and Resource Economics - Result-based payments (RBP) are discussed as a more targeted and cost-effective alternative to action-based payments (ABP). Previous research indicates that...
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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Per Capita Wine Production in the European Union Marketing Year 2024/2025
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Per Capita Wine Production in the European Union Marketing Year 2024/2025
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📧 Post vom ZALF - abonniere den ZALF ACKER Newsletter und erhalte spannende Einblicke in unsere Forschung! 🚜🌽 Mit Themen für die Praxis, für Brandenburg, aktuellen Jobs, Veranstaltungstipps und mehr! 📬 Alle zwei Monate in deinem Mailpostfach!
👉 Hier abonnieren: www.zalf.de/de/Seite...
👉 Hier abonnieren: www.zalf.de/de/Seite...
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
📧 Post vom ZALF - abonniere den ZALF ACKER Newsletter und erhalte spannende Einblicke in unsere Forschung! 🚜🌽 Mit Themen für die Praxis, für Brandenburg, aktuellen Jobs, Veranstaltungstipps und mehr! 📬 Alle zwei Monate in deinem Mailpostfach!
👉 Hier abonnieren: www.zalf.de/de/Seite...
👉 Hier abonnieren: www.zalf.de/de/Seite...
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🫛 🫘 Am Internationalen Tag der #Hülsenfrüchte werfen wir den Blick auf #Erbsen, Ackerbohnen, #Lupinen, #Soja und #Kichererbsen. Gemeinsam mit vielen Praxispartnern engagiert sich das ZALF dafür, den regionalen Anbau von Hülsenfrüchten zu stärken:
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
Bild: (c)Kathrin Harms.
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
Bild: (c)Kathrin Harms.
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🫛 🫘 Am Internationalen Tag der #Hülsenfrüchte werfen wir den Blick auf #Erbsen, Ackerbohnen, #Lupinen, #Soja und #Kichererbsen. Gemeinsam mit vielen Praxispartnern engagiert sich das ZALF dafür, den regionalen Anbau von Hülsenfrüchten zu stärken:
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
Bild: (c)Kathrin Harms.
www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
Bild: (c)Kathrin Harms.
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Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Save the dates! We have a great program for our FRIES Seminar Series, with six fantastic presentations scheduled in the coming weeks.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
Further details and option to subscribe for updates frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz. Seminars can be attended at ETH or via Zoom.
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@hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book, “Clearing the Air”, will be published in North America on February 17th! (link to pre-order now in 🧵 )
Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
@hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book, “Clearing the Air”, will be published in North America on February 17th! (link to pre-order now in 🧵 )
Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
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‘From smart farming to wise agricultural systems: A conceptual framework for systems-oriented sustainable digital transformation in agriculture’
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM
‘From smart farming to wise agricultural systems: A conceptual framework for systems-oriented sustainable digital transformation in agriculture’
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
New paper in Agricultural Systems
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti..., led by Carlos Parra-López
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Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
www.alimentarium.org/en
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
www.alimentarium.org/en
Es gab einige Berichte über die Implikationen einer neuen Science-Studie für die Schweiz bezüglich der schädlichen Wirkung von Pestiziden. Das Paper ist toll und wichtig
Bezüglich Schlussfolgerungen für die Schweiz gibt es jedoch wichtige Beobachtungen. Siehe LinkedIn Post shorturl.at/7HRUK
Bezüglich Schlussfolgerungen für die Schweiz gibt es jedoch wichtige Beobachtungen. Siehe LinkedIn Post shorturl.at/7HRUK
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Es gab einige Berichte über die Implikationen einer neuen Science-Studie für die Schweiz bezüglich der schädlichen Wirkung von Pestiziden. Das Paper ist toll und wichtig
Bezüglich Schlussfolgerungen für die Schweiz gibt es jedoch wichtige Beobachtungen. Siehe LinkedIn Post shorturl.at/7HRUK
Bezüglich Schlussfolgerungen für die Schweiz gibt es jedoch wichtige Beobachtungen. Siehe LinkedIn Post shorturl.at/7HRUK
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Global Brewer Hop Area, 2024
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Global Brewer Hop Area, 2024
Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
www.alimentarium.org/en
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Inspiring visit to the Alimentarium, a museum dedicated to food and food system challenges located in Vevey, Switzerland, with great views on the ’Fork of Vevey’
www.alimentarium.org/en
www.alimentarium.org/en