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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.

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · Oct 6
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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A more general overview of the farmers' protests across Europe can be found (open access) in:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The full paper can be openly read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... #farmer #protests #Brussels
Farmers’ Voices in European Protests: Diverse Complaints, Emotional Tones, and Policy Responses
The 2024 farmers’ protests across Europe signaled widespread dissatisfaction in the agricultural sector. While low farm incomes and restrictive enviro…
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December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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… “While wealthy nations count financial cost of disasters, millions of people across Africa, Asia and Caribbean are counting lost lives, homes and futures … $120bn by 2035, will be nowhere near enough to fund all the protection needed in developing countries” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters
Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses
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December 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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A paper published in Nature in September suggests a quarter of heatwave events from 2000-23 would have been near impossible without anthropogenic climate change. The paper also indicates that major carbon emitters are responsible for around 50% of the increase in intensity of these events. ⚒️ 🧪
Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature
Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Percentage of self-sufficiency for specific food groups*

From Stehl et al. Nature Food 2025 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

*National food availability from domestic production as proportion from recommended intake by the Livewell diet. 100% means that all recommendations of a food group are met.
December 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Percentage of self-sufficiency by country for specific food groups

Source: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."

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Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
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December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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juergvollmer.ch
🥩 Weniger Fleisch essen! Dein Vorsatz fürs neue Jahr? Mit dem Jahresplan #WenigerFleisch gelingt er.
✅ Alltagstaugliche Tipps für Leute, die Fleisch mögen.
✅ Monat für Monat, saisonal gedacht, realistisch umgesetzt.
✅ Keine Verbote.

📌 PDF kostenlos zum Download 👇

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Praktischer Jahresplan für «Weniger Fleisch. Mehr Klima. Mehr Genuss.» als PDF zum Download
«Weniger Fleisch. Mehr Klima. Mehr Genuss» – der Jahresplan als PDF zum kostenlosen Download. Mit alltagstauglichen Tipps für Menschen, die Fleisch mögen, gerne kochen und besser essen wollen.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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"Imagine if we reverted to a world without antibiotics. We would lose modern medicine as we know it." - The King's Fund

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December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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These are the 25 highest-cited papers published this century, and why they are breaking records

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Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Von Schwarzwild 🐗 aufgebrochene Wiese.
Der Landwirt ist unerfreut, sieht nen Schaden. Will den Bereich walzen + nachsäen.
Ökologisch sind diese Störstellen allerdings großartig.
Warum?
👉 Weil hier viele Arten 🪻🌿🌼 keimen können, die in einer geschlossenen Wiesenarbe in der Regel chancenlos sind.
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Fotos einer herbstlichen Wiese mit offener erde
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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euractiv.com
EU rejects Dutch manure exemption over water pollution risks
EU rejects Dutch manure exemption over water pollution risks
The decision will tighten manure-spreading limits across the country
dlvr.it
December 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Eine neue Umfrage von gfs-zürich zeigt, dass zweidrittel der Bevölkerung der Einführung einer Flugticketabgabe zustimmen. Die Einnahmen sollen für die Vergünstigung des ÖV sowie den Ausbau der Nachtzüge verwendet werden. Genau das fordern wir mit einer Initiative.
www.umverkehr.ch/aktuell/medi...
Ausschnitt aus dem TagesAnzeiger: Mehrheit ist für eine Umweltabgabe auf Flugtickets Umfrage von GFS Zürich Demnächst wird eine Volksinitiative für einen Umweltzuschlag auf Flugreisen eingereicht.
December 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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euractiv.com
Sugar tax proposal sparks debate in Germany
Sugar tax proposal sparks debate in Germany
The opposition criticised the plan for targeting consumers rather than imposing stricter rules on manufacturers
dlvr.it
December 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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juergvollmer.ch
🥩 Wir essen zu viel #Fleisch. Nicht aus Hunger – sondern aus Gewohnheit. In Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz essen wir 7 Mal pro Woche 150 g Fleisch pro Kopf. Das ist mehr, als #Gesundheit und #Klima verkraften.
Aber: Es geht auch anders.👇
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Mit 55 Prozent weniger Fleisch essen, verbessern wir unsere Gesundheit und das Klima
Weniger Fleisch essen ist einer der grössten Hebel für eine nachhaltige Ernährung und das Klima. Warum wir den Fleischkonsum senken müssen – und wie wir das ohne Verzicht und sogar mit Gewinn können.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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theguardian.com
Year in wildlife – in pictures
Year in wildlife – in pictures
We look back over the year’s wildlife photographs, and hand out some much-deserved gongs to brilliant and beautiful creatures around the world
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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nature.com
The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a world-leading Earth-science centre in Boulder, Colorado.

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Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
go.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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natfood.nature.com
December issue: Malnutrition underestimation, food systems boundaries, plant-based iron fortification, cost and climate impacts of healthy diets, food industry robots, crops that nourish… and more!
www.nature.com/natfood/volu...
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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usyseth.bsky.social
To our global community of thinkers and explorers: Thank you for a year of incredible breakthroughs and curiosity. May your holidays be filled with joy and your batteries be fully recharged for a bright 2026! 🚀✨

Stay curious! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Looking back at ETH Zurich’s 2025
Engineers, biomedical researchers, computer scientists, and many other members of the ETH Zurich community have made great strides in research and teaching. Here is a brief review of an eventful year.
ethz.ch
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts.

Via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Multidisciplinary training, over time, produces the highest impact people

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Announcing the 2026 Dialogue Series! 💬🌱

A brand-new space for fresh ideas in sustainable food systems.

Join us at @ethz.ch as we explore the trends shaping sustainable food systems. First event in January 2026, to be announced soon.

👉 Find out more: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
World Food System Center Dialogue Series
Join us for our 2026 Dialogue Series, bringing together researchers, students, practitioners, and YOU to explore current and emerging trends in sustainable food systems.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Join us for "Rethinking pleasure in food" on 29 Jan 2026! 🔵🟠

Our first 2026 Dialogue Series event explores the science behind pleasure in food with FoodHack @ethz.ch.

👉 Register: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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zalf.bsky.social
New read for the holidays 🎄📖:
FELD 1/2025 is out now in English!
🌱 Focus: Future land use in #Lusatia
Read here 👉 webkiosk.zalf.de/fel...

#ZALF #FutureFarming #DigitalAgriculture #LandUse #ClimateResilience
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM