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
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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...
New paper in Agricultural Systems
Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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
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Excited to share our new paper “Beyond the Textbook” in "Applied Economics Teaching Resources" on how students learned agricultural policy with an AI tutor.
If AI is here to stay in teaching, let’s focus on using it well!
@aaea-economics.bsky.social
www.aetrjournal.org/advance-acce...
If AI is here to stay in teaching, let’s focus on using it well!
@aaea-economics.bsky.social
www.aetrjournal.org/advance-acce...
Beyond the Textbook: Students’ Experiences Learning Agricultural Policy with an AI Tutor | Applied Economics Teaching Resources
www.aetrjournal.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Excited to share our new paper “Beyond the Textbook” in "Applied Economics Teaching Resources" on how students learned agricultural policy with an AI tutor.
If AI is here to stay in teaching, let’s focus on using it well!
@aaea-economics.bsky.social
www.aetrjournal.org/advance-acce...
If AI is here to stay in teaching, let’s focus on using it well!
@aaea-economics.bsky.social
www.aetrjournal.org/advance-acce...
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New discussion paper: Steering #SmartFarming Technology toward a Safe & Just Operating Space 🌱🚜
It applies the SJOS framework to guide policy-driven adoption of smart farming tech.
Read it open access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#AgTech #Sustainability
@robertfinger.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
It applies the SJOS framework to guide policy-driven adoption of smart farming tech.
Read it open access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#AgTech #Sustainability
@robertfinger.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
New discussion paper: Steering #SmartFarming Technology toward a Safe & Just Operating Space 🌱🚜
It applies the SJOS framework to guide policy-driven adoption of smart farming tech.
Read it open access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#AgTech #Sustainability
@robertfinger.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
It applies the SJOS framework to guide policy-driven adoption of smart farming tech.
Read it open access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#AgTech #Sustainability
@robertfinger.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
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From farmers to diplomats, our Rome dialogue on #HealthyDiets and #PlanetaryHealth was highly interactive! Experts debated Ultra-Processed Foods & systemic change needed. Thanks for disputing with us!
🔗 Read more in our news: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
@ethz.ch @fao.org
🔗 Read more in our news: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
@ethz.ch @fao.org
Diverse perspectives converge in Rome for dialogue on healthy diets
The conference “What’s on your Plate? Planetary Health and Healthy Diets” at the Istituto Svizzero in Rome fostered exchange on the societal and systemic changes needed to reinvent food systems for gr...
worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
From farmers to diplomats, our Rome dialogue on #HealthyDiets and #PlanetaryHealth was highly interactive! Experts debated Ultra-Processed Foods & systemic change needed. Thanks for disputing with us!
🔗 Read more in our news: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
@ethz.ch @fao.org
🔗 Read more in our news: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
@ethz.ch @fao.org
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...
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‚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...
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
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A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
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...
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Philipp Giegel (Swiss 1927–1997) Vineyards in Visperterminen, Valais (Switzerland), 1950s. Fotostiftung Schweiz
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Philipp Giegel (Swiss 1927–1997) Vineyards in Visperterminen, Valais (Switzerland), 1950s. Fotostiftung Schweiz
‚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...
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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...
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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
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Algeria was the world’s largest wine-exporting country for most of the 20th century, and almost all of its wine was red. Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, and Cinsaut were the most common grape varieties.
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Algeria was the world’s largest wine-exporting country for most of the 20th century, and almost all of its wine was red. Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, and Cinsaut were the most common grape varieties.
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Extreme weather events can be costly for German farmers, in terms of yield losses and farm efficiency 💸
Here is our most recent publication: doi.org/10.1093/erae... by @moritzhartig.bsky.social, Silke Hüttel & @stefanseifert.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social @crc1502-detect.bsky.social
Here is our most recent publication: doi.org/10.1093/erae... by @moritzhartig.bsky.social, Silke Hüttel & @stefanseifert.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social @crc1502-detect.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Extreme weather events can be costly for German farmers, in terms of yield losses and farm efficiency 💸
Here is our most recent publication: doi.org/10.1093/erae... by @moritzhartig.bsky.social, Silke Hüttel & @stefanseifert.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social @crc1502-detect.bsky.social
Here is our most recent publication: doi.org/10.1093/erae... by @moritzhartig.bsky.social, Silke Hüttel & @stefanseifert.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social @crc1502-detect.bsky.social
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Reports on 2025 GHG emissions and trends are dropping during #COP30. Please find attached the social media conversation you are about to have!
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Reports on 2025 GHG emissions and trends are dropping during #COP30. Please find attached the social media conversation you are about to have!
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...
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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
📅 Nov 27, 17:15 CET | 📍 @ethz.ch, CHN F46. No registration!
@usyseth.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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
📅 Nov 27, 17:15 CET | 📍 @ethz.ch, CHN F46. No registration!
@usyseth.bsky.social
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....
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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...
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...