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
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...
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....
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...
'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...
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...
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...
„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
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
„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
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
'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
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
'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
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
'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
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
'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
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
‚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...
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...
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...
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
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 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
Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org
„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...
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
„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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
‘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-...
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
‘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-...
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-...
ETH Zürich launched the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy aiming to advance education and research, and particularly the dialogue between science, public policy and society.
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
ETH Zürich launched the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy aiming to advance education and research, and particularly the dialogue between science, public policy and society.
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board
Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/
"Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems'.
It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on this topic as part of the UN-ETH Forum this morning. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Details: un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on this topic as part of the UN-ETH Forum this morning. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Details: un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems'.
It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on this topic as part of the UN-ETH Forum this morning. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Details: un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on this topic as part of the UN-ETH Forum this morning. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
Details: un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
Kickoff of the UN-ETH Forum ‚Science and Policy in Turbulent Times’ at ETH Zurich
un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Kickoff of the UN-ETH Forum ‚Science and Policy in Turbulent Times’ at ETH Zurich
un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
'Predicting replication outcomes and generalizability of results'
Relevant new paper by Anna Dreber in the European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...
Relevant new paper by Anna Dreber in the European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'Predicting replication outcomes and generalizability of results'
Relevant new paper by Anna Dreber in the European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...
Relevant new paper by Anna Dreber in the European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...
‘How Voluntary Climate Protection Measures Can Be Successful’
New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f...
Policy brief is also available in German and French
Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...
New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f...
Policy brief is also available in German and French
Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
‘How Voluntary Climate Protection Measures Can Be Successful’
New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f...
Policy brief is also available in German and French
Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...
New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f...
Policy brief is also available in German and French
Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...
‚Dank mehr Biodiversität: Voller Ertrag bei einem Drittel weniger Reben‘.
Spannendes Porträt des Weinguts Lenz in der BauernZeitung (paywall)
www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/pfla...
Spannendes Porträt des Weinguts Lenz in der BauernZeitung (paywall)
www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/pfla...
October 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
‚Dank mehr Biodiversität: Voller Ertrag bei einem Drittel weniger Reben‘.
Spannendes Porträt des Weinguts Lenz in der BauernZeitung (paywall)
www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/pfla...
Spannendes Porträt des Weinguts Lenz in der BauernZeitung (paywall)
www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/pfla...
Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz und die Rolle der digitalen Landwirtschaft
Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/07/n...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/07/n...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
October 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz und die Rolle der digitalen Landwirtschaft
Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/07/n...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/07/n...
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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...
October 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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...
Alpabzug: Swiss cattle returning from their summer pastures in the mountains.
Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.
Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.
Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.
Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.
October 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Alpabzug: Swiss cattle returning from their summer pastures in the mountains.
Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.
Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.
Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.
Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.
Join us on 20 October in Zurich for a panel discussion entitled 'Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems', co-organised by the World Food System Centre
Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"
Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"
Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
October 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Join us on 20 October in Zurich for a panel discussion entitled 'Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems', co-organised by the World Food System Centre
Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"
Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"
Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...
Deadline for Abstracts 15.10.2025.
54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”
Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...
54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”
Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Deadline for Abstracts 15.10.2025.
54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”
Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...
54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”
Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...