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How the agricultural turnaround is to succeed

Biodiversity and farm-to-fork strategies: Several EU action plans aim at a green transformation of agriculture. Time is pressing. However, translating these plans into concrete measures and laws is still a long way off.

By Timo Landenberger

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Full granaries secure supply despite droughts

The record temperatures in large parts of China are not only alarming climate activists. Crops could also be lost. The country's national food reserves are still likely to buy time for the political leadership. But the chance for an independent food supply is moving further and further into the distance, and with it, the hope for sustainable solutions.

By Ning Wang

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Energy crisis and embargoes: why fertilizers are becoming increasingly scarce

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the cost of fertilizers has skyrocketed. Russia is one of the most important exporting countries on the world market. The price development is putting enormous pressure on European agriculture and could have an impact on food supplies.

By Timo Landenberger