Robert Finger

What an amazing and inspiring day yesterday celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich with current and former group members and friends of the group 🤩 Thanks to everyone who contributed! agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...

Danke für diese Anerkennung. Die Stimmung heute morgen in Seegräben zeigt wieso es Sich lohnt auf die Natur und Umwelt zu achten.

@unjournal.bsky.social and @i4replication.bsky.social are joining forces to talk about the future of open science practices. Join our webinar on November 13! shorturl.at/u55q4

🛢️ 99% of synthetic nitrogen #fertilizers are derived from fossil fuels. When energy prices spike, farmers and food prices feel the impact. 🌱 Climate philanthropy can help break this dependence and build more resilient food systems. ipes-food.org/follow-the-f... #FuelToFork #foodsystems

🚨 PhD Fellowship in Energy and Climate Economics – University of Barcelona School of Economics! Join my research project on accelerating the energy transition at the Chair of Energy Sustainability and the PhD in Economics programme. Apply until 11/12/2026. Instructions below 👇

☀️One Ethiopian farmer earned 8x more from a season of solar-irrigated cabbage than with diesel. @iwmi.bsky.social and the CGIAR Scaling for Impact on why solar pumps work best bundled with smarter farming 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4i3Qg4W

📢 Call for Sessions & Masterclasses is open! IF-ALL meets LANDSCAPE 2027 Conference 🗓 8–10 Sept 2027 · Potsdam, Germany ⏰ Deadline: 18 Dec 2026 Propose a session or hands-on masterclass on agroecosystem Living Labs in landscapes. 🔗 www.ifall-landscape2... #LivingLabs #Agroecology

In China, more than one in five workers is still employed in agriculture. China makes and exports more goods than any other country.

Erde steuert laut UN-Bericht auf 2,8 Grad Erwärmung zu Mit der aktuellen Klimapolitik sagt ein UN‑Bericht eine Erderwärmung von 2,8 Grad bis 2100 voraus. Bei Umsetzung aller angekündigten Maßnahmen wären es demnach 2,6 Grad. www.zeit.de/wissenschaft...

A new dashboard on the structure of European farm costs is now available on the Agri-food Data Portal agridata.ec.europa.eu/extensions/D...?

Wow! Die Wilde Weide Waldnaabauen erhält den Deutschen Biodiversitätspreis 2026! Ich beglückwünsche alle Akteure! Ein bisschen was durfte ich ja auch beisteuern. www.presseportal.de/pm/59569/637...

In the current issue: ‘Research Registries and the Credibility Crisis: An Empirical and Theoretical Investigation’ by Eliot Abrams, Jonathan Libgober, John A List doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf120 @jlibdoesecon.bsky.social @johnlist.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social #EconSky

No matter what poverty line you choose, the share of the global population below it has declined. The World Bank's International Poverty Line is an extremely low poverty line. Set at $3 per day, it draws attention to the living conditions of the poorest people on the planet.

The world is getting more of its electricity from renewables but less from nuclear power. If the world is to reduce its carbon emissions and tackle climate change, it needs to move away from fossil fuels to low-carbon power.

📝 New article on Our World in Data: How much development aid is spent on climate change? For a long time, we didn’t have good data to answer this basic question.

📢 Our first #EcologySeminar of the semester! Elisabeth Prangel will explore how changes in land use affect biodiversity and whether ecological restoration can help protect it. Join us! 📅 Wed 28.10 at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

'Resiliente Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme für die Zukunft' Ich freue mich eine Keynote zum Thema Resilienz am Müller-Thurgau Syposium 2026 halten zu dürfen. 13. November in Wädenswil. Programm und Anmeldung via Müller-Thurgau Stiftung: www.muellerthurgaustiftung.ch/symposium2026/

@retoknutti.bsky.social über die Aufgabe der Wissenschaft und die düsteren Aussichten mit dem aktuellen Klimakurs. #actnow #rausausdenfossilen #klimakrise www.srf.ch/audio/sterns...

Kommt vorbei, es wird spannend!

'Modeling the global potential of smart farming innovations' 🥳 Our new paper led by Shahrear Roman and with Hadi Hadi, Wyclife Oluoch, David Zilberman and David Wuepper is now published in PNAS @pnas.org Open Access: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

There is limited evidence on whether currently fortified foods, as well as candidate staples, reach at-risk populations. This study finds that wheat flour and edible oil have limited coverage, whereas rice, millet and sorghum show greater potential across West Africa. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

‚Dürrerisiken absichern, Anpassung stärken‘ Beitrag zur Arbeit in unserem InsuranceGrass Projekt mit Nicolas Alou und anderen in Die Grüne. Ergänzende Einordnung der Schweizer Hagel, Gaylor Monnerat www.bauernzeitung.ch/artikel/agra... Blog zum AEPP Paper agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/08/10/p...

In the coming century, there will be very few people who have seen a coral reef or a glacier.

Der Zufall führte mich gestern durch #Moorausmoor im Land Hadeln. Aber auch da natürlich alles großflächig entwässert...und das offenbar vorwiegend, um Moor-Acker 🚜 für Energiemais 🌽⚡️zu haben. Es ist so ein unsinniges Elend...😵‍💫 #MoorMussNass

Kleine Felder, große Vielfalt 🐦 Im patchCROP-Experiment des ZALF besuchten Vögel das kleinteilig und vielfältig bewirtschaftete Feld rund 70 % häufiger als große Nachbarfelder. Besonders die Feldlerche profitiert. 📄 Zur Meldung: www.zalf.de/de/aktue...

'A holistic framework for enhancing the resilience of grassland-based farming systems to climate extremes' 🥳 New Paper in Nature Food with Nicolas Alou, Nina Buchmann, Yi Wang, Martin Quaas, Sophie Harzer, Julia Kunkel and Birgit Müller. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Exciting Vacancy: Head of 'Smart Farming & Digital Technologies' Research Group - Agroscope @agroscope.bsky.social jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...

Exciting Vacancy: Head of 'Smart Farming & Digital Technologies' Research Group - Agroscope @agroscope.bsky.social jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...

'A holistic framework for enhancing the resilience of grassland-based farming systems to climate extremes' 🥳 New Paper in Nature Food with Nicolas Alou, Nina Buchmann, Yi Wang, Martin Quaas, Sophie Harzer, Julia Kunkel and Birgit Müller. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Great consortium meeting for our ACHIEVE project, ‘Pathways to ACHIEVE Net-Zero Target for Hard-to-Abate Swiss Emissions’ Our work packages on 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in Agri-Food Systems' have been well represented with various presentations. www.sweet-achieve.ch

📢 We’re hiring! 📢 #IAMO is looking for a #Postdoctoral researcher in remote sensing and land degradation (f/m/d). 📅 You can apply until 15 November 2026! 🔎 Find out more about the position and application requirements here: t1p.de/vu5eo #IAMO #Science #Knowledge

Within the framework of the #GEWISOLA annual conference 2026 in Braunschweig, Germany, Prof. Dr. Alfons Balmann was awarded honorary membership in GEWISOLA: t1p.de/1ivo3 #AgriPoliS #economics #agriculture #SocialSciences #BMLEH

🤳 🌼 Simply use your smartphone to map a landscape's biodiversity: The KICS-Zert project is developing an AI-powered app designed to do just that. A tool like this can support farmers and biodiversity projects by helping with monitoring and documentation. www.zalf.de/en/aktue... #biodiversity #ai

Forsche gemeinsam mit LandwirtInnen & regionalen Stakeholdern an Wegen für nachhaltigen, klimaresilienten Gemüsebau! 👉 stellen.uni-kassel.d... Teilt die Ausschreibung gern in eurem Netzwerk! #Professur #Agrarforschung #Reallabor #Witzenhausen #UniKassel #ZALF #Leibniz #Stellenangebot

Dr. Moritz Reckling und seine Arbeitsgruppe wie sich Bohnen auf dem Acker, unter extremer Trockenheit und den Bedingungen des Klimawandels entwickeln. Das RTL Nachtjournal hat die Forschung begleitet. Den Beitrag gibt es in der Sendung vom 13.10.2026 ab Minute 18:05: 📺 plus.rtl.de/rtl-nach...

'Das globale Potential von Smart Farming Innovationen' Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/10/20/d... PNAS Paper Roman et al. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

​Join us today! FRIES seminar by Marc F. Bellemare, University of Minnesota, on 'Income and Food Expenditures among the Poor​' October 21, 16:00-17:00 ETH Zurich, and online on Zoom: ethz.zoom.us/j/65224101315

Today, PD Dr. habil Robert Huber gave an excellent Introductory Lecture as Privatdozent at the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) of ETH Zürich on ‘Modeling farmer decisions for sustainable agriculture’.   Congrats, Röbi. Well done and well deserved! @robehube.bsky.social

'Das globale Potential von Smart Farming Innovationen' Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/10/20/d... PNAS Paper Roman et al. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Details on the study program of Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zürich usys.ethz.ch/en/studies/a... @usyseth.bsky.social

Join us and study Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zürich! On 29 October 2026, we hold an online event, where you receive information about the Agricultural Sciences program, requirements and majors. Details on the event (zoom link will be published soon) usys.ethz.ch/en/studies/a... (1/2)

💻🌳 #FreieStelle! Ausbildung in Umwelt-, Forst-, Boden- oder Elektrotechnik? Erfahrung in Feldbodenkunde? Erfahrung in Umweltmesstechnik? Die Forschungseinheit Wald- und Bodenökologie sucht eine/-n Technische/-n Mitarbeiter/-in «Feldbodenkunde und Umweltmesstechnik»: apply.refline.ch/273855/1906/...

'Modeling the global potential of smart farming innovations' 🥳 Our new paper led by Shahrear Roman and with Hadi Hadi, Wyclife Oluoch, David Zilberman and David Wuepper is now published in PNAS @pnas.org Open Access: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Scientists: join an open letter on pesticides! Pesticide over-use has grave impacts on human health & the environment, yet the Commission proposed a deregulation (aka "Omnibus proposal on Food and Feed Safety"). Scientists call for a rigorous assessment prior to next steps: tinyurl.com/y5db7vsy

Habitat loss is the biggest threat to the world’s wildlife. Nearly all habitat loss is driven by the expansion of agriculture: we chop down forests and convert wild grasslands into farmland to grow crops and raise livestock.

Was sind die wichtigsten Kipppunkte im Klimasystem, und wie könnten sie unsere Zukunft verändern? Eine gute knappe Übersicht. www.cleanthinking.de/kipppunkte-k...

Unfortunately, I knew this was going to happen

🌍 “This is no longer a warning for the future; it is a diagnosis of the present.” Our 2026 State of the Climate report finds 7 of 16 planetary vital signs at record extremes. The planetary emergency is already here. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Yay, #Publication Alert! 🥳📣 A new article published in Ecological Economics in which we conduct a cross-country discrete choice experiment (#DCE). We investigate whether 767 French, Dutch, and UK farmers prefer public or private funding options for conservation measures. 1/5

🌾🛰️ From satellite data to digital twins: @ethz.ch spin-off Terensis predicts crop development and yields months before harvest. Built on D-USYS systems research, the technology helps make food systems more resilient in a changing climate. #AgTech #FoodSystems usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...