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The Thünen Institute is offering a full-semester course on the CAPRI model during the upcoming summer semester as part of the Agricultural Economics Master’s program at Humboldt University of Berlin. The course is also open to all interested external participants and is supported by members of the…

Dr. Ferike Thom has successfully completed her doctorate with distinction. Her research demonstrates how consumer decisions can be more accurately represented in models like CAPRI—incorporating over 900 food categories. An important step toward better dietary recommendations and well-founded policy…

On November 27 and 28, 2024, a workshop on the support of organic farming in Germany took place at the Thünen Institute. The focus was on area-based support payments for conversion to and maintenance of organic farming, which have been granted by the EU, the federal government and the federal states…

The agri benchmark Cash Crop Network, coordinated by the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, discussed developments in global crop production at its annual conference in Spain. A significant drop in profitability was stated for global arable farming in 2023. The outlook for the current year is also…

agri benchmark is the global network for the analysis of agricultural production systems coordinated by the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics. It is organised by agricultural branches. For the first time, the annual conferences for the beef, sheep, pork and poultry sectors took place in a single…

The kick-off meeting of the new project entitled the ACT4CAP27 Project funded under Horizon Europe took place in The Hague from March 18 to 19. The aim of the project is to provide continuous support for evidence-based EU agri-food policies post 2027 aligning with the objectives of the European…

An international poultry conference of the agri benchmark network took place at the Thünen Institute in Braunschweig at the end of June.

Agricultural land is actually needed for food. However, energy is increasingly being generated on it. That is why there is criticism when energy crops, ground-mounted photovoltaic and wind turbinesplants take up valuable arable land. In our fact check, we examine which form of energy supplies the…

Amendment of the law allows simplified procedure for ground-mounted photovoltaics along motorways and railways - how much area is affected? A study by the Thünen Institute provides initial answers.