Sustainable Consumer Goods
No “not until 30 years from now” as the European Union intends but already as early as next year, the Followfood GmbH from Friedrichshafen wants to be climate neutral and thus contribute to the fight against global warming.
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Animal husbandry was also scrutinised in the “Thünen Report 65”, but no clear picture emerged. At least there are indications of advantages of organic animal husbandry. A state animal welfare label takes account of consumer demand for more animal welfare.
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What organic farming can do for the environment and society was the focus of a study by the Thünen Institute. The result is a predominantly positive picture of the potential of organic farming.
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In 2019, the number of people who go hungry rose for the third year in a row. According to Marita Wiggerthale from Oxfam Germany, “There’s enough food to go around. Carrying on with ‘business as usual’ is unacceptable.”
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Sylvia Kuria founded “Sylvia’s Basket” in her home town Limuru in 2013. She runs organic farming on six hectares of land, where she grows a wide variety of about 20 plant species.
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Bablu Ganguly is co-founder of the Timbaktu Collective. Since its beginnings, it has become a best practice example that has improved quality of life in rural areas and provides an array of prospects for the future.
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In an interview Prof. Dr. Bernhard Freyer, head of the Institute of Organic Agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, explains the positive effects of organic farming on our soils.
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Biodiversity is the basis of life. This is the truth and the very strong commitment of Dr. Vandana Shiva. She is a world-renowned environmental thinker, organic activist, physicist, feminist, philosopher, writer and science policy advocate.
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As an agricultural and soil scientist as well as an organic farmer, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gattinger deals with the pressing questions of climate change. In an interview, he explains what concrete solutions might look like.
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In an interview, Dr. Franz Ehrnsperger, Chairman of the Quality Association for Organic Mineral Water and Senior Chef of Neumarkter Lammsbräu explains the positive effects of organic for water.
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