G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting: University of Hohenheim Media Service  [10.05.22]

13+14 May 2022: Scientists from the University of Hohenheim will be available to give statements on the topics of the meeting, which will be held by the BMEL on the University's premises

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According to the announcement of the BMEL, one of the most important topics of the meeting will be the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its consequences. After all, this crisis is also shaking up the world food system: Agriculture in Ukraine, one of the world’s largest “breadbaskets,” has to cut back production. The country's infrastructure continues to be destroyed and the ports are blocked. As a result, food prices are rising worldwide. Global logistical problems are making it difficult to provide agricultural products, and the priority needs to be on averting the threat of famine.

To the BMEL’s press invitation:
https://www.bmel.de/SharedDocs/Termine/DE/Presseeinladungen/220513-14-g7-amk-2022.html?nn=1518

Experts from the University of Hohenheim will explain the background to this and other topics of the G7 meeting of agriculture ministers and provide statements from a scientific perspective. Media are asked to directly approach the contacts with whom they would like to speak. The Press Office of the University of Hohenheim will also be happy to arrange interview partners.

Experts from the University of Hohenheim

1. Impact of the war in Ukraine, including on food security

a) Agricultural markets, agricultural infrastructure

• World market, disruptions in agricultural markets, rising prices for basic foodstuffs
  Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hess, Dept. of Agricultural Markets,
  s.hess@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22899
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and after 7:00 p.m.
  Sat. by phone or video, contact via the Press Office
  
  
• Agricultural policy (EU, Green Deal, coherence with development and trade policy, sustainability in agricultural supply chains), consequences for people in other countries, especially Africa
  Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck, Dept. of Agricultural and Food Policy,
  christine.wieck@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22656
  Fri., 13 May interviews on site or by phone from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  Sat., 14 May on site or by phone 8-11 a.m., then possibly by phone/video
  
  
• Rising costs of working capital
  Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs, Dept. of Farm Management,
  bahrs@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22566
  Fri., available by phone
  Sat. by email with speedy response
  
  
• Global food supply, international agricultural markets, especially tropics/subtropics
  Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, Dept. of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development,
  Regina.Birner@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 23517
  Fri. interviews also on site from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m., 12:00 - 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
  Sat. by phone and video von 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (contact via the Press Office)
  
  
• Effects of international trade and policy on global food security
  Dr. Kirsten Boysen-Urban, Dept. of. International Agricultural Trade and Food Security,
  kirsten.urban@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via Press Office.
  Fri. interviews by phone or on site from 2 - 5 p.m.
  Sat. interviews by phone from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  
  
• Competitiveness of the food industry and food retailing, competitiveness of product innovations
  Prof. Dr. Stefan Hirsch, Dept. of Management in Agribusiness,
  s.hirsch@uni-hohenheim.de,
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (contact via the Press Office)
  Sat. from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. (by email with speedy response

b) Alternative energy sources, replacement of fossil fuels

• Agrophotovoltaics
  Jun.-Prof. Andreas Schweiger, Dept. of Plant Ecology,
  andreas.schweiger@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22189 and via the Press Office
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone or video from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and after 9:00 p.m.
  Sat. interviews by phone or video from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  
  
• Biogas, LNG production from biogas (natural gas alternative), replacement of man-made fibers by fibers from plant matter
  Dr. Hans Oechsner, State Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioenergy,
  Hans.Oechsner@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22683
  Fri. interviews possible by phone
  
  PD Dr. Andreas Lemmer, State Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioenergy,
  andreas.lemmer@uni-hohenheim.de, Contact via the Press Office
  Fri./Sat. interviews possible on site (except Friday afternoon) or by phone or video.
  
  
• Production of renewable raw materials, entire value chain
  Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, Dept. of Biobased Products in the Bioeconomy,
  Iris_Lewandowski@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22221
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  Sat. interviews on site or by phone from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  
  
• Biogenic plastics, biorefinery, biogas plants as a central part of biorefineries
  Prof. Dr. Andrea Kruse, Dept. of Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources,
  Andrea_Kruse@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)174 3013071
  Fri. 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on site at the tour stand
  Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. by appointment also by video or possibly on site.
  
  
• Biofuels, global land use effects of biofuel policies
  Jun.-Prof. Dr. Franziska Schünemann, Dept. of Bioeconomy
  f.schuenemann@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 24500
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Sat. interviews by phone or video from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (contact via the Press Office)

2. Sustainable global agricultural supply chains and sustainable agriculture

• Disruptions in agricultural markets, dislocations in supply chains
  Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hess, Dept. of Agricultural Markets,
  s.hess@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22899
  Fri., 13 May interviews on site or by phone from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and after 7:00 p.m.
  Sat., 14 May by phone or video, contact via the Press Office
  
  
• esource-conserving cultivation systems, cultivation without chemical pesticides
  Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs, Dept. of Farm Management,
  bahrs@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22566
  Fri., available by phone
  Sat. by email with speedy response
  
  
• Resource efficient agriculture, transformation of food systems, biological control of pests, new approaches in plant protection
  Prof. Dr. Ralf Vögele, Dept. of Phytopathology,
  ralf.voegele@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22387
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone or video from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and after 4:30 p.m.
  Sat. interviews by phone or video from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  
  
• Organic farming
  Dr. Sabine Zikeli, Center for Organic Farming, University of Hohenheim (ZÖLUH)
  sabine.zikeli@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via the Press Office
  Fri. afternoon interviews by phone or on site,
  Sat. interviews possible by phone
  
  
• Climate and agriculture
  Prof. Dr. Thilo Streck, Dept. of Biogeophysics
  thilo.streck@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22796
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
  Sat. possible by phone (contact via the Press Office)
  
  
• Sustainable economy, bioeconomy, global land use
  Jun.-Prof. Dr. Franziska Schünemann, Dept. of Bioeconomy
  f.schuenemann@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 24500
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Sat. interviews by phone or video from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (contact via the Press Office)
  
  
• ustainable, resource-conserving and animal welfare-compliant animal husbandry
  Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert, Dept. of Feed-Gut Microbiota Interaction
  seifert.jana@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 24284 / +49 (0)176 22694831
  Fri./Sat. interviews on site or by phone or video
  Fri. from 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Sat. from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  
  Prof. Dr. Volker Stefanski, Dept. of Behavioral Physiology of Livestock
  volker.stefanski@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via the Press Office
  Fri./Sat. interviews by phone or video
  Fri. from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Sat. from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
  
  

3. Opportunities and risks of new approaches in agriculture

• Humus build-up with carbon storage, carbon farming
  Prof. Dr. Andrea Kruse, Dept. of Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources,
  Andrea_Kruse@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)174 3013071
  Fri. 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on site at the tour stand
  Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. by appointment also by video or possibly on site.
  
  
• Stabilization of organic matter in soils
  Dr. Sabine Zikeli, Center for Organic Farming, University of Hohenheim (ZÖLUH)
  sabine.zikeli@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via the Press Office
  Fri. afternoon interviews by phone or on site,
  Sat. interviews possible by phone
  
  
• New paths in agricultural engineering
  Prof. Dr. Stefan Böttinger, Dept. of Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering,
  boettinger@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 23200
  Fri. interviews on site or by phone or video from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
  Sat. interviews on site or by phone or video from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  
  
• Robotics
  Prof. Dr. Hans Griepentrog, Dept. of. Technology in Crop Production,
  hw.griepentrog@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via Press Office
  Fri. all-day interviews on site or by phone
  Sat. by telephone from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  
  
• RNA-based crop protection (GMO-free alternative to chemical crop protection)
  Dr. Aline Koch, Dept. of Phytopathology,
  aline.koch@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 23194
  Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: interviews on site or by phone or video

4. Spread of antibiotic resistance

• In people
  Prof. Dr. W. Florian Fricke, Dept. of Microbiome and Applied Bioinformatics,
  w.florian.fricke@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 24841 or via the Press Office
  Fri./Sat. interviews by phone or, if requested, on site
  
  
• Antibiotics with new mechanisms of action
  Prof. Dr. Julia Fritz-Steuber, Dept. of Cellular Microbiology,
  julia.steuber@uni-hohenheim.de, contact via Press Office
  Only Sat. interviews on site (lead time 40 minutes) or by phone

5. Strengthening the role of multi-stakeholder platforms such as the World Food Committee (CFS)

• Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck, Dept. of Agricultural and Food Policy,
  christine.wieck@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 22656
  Fri., 13 May interviews on site or by phone from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  Sat., 14 May on site or by phone 8-11 a.m., then possibly by phone/video
  
  
• Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, Dept. of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development,
  Regina.Birner@uni-hohenheim.de, +49 (0)711 459 23517
  Fri. interviews also on site from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m., 12:00 - 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
  Sat. by phone and video von 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (contact via the Press Office)

Contact for press:

Press Office at the University of Hohenheim,
T +49 (0)711 459 24154 or +49 (0)171 1466202, E presse@uni-hohenheim.de

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