Climate Change from Germany

March 09, 2024

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of The Club of Rome, to give opening speech Anuga FoodTec 2024

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is going to open Anuga FoodTec in Cologne on 19 March 2024 at 9.15 a.m. with a keynote speech on the Main Stage Responsibility (Hall 9, B080/C081).

Südstärke GmbH have concluded their 2021 potato starch production campaign this week.

January 21, 2022

Südstärke GmbH has concluded its 2021 potato starch production campaign

Sudstarke GmbH has concluded its 2021 potato starch production campaign. The 2021 production campaign was the most difficult in decades, even team members 40+ years with the company cannot remember anything close.

The authors of the study from FAU (from left): PD Dr. Sophia Sonnewald, Günter Lehretz, Dr. José María Corral García and Prof. Dr. Uwe Sonnewald. (Courtesy: FAU / Rabih Mehdi)

May 15, 2019

Breakthrough research: potatoes can grow at high temperatures

If there’s one thing potato plants don’t like, it’s heat. If the temperature is too high, potato plants form significantly lower numbers of tubers or sometimes none at all. Biochemists at FAU have now discovered the reason why.

Yield organic of potatoes has not collapsed as much as that of conventional ones

October 19, 2018

Potato Yield of Organic cultivation in Germany not affected as much as conventional farming by drought and heat

According to a survey by Bio Kartoffel Erzeuger e.V., the organic potato yields in Germany have not dropped as much as the conventional ones

September 03, 2018

Heatwave will result in smaller potato chips, say German manufacturers

The heatwave in Germany is also affecting the harvest of potato varieties needed to make potato chips. Due to the extraordinary weather conditions, the potato chips will be smaller this year.

August 31, 2018

Not enough potatoes in Germany: extreme drought impacts supply Emsland Group

The Emsland Group, a potato processor with seven production plants throughout Germany, explains the supply challenges they are faced with as a result of the extreme drought in Germany and other parts of Europe.

July 27, 2018

German Potato Processing Industry Association expects crop shortage due to drought

The German Association of Fruit, Vegetables and Potato Processing Industry (BOGK) expects that the potato harvest in Germany and Europe will be significantly reduced in quantity, as well as quality compared to the previous year due to the long ongoing drought and heat wave.

March 21, 2014

Proyecto para mejorar la capacidad de resistencia de la agricultura al cambio climático con la ayuda de genes silvestres

Coleccionistas de plantas y mejoradores genéticos de diversas nacionalidades se han unido para recolectar, proteger y preparar los parientes silvestres de los cultivos alimentarios más importantes en el mundo de tal forma que puedan utilizarse en el desarrollo de nuevas variedades resistentes al cambio climático.