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27.03.2026

Plant Diversity to Cope with Increased Drought Risk in Grasslands

Plant species diversity in intensively managed grasslands can act like a natural insurance against drought risk by reducing production variability. This reduction persists even at increased drought risks.

Agrarpolitik interessiert Bevölkerung wie Praxis. Ein Bauernhof in Ins_CaroleParodi_Agroscope_ld

25.03.2026

The Significance of the Agricultural Policy Goals for the Swiss Population

This article summarises all papers published by Agroscope and ETH that deal with the perception of agricultural policy of both farmers and the rest of the population. It highlights what must be borne in mind when developing policy measures so as to achieve broad acceptance of an integrated agricultural and food policy.

smart farming, smartfarming, digitalisierung, AP 2026-2029 Forschungsprogramm 38

24.03.2026

Resilience along the Entire Agricultural and Food Chain

Innovative strategies, institutional framework conditions and practical approaches for enhancing resilience will be discussed on 7-8 May in Zollikofen at the annual conference of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA).