A family of action-takers: farmers and food systems workers, elected officials, administrations, researchers and educators, and members of civil society organisations – some friends, many strangers – who came together to call for an integrated policy shift for sustainable farming practices and a resilient food system.
He is calling for measures built around incentives instead of bans.
Agriculture Minister Kloeckner on Wednesday pledged financial support and compensation for farmers affected by the insect protection plans, without giving detailed figures.
She also said the government would co-finance the purchase of so-called precision farming equipment, which can distribute fertiliser and pesticides more accurately, reducing the amount used.
The bill was first proposed in 2019.
Angela Merkel s government said the law will protect a declining insect population (Image: GETTY)
A large-scale study in Germany in 2017 was one of the first to raise global alarm bells about the plunge in insect populations, triggering warnings of an ecological apocalypse .
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