Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) | Source | Report |
Germany’s Strategy sets a long-term policy framework to sustain crop productivity while strengthening soil protection, biodiversity, climate mitigation, and digitalisation in arable farming. The strategy responds to rising land degradation risks, increasing competition for farmland, and climate pressures, while reaffirming food security as a core objective. It promotes diversified crop rotations, improved nutrient management, and precision agriculture, alongside a national target to reach 20% organic farming by 2030. Implementation is supported through targeted investment and funding programmes, including measures to encourage soil-friendly machinery, low-emission manure and fertiliser application, and research and development in plant breeding and nutrient efficiency. The strategy explicitly recognises that farm size shapes adoption capacity: smaller farms are encouraged to cooperate to access advanced technologies, while a nationwide network of demonstration “lead farms” is intended to support knowledge exchange and public engagement. Key challenges remain, notably rising land prices and regulatory uncertainty surrounding New Plant-Breeding Techniques (NBTs) following the European Court of Justice ruling, which the strategy identifies as a constraint on innovation.
