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Significant milestone on road towards sustainable, efficient animal husbandry
Date of issue: 20.01.18
Ministry of Food and Agriculture hands over final communiqué of the GFFA - Berlin World Food Conference
more: Significant milestone on road towards sustainable, efficient animal husbandry …In adopting the communiqué of the 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers Conference, the participant ministers from 69 states, as well as representatives of the European Commission and of international organisations such as the OIE and FAO, have committed themselves to responsible and sustainable animal husbandry.
Aigner prohibits cultivation of MON810
Date of issue: 14.04.09 11:20 AM
more: Aigner prohibits cultivation of MON810 …"This morning I ordered the competent Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) to invoke a safeguard clause under Section 20 (3) of the Genetic Engineering Act and Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms," Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Ilse Aigner said at a press conference in Berlin today. "This means that the cultivation of MON810 in Germany is prohibited."
Illegal trade in plant protection products not to be tolerated
Date of issue: 03.04.09 03:30 PM
more: Illegal trade in plant protection products not to be tolerated …The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection has information alleging that a chemicals tradesman in Hamburg sold unapproved plant protection products to a number of production plants and commercial enterprises in Germany on a large scale. Intensive investigations are currently being conducted by the police, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the federal states’ plant protection services.
Aigner: The world is working together to achieve global food security
Date of issue: 17.01.09 07:45 PM
more: Aigner: The world is working together to achieve global food security …"The right to food is a human right. Global food security should therefore be at the top of the political agenda. With the 'Davos of the agricultural sector' in Berlin, we have taken the first successful step towards achieving this aim," underlined Federal Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner after the 1st Berlin Summit of Agriculture Ministers.