Forum Modern Agriculture

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Forum Modern Agriculture
purpose u. a. Inform the population about agriculture and its production methods, contribute to a central positioning and positive perception of agriculture
Chair: Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers' Association
Establishment date: 2000 as a support group for sustainable agriculture
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.forum-moderne-landwirtschaft.de

The Modern Agriculture Forum (FML), until 2014 the Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Group (FNL), is a German association of leading organizations and companies in agriculture and their upstream and downstream areas. She conducts public relations work, networking with other organizations from agriculture and related areas.

organization

The association was created in 2000 from a merger of the “Aktiongemeinschaft Deutsches Fleisch” (AGF) and the “Fördergemeinschaft Integrierter Pflanzenbau” (FIP). The chairman of the forum is the President of the German Farmers' Association , Joachim Rukwied . Lea Fließ is the operational manager.

After restructuring in 2014, the association was renamed Forum Moderne Landwirtschaft .

The number of member associations increased from 44 to 53 between 2013 and 2015. The number of members has now fallen back to 46 members. These include agricultural and horticultural associations, companies and associations in the agrochemical industry, agricultural management and agricultural consultation, agricultural technology , the plant breeding , the animal breeding , the feed sector and be marketed and manufacturing plant and animal products.

In addition to the general assembly, there is a management board and a supervisory board. An advisory board is available to advise the forum. Three technical committees were formed for the areas of plant and animal production as well as network.

Members

(As of November 2016)

Adventure farm

The central project of the Modern Agriculture Forum is the adventure farm, a special exhibition at the International Green Week in Berlin . It is a joint initiative of the German Farmers' Association , the Modern Agriculture Forum and the information.medien.agrar (ima) association under the lead coordination of the Modern Agriculture Forum.

On the adventure farm in Hall 3.2 of the trade fair, around 60 exhibition partners each year present agriculture to touch on 6,000 square meters with animals, stables, arable land and modern machines. The special exhibition is financially supported by the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank .

Innovation & Ecology Initiative

“Innovation & Naturhaushalt” is the name of an initiative under the umbrella of the FNL. It was founded in the summer of 2010 with the aim of increasing the public's awareness that productive agriculture and the ecosystem are not in contradiction, but rather need and complement each other. Practical examples are intended to make it clear that agriculture, with its many different animal and plant species, is itself part of the natural balance, and can also contribute to biological diversity through sustainable management and innovative solutions. The initiative sees itself as an open communication platform for all dialogue partners. A new focus of this initiative is the evaluation of so-called “Eh da” areas, e.g. B. unused areas outside of agriculture for the preservation and promotion of biodiversity in cultivated landscapes.

literature

  • Olaf Christen: Sustainable Agriculture - From the history of ideas to practical implementation , ISBN 3-926898-14-3 .
  • Olaf Christen, Zita O'Halloran-Wietholz: Indicators for Sustainable Development in Agriculture , ISBN 3-926898-17-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eckehard Niemann: The Agrobusiness network of interests . In: Thomas Leif, Rudolf Speth (Hrsg.): The silent power: Lobbyism in Germany . West German Verl., Wiesbaden 2003, ISBN 3-531-14132-5 .
  2. ↑ Office | Forum Modern Agriculture. In: www.forum-moderne-landwirtschaft.de. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
  3. ↑ The FNL becomes FML - Forum Moderne Landwirtschaft . In: agrarheute.com . November 26, 2014 ( agrarheute.com [accessed November 3, 2016]).
  4. ↑ Achieving more together | Forum Modern Agriculture. In: www.forum-moderne-landwirtschaft.de. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Structure and organization | Forum Modern Agriculture. In: www.forum-moderne-landwirtschaft.de. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Achieve more together. Modern Agriculture Forum, accessed on November 18, 2016 .
  7. ↑ About the initiative. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016 ; Retrieved November 18, 2016 .