Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at ETH Zürich. Website https://sites.google.com/view/fingerrobert/home Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=V7yA_rcAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mu5lspmsbs2bYesterday, the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group farewelled Dr. Christian Stetter who has finished his PostDoc time at ETH Zurich. Congratulations on all your achievements over the past few years! Thank you for the wonderful and inspiring time. We wish you all the best for the next steps!28 Aug 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5lspmsbs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mu2og3z27k2dGreat News! Our former doctoral student Viviana Garcia has been awarded the prestigious GEWISOLA Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement for her thesis “Risks, Uncertainties and Farmers’ preferences: The Transition to Sustainable Agriculture” 🤩👏 lnkd.in/p/epMPi3BG www.gewisola.de/en/awards27 Aug 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2og3z27k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtys6amvkk2nGroup picture (very incomplete) at the retreat of the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich that took place at the Eschikon Campus of ETH the last two days 🤩 Thanks to everyone! More info aecp.ethz.ch26 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtys6amvkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtylkzg7uk2yAs part of our AECP Group retreat, we visited Agridea today. We very much appreciated the open and fruitful exchange of ideas and the discussion of ongoing projects. Thank you very much Sanzio Rombini and the entire team! www.agridea.ch/de/26 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtylkzg7uk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtxxctejks23As part of our AECP Group retreat, we visited Rico Kägi's farm in Winterberg (ZH) today. Learning about the developments and challenges of their different farm activities and their biogas plant was extremely valuable and insightful. Thank you very much Rico!26 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxxctejks23https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtwc62bufs2dToday, the AECP Group visited agricultural research facilities at the ETH-Research Station for Plant Sciences & the Agrovet-Strickhof during our group retreat. BIG thanks to Achim Walter, Usman Arshad and Simone Nanzer for giving us insights in the exciting research! https://www.ias.ethz.ch/eth-research-stations.html25 Aug 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwc62bufs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtqcr3t5kk27👇 https://sites.google.com/view/ageconmeet23 Aug 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqcr3t5kk27https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtqcr3t5kk27👇 https://sites.google.com/view/ageconmeet23 Aug 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqcr3t5kk27https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtkzyzidsk2wI am very honored to be keynote speaker at the 36th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics Vienna September 17-18, 2026 I will talk on 'Digital innovations will transform European agriculture – How can we make it work for the better?' https://oega.boku.ac.at/tagungen/oga-tagung-2026/21 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkzyzidsk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtjuv77lcc24Today, I had the pleasure of having a farewell lunch with the great executive office team of the World Food Systems Center to (belatedly) celebrate my departure as Chair of the Center. I served as Chair and Vice Chair for 10 years. More information: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch20 Aug 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjuv77lcc24https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtgrsh7goc2sWir hatten heute die grosse Ehre und Freude, 23 ehemalige Studierende der Agrarwissenschaften fast 50(!) Jahre nach ihrem Studienbeginn wieder an der ETH Zürich begrüssen zu dürfen. Bruno Studer und ich haben Einblicke in Forschung und Lehre in den Agrarwissenschaften gegeben. (1/2)19 Aug 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgrsh7goc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtdtp6tqys2tOur paper 'Patterns and clusters of pesticide reduction strategies in Swiss viticulture' led by Eileen Ziehmann and with Lucca Zachmann is now published in an issue - Journal of Wine Economics Open Access https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2026.10118 Blog (D) https://agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/05/21/massnahmenbundel-fur-pflanzenschutzmittelreduktionen-im-schweizer-rebbau/ @wineecon.bsky.social18 Aug 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdtp6tqys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mtbcv4ptd22bToday Xiaojie Wen from the University of our Bonn joined our Agricultural Economics and Policy (AECP) Group at ETH Zurich as a guest researcher for the coming days. We will collaborate on topics of the economics and policy of pest management. We are very happy to have you on board, Xiaojie!🥳17 Aug 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbcv4ptd22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mt7gwkre3s2hJoin us tomorrow, August 17! Xiaojie Wen (Uni Bonn) will present her paper 'The Net Contribution of Pesticides to Agriculture: A Global Meta-Analysis' in our FRIES Seminar 17.08., 11.00-12.00. At ETH Zürich and via zoom ethz.zoom.us/j/61579902577 More on FRIES frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz16 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7gwkre3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mt4nnsrmj223Swiss cow with a view on the Aletsch Glacier The views are breathtaking and stunning, but also very worrying. This largest glacier in the Alps may largely or even fully disappear by the end of the century (1), losing up to 80 metres of its length every year (2). (1/3)15 Aug 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4nnsrmj223https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mt4nnsrmj223Swiss cow with a view on the Aletsch Glacier The views are breathtaking and stunning, but also very worrying. This largest glacier in the Alps may largely or even fully disappear by the end of the century (1), losing up to 80 metres of its length every year (2). (1/3)15 Aug 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4nnsrmj223https://bsky.app/profile/robertfinger.bsky.social/post/3mszwchkduk27👇 ‘Greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies in Swiss agri-food systems: insights into the ACHIEVE activities’ Join us on 27 August 2026, 12:00–12:45, for a presentation by me and Lukas Fesenfeld in the ACHIEVE Webinar Series Teams bit.ly/4xwLwuw. More information: www.sweet-achieve.ch/events14 Aug 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:yn27mqw4vluhez4rmojdk4f3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszwchkduk27