Berlin
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Weltacker Blog
21. June 2017
Gerd Carlsson schreitet an diesem Donnerstag über den Weltacker. Irgendwie ist es ja auch ein bisschen „sein“ Acker. Er ist für ihn verantwortlich. Es steckt so viel Arbeit und Energie darin. Aber er wirkt zufrieden. Trotz der Hitze konnten die wichtigsten Aufgaben heute alle erledigt werden. …
News
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Schreibwettbewerb!
22. June 2017
Schreibwettbewerb: „Acker für die Welt“ Wie würde dein Wunsch-Acker aussehen? Was würde dort wachsen, wer würde dort leben oder arbeiten? Was könnte dort passiert sein? Gibt es Feindschaften oder Bündnisse, Niederlagen oder Erfolge? Was hat der Wurm durchgemacht, wie kämpft ein Unkraut ums Überleben? Lasse dich …
Europe
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Ackern auf dem Weltacker Schweiz
20. June 2017
Regnete es anfangs Woche noch heftig auf die Zelte unter dem Kirschenhain und war kalt und windig, brütete während der zweiten Hälfte der AckerWoche die Sommerhitze über Nuglar. In diesen extremen Klimabedingungen – ausgerüstet mit Gummistiefeln und Sonnenhut – wurden auf dem schweizer Weltacker und den …
Global
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2000m² en RDC : La souveraineté alimentaire menacée par les conflits armés
21. June 2017
Depuis fin 2016, au moins cinq provinces du Grand Kasaï (Kasaï central, Kasaï oriental, Lomami, Sankuru et Kasaï), une région centrale de la République Démocratique du Congo, se trouvent déchirées entre les forces armées du gouvernement et celles de la milice de Kamwina Nsapu, tué en …
2000 square metres
If we were to divide the total global surface area of arable land by the number of people living on the planet, each person would get 2000m². It’s incredible just how much can be grown on a plot that size! Such a field could produce tonnes of vegetables, potatoes or grain… But who can eat all that?
What’s even more incredible is that in Europe we are currently consuming and wasting more than can be produced on our individual share of land.
On this website we want to take a look at our 2000m² together. We want to find out what needs to be done so that we can grow enough to provide for all human beings, animals, and plants that live from this land. We are looking for answers to many questions and for practical solutions.
Our field has gotten out of control: We urgently need to take action to stop this! Luckily we can all make changes. Some things we can do on our own once we understand the problems; others we can only achieve together.
“Good Food – Good Farming” is the campaign slogan of the Agricultural and Rural Convention (ARC2020), a broad alliance of farmers and consumers, along with over a hundred environmental, animal welfare, public health and development organisations from across Europe. ARC2020 is calling for a fundamental shift in our European agricultural and rural development policy to foster sustainable production and consumption of food, and the recovery of rural areas. Your participation is very welcome!
Team
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A 46 year-old vegetable farmer and trained home economics teacher, Carla runs a peri-urban organic farm and shop, and has two children. Although she never gets bored, she sometimes wishes she had a little more time to be creative and try new recipes.
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The size of the field is about 2000m², representing the amount of arable land available to each one of us globally. The field is a few million years old; full of nourishment, life and stories. Lately, however, it has become a victim of pesticide overload.
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A 32 year-old scientist specializing in plant ecology and communication, Ben conducts research on the role of soil fungi in the networking of plants. He always has some interesting trivia up his sleeve, ready to share.