The build-up of national, regional and global public buffer stocks for food can help stabilise prices on global agricultural markets and limit inflation.
The German government has announced it will implement an export ban on certain hazardous pesticides. A draft of the implementation policy will be presented during the spring of 2023.
Due to the war in Ukraine, grain prices have risen sharply. But a reduction in fallow land in the EU would only have a minor effect on the world market price for grain. Therefore, it would be better to provide financial aid to the most vulnerable countries.
There is hardly any other food that pollutes our environment and the climate as badly as meat. However, no government in the world currently has a concept of how meat consumption and production can be significantly reduced.