Vortrag: Hochleistungskuh - wie kam's dazu?
- Location:
- Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 10, 70173 Stuttgart
- Date
- Today, 6:00 PM
In recent decades, the milk yield of high-yielding cows in particular has increased many times over. In her lecture, agricultural scientist Prof. Dr. Regina Birner from the University of Hohenheim sheds light on the political and economic drivers of this development.
Regina Birner will address the role of the labor market and that of consumers. The question of how the development may continue will be exciting, as there is now a much broader range of breeding objectives in animal breeding than just the quantity of milk produced.
The lecture marks the end of the "Point of Kuh" exhibition project in the foyer of the Württemberg State Library. In critical and ironic images, the award-winning documentary photographer Nikita Teryoshin explores the topic of dairy farming, high-performance cows and their staging. For the "Point of Kuh" project, Teryoshin's artistic-documentary images and accompanying texts were supplemented by personal statements from various members of the University of Hohenheim.
About the speaker:
Prof. Dr. Regina Birner has held the Chair of "Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development" at the University of Hohenheim since 2010. In her research and teaching, she deals with policy measures and institutions that are important for food security and agricultural development from a global perspective. Her current focus is on digital innovations in agriculture.
Due to her expertise, Prof. Dr. Birner has been appointed to various expert committees of federal and state ministries, including as co-spokesperson of the Future Commission for Agriculture (ZKL), as a member of the Advisory Board for Agricultural and Food Policy of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and on the Advisory Board for Sustainable Bioeconomy of the state government. She also advises international organizations, including the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Participation is free of charge. Registration is not required.