I am looking for information about how during the last 20 years the tendencies of type of crops and agriculture configuration have changed. For instance, what type of functional groups are now dominant the agricultural fields or what combination of crops. Does anyone know some information about this?
This book will help you (but it's published in 2001): http://www.amazon.de/Genetically-Modified-Organisms-Agriculture-Economics/dp/0125154224/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1394133964&sr=8-4&keywords=genetically+modified+organism
You will find a lot of literature...
Cheers, Nadine
Hi,
the change during the last 20 years … in Germany mainly the intensity increased for corp production. The crop rotation is often winterwheat, winterbarley, winter oilseed rape. During the last 10 years the production of corn/ maize increased, because of the production of biogas.
Not only the production of corn, also the production of soybeans increased in Germany (GMO-free, more independence from the world market,...).
Hi Nadine, that is right, but how much hectars are planted with soybeans. I found some dates with 6000 to 7000 hectars, more in the south of Germany than in the northern parts. I wouldn't say, that is a kind of independence...
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