Subsidizing agricultural diesel fuel is no longer practical, said Stefan von Cramon-Taubadel, a professor at the University of Göttingen, German online publication TopAgrar reported on December 23.
“If we want to help agricultural companies, we will have to find other more specific ways”said the agricultural scientist.
The researcher bases his opinion on the fact that German farms are very heterogeneous. According to him, large farms with a large number of vehicles will lose much more than the amount of the subsidy, and many small farms, for example with livestock and a small amount of land, will be left in the black.
And while most of Germany’s large farms have done quite well in recent years thanks to high prices, in some cases farmers will face difficulties.
But at the same time, the specialist points out that it is not just about specific quantities: “My impression is that now it is not so much about the actual amount per exploitation, but about disappointment in an industry that faces serious problems and uncertainty, which depends largely on politicians, but does not receive clear signals from them “..
Recall that Cramon-Taubadel’s colleagues had already expressed a similar opinion: Professor Alfons Bahlmann from the Institute for Agrarian Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAED) and Professor Bernhard Brümmer from the University of Göttingen.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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