SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: EXAMPLE OF A STRAWBERRY FARMER IN GERMANY

Abstract

The population of the world is constantly growing and therefore the amount of needed food, as well. Producing food is connected to a huge amount of emission and there are a lot of waste around the whole world regarding the food production. This paper aims to analyze how a strawberry farmer in Germany can produce strawberries more sustainable. At the end there are three main findings which are deeply explained. Yet, there were more findings found and could be found, but they extend the amount of this paper. The research was conducted in three months on a real project of a farmer who is currently constructing plastic sheet green houses for his strawberry growing. Furthermore, he still has the classic outland growing, so that an observation and comparison of both principles was possible. The data collection was conducted through two qualitative interviews, own observation as well as academical references from different university libraries. However, the plastic greenhouse was not finished during the research period, so that the farmer only could explain how it will work in the future. Sketches from the future greenhouses are attached in the fifth chapter.