Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Schäfer: "Transforming steep-slope vineyards into cross-terraces has a model character, represents an important contribution to environmental conservation and offers advantages for viticulture".
Together with Kompetenzzentrum Kulturlandschaft (KULT), Hochschule Geisenheim University recently hosted a truffle conference for around 100 members of the German Truffle Association (Verband für Trüffelanbau und Nutzung in Deutschland e.V.).
German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner handed over a grant amounting to 6.3 million euros to finance a major five-year joint project focusing on vine health preservation in organic viticulture