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The Corona Crisis? "Must be regional, seasonal and ecological" - Vegetable shortage threatens

2020-04-07T07:01:21.748Z


A vegetable shortage could threaten us in autumn. That is why Munich's nutritional ridge hopes for a change in nutrition - and thus for a rethink among consumers.


A vegetable shortage could threaten us in autumn. That is why Munich's nutritional ridge hopes for a change in nutrition - and thus for a rethink among consumers.

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  • The corona crisis * will have far-reaching consequences
  • Vegetables and lettuce could become scarce in autumn
  • The Munich Nutrition Council demands that consumers have to adjust

Munich - The Munich Nutrition Council calls for the establishment of a regional food system. The corona pandemic shows how dependent the market is on imports. Vietnam stopped the export of rice last week in order to secure the supply of its own population. The retailers in the Munich wholesale market hall are also beginning to see signs of change. Businessmen are concerned that lettuce and vegetables could become scarce and expensive in the fall.

One who knows his way around is Günther Warchola. The dealer is in the wholesale market every day. "We can still work, thank goodness." But it is not easy, says the President of the Association of Bavarian Fruit Import and Wholesale. Courgettes or French garlic are already becoming scarce. “The farmers don't come to the exporters. And the grocery store doesn't have enough goods and has to buy in. ”

Corona crisis: Is there a vegetable shortage in autumn? - Munich Nutrition Council warns

Warchola warns that the plight could become more serious. "If the situation with the harvest helpers is not resolved, we will have a huge problem in the fall." If the producers had no certainty that enough harvest helpers were available, the farmers would not even sow the seeds. “This means that we will have too little salad and vegetables in autumn . Too little industrial vegetables for the canning factories. "

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Although the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has promised that 40,000 seasonal workers from Eastern Europe may enter Germany in April and May, Warchola believes the number is too small. In addition, entry is associated with costs. “Airplanes have to be chartered, medical personnel have to be available. Accommodation is becoming more expensive because it takes up three times as much space. ”

The Munich Nutrition Council is criticizing the dependence on the import of food. Only ten percent of retail offers come from the region. Jürgen Müller from the Munich Nutrition Council is therefore calling for a rethink. " We have to become more regional, seasonal and ecological ."

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A nutritional system that ensures the production of food on site: without pesticides and concentrated on the seasonally possible cultivation. “I can also grow strawberries regionally in February. But only in the greenhouse, that costs a lot of energy. ”People should realize that full supermarket shelves are not God-given. That means: waiver . "There is nothing wrong with eating a mango from time to time, but we overdo it."

The pandemic is now the chance for a change in nutrition . Because at some point it could be too late. “We have many scenarios that threaten the food market. Climate crisis, species extinction - last summer showed us what we could face. ” Corona was comparatively harmless. “We are opening the borders to bring harvest workers. We will not be able to manage that in the climate crisis, and even less so when it comes to species extinction. ”The pandemic is also more tangible, and the climate crisis may be too abstract for some. "We now have the chance to change direction before the impacts come right."

Sascha Karowski

Source: merkur

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