Overview

• Recent government monitoring shows organic farming accounts for only 13.77% of Bavarian agricultural land, far below the 20% goal set for the end of 2025.
• Organic cultivation on state-owned properties has decreased, and officials cite incomplete data on the rollout of legislated biotope corridors.
• Despite the referendum’s mandate to halve pesticide use by 2028, standard chemical applications persist and emergency approvals for insecticides continue.
• Agnes Becker of the Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei and other campaigners are demanding a binding five-point plan from Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber, including quotas for public catering and increased organic research funding.
• Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber insists most measures are in effect and calls on the federal government to restore funding cuts to bolster Bavaria’s conservation efforts.