4 current election programs in Baden-Württemberg have points on this topic.
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Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The AfD wants to shield domestic agriculture from foreign competition through tariffs, subsidies and direct payments. It justifies this with security of food supply. At the same time, rules on fertilizer and crop protection would be relaxed.
The AfD wants to protect local farmers. For this it wants tariffs and money from the state. Tariffs are charges on goods from abroad. Farmers should have fewer rules on fertilizer.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The CDU wants to amend state law to keep farmland available for food production. Anyone taking over a farm is to receive a flat-rate bonus, and agricultural investment is to get more support.
Fields and meadows should stay in use for growing food. Young people should get money when they take over a farm. The state should give farmers more money for investments. Modern technology should help in the fields.
The CDU wants to link nature conservation and farming more closely while easing restrictions, for example by reforming the ban on plowing up grassland. Instead of new rigid protected zones, it relies on regional solutions, subsidies and cooperation.
The CDU wants nature protection and farming to work together. Farmers should decide more for themselves. The ban on turning meadows into fields should change. The CDU does not want new strict protected zones. It prefers to pay farmers for protecting nature.
The CDU backs regional food production, whether organic or conventional. The state's food security is to be written into the state constitution as a state objective, and livestock farming in the state is to be supported.
The CDU wants more food from the region. That goes for organic food and other food. Cafeterias and schools should use more of it. Food security should be written into the state constitution. Farmers should have less paperwork.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
By 2030, pesticide use in the state is to fall by 40 to 50 percent. At the same time, organic farming is to grow to 30 to 40 percent.
The Greens want fewer pesticides. Pesticides are poisons against pests and weeds. By 2030 almost half should be gone. There should be much more organic farming.
The Greens want EU farm funds to follow the principle of public money only for public goods. Income-supporting payments are to be tied to farms' environmental services in the future.
Farmers get money from the EU. The Greens want to share out this money differently. Those who do something for the environment should get more. Small farms should get special support.
The Greens want to support young farmers with a start-up bonus and advice in order to secure farm succession. The results of the state's Strategiedialog Landwirtschaft (strategy dialogue on agriculture) are also to be implemented.
Many farms cannot find someone to take over. The Greens want to help young farmers start out with money. They should also get good advice. Farmers should find it easier to get land.
The Greens want nature, climate and animal protection to pay off more for farms financially. Agri-environmental measures are to contribute to income and can first be tested in a trial year.
Farmers should be able to earn money by protecting the environment and animals. The Greens want to support such farms more. Farmers should be allowed to try out measures for one year. Then they decide whether to continue.
The Greens want to protect GMO-free farming and food production and thereby secure freedom of choice for consumers and farmers. The state's quality labels are to stay GMO-free.
The Greens want to protect farming without genetic engineering. People should be able to choose what they eat. Food should clearly show what is in it. The state's quality labels stay free of genetic engineering.
The Greens want state cafeterias to offer 70 percent regional food by 2040 and to expand plant-based options. The state's nutrition strategy is to be developed further.
State cafeterias should serve more food from the region. By 2040 it should be 70 percent. There should also be more plant-based food. Children should learn more about healthy eating in daycare and school.
The Greens want to preserve traditional orchard meadows together with municipalities and create model regions and a fund for this. Organic farming and wine-growing landscapes are also to be strengthened.
Orchard meadows are meadows with many fruit trees. The Greens want to keep them. There should be special money for this. Organic farms and wine growers should also get help.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The SPD wants to preserve the state's diverse, small-scale agriculture, cut red tape and protect farms against extreme weather with a dedicated fund. Farmers should be able to make a good living from their work.
The SPD wants to help farms. Farmers should have less paperwork. A fund should help when storms destroy the harvest. A fund is a pot of money. Young people should be able to do a voluntary year on a farm.