WORLD:
You are Minister of Agriculture.
Has the reputation of the farmers improved as a result of the crisis?
Klöckner:
Yes, absolutely.
The fact that shelves can sometimes be half empty or even completely empty was a new experience for many consumers.
And I don't mean the toilet paper.
Suddenly people are thinking about domestic production again.
However, there is often still a long way to go before we really understand today's modern agriculture.
Especially in the metropolitan areas, where there is little contact with agriculture, we have a wish for a romantic agriculture from back then. That is actually absurd.