Ophelia Nick: New voice for the Greens' agricultural policy in the north circle!
Ophelia Nick: New voice for the Greens' agricultural policy in the north circle!
The Mettmann Greens have decided: Ophelia Nick becomes the new agricultural spokeswoman for the faction. This announcement was made from the Mettmann Nordkreis and marked a significant step in her political career. Nick, who previously worked as a parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, expressed gratitude for the trust of her faction colleagues. It emphasizes the role of the Greens as an important opposition voice in agricultural policy.
In her speech, Nick emphasizes the essential connection between nature, agriculture and humans. This becomes all the more important in view of the current challenges that affect agriculture. The black and red government's reversal plans are particularly criticized. The Greens' faction has set itself the goal of being a constructive opposition in agricultural policy. Nick plans to carefully observe the support of farmers by the government and demands that measures are taken so that they can react adequately to climate and biodiversity crises.
biographical background
Ophelia Nick was born on January 24, 1973 in Herdecke. After graduating from high school in 1992, she worked on an agricultural company on Lake Constance before studying veterinary medicine at the FU Berlin and successfully completed in 2000. Her doctorate at the LMU Munich followed in 2012. Since 2010 she has shown a political commitment as a member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. She worked for the Greens for six years in the council of the city of Wülfrath and for five years in the Mettmann district. In addition, she held various significant positions within the state association and the Federal Working Group before moving to the German Bundestag in October 2021
Especially in agricultural political development, Nick has set a clear course. It demands incentives for sustainable agriculture, which is also important in the context of the Greens' new election program for the Bundestag election 2025. This program is considered "brave" and focuses on the redesign of the common agricultural policy (GAP) from 2027, whereby public funds should be used specifically for the protection of natural resources. In addition, cost -covering prices for agricultural products are to be anchored by law in order to strengthen competitiveness.
goals in agricultural policy
The goal of reducing the influence of large trading groups on the food chain is pursuing. Your vision also includes regulations for carrying out fair producer prices to ensure a fairer distribution along the value chain. Another focus is the introduction of better posture markings for animals and the reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy, whereby mandatory environmental and consumer protection standards must be maintained.In addition, Nick calls for economical use of pesticides and fertilizers as well as the introduction of priority areas in planning rights to ensure food production. An improvement in community catering in daycare centers, schools and care facilities is also part of your agenda to promote healthy eating.
Nick also becomes an chairwoman in the sports committee and deputy member of the health committee, which illustrates her versatility and commitment to different social areas. Your political action is thus in line with the overarching goals of the Greens, who received 14.8 percent of the votes in the Bundestag election in 2021 and are between 12 and 15 percent in current surveys, such as bauernzeitung.de reported.
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