Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

In our globablised world central political topics are of increasing international importance. Within these topics, Agriculture and Food play a major role. In the field of international cooperation, a range of topics are on the agenda, including global food, dismantling of barriers in international trade, opening up new markets and good bilateral relations with countries all over the world.

fields from a bird's eye perspective Enlarge image fields from a bird's eye perspective (© DPA) The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in South Africa supports the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in this field. Moreover, the agricultural section of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in South Africa extends its activities to the following neighbouring countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Agriculture in Germany

The German farming industry has many different sides: committed farmers produce healthy, diverse foods and manage a rich cultivated landscape between dykes and the Alps, between the Hohes Venn and Oderbruch (Oder swamp).

Agriculture in Germany

Consumer protection in Germany

Consumer Policy is a task that affects many fields of life: It ranges from the protection of consumers from health threats to the protection of their economic interests. The Federal Government makes sure that the consumers´ legitimate interests are taken into consideration at an early stage in all policy fields.

Consumer protection in Germany

Trade fairs and exhibitions

Here the section for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the German Embassy provides you with information regarding agricultural trade fairs and exhibitions in Germany and South Africa.

Trade fairs