Green Week 2026: Baden-Württemberg delights with regional delicacies!

Green Week 2026: Baden-Württemberg delights with regional delicacies!

There are signs of celebration in Berlin: Green Week will take place from January 16th to 25th, 2026, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. This important international consumer and leading trade fair attracts not only professionals from the food and agricultural sectors, but also consumers interested in sustainable nutrition, agriculture and horticulture. Baden-Württemberg is of course also at the start and shows a colorful range of culinary delicacies from the region. According to baden-wuerttemberg.de, enjoyment and attitude are the focus here.

Baden-Württemberg Minister Peter Hauk sums up the motto “Enjoyment is a matter of attitude” and emphasizes how important it is to choose regional and seasonal food. Particular attention is also paid to the fight against food waste. The trade fair sees itself as a platform to promote trust and understanding between producers and consumers.

A look at the culinary highlights

Visitors to the Green Week can look forward to real culinary delights. Cheese spaetzle, Maultaschen and lentils with spaetzle are on the program, as are high-quality dairy products and sausages. There are also regional wines from the growing regions of Baden and Württemberg and fresh fruit and vegetables from Lake Constance. In between, performances by brass bands and DJ Cat ensure a good atmosphere.

But the focus is not only on the culinary aspects. The Green Week is accompanied by the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), which will take place in Berlin from January 14th to 17th, 2026. The motto here is "Water. Harvesting. Our future." and addresses the global security of water resources. According to bundesregierung.de, access to water is closely linked to the human right to adequate food. Agriculture accounts for the largest share of global water consumption at 72%, and climate change and overuse are exacerbating the problem of water scarcity.

Challenges and solutions

The challenges in agriculture are great, and this starts with the climate crisis and biodiversity, as bmleh.de describes. Agricultural and food system transformation is necessary to ensure healthy nutrition while protecting people, animals, ecosystems and the climate. At the Green Week and the GFFA, important aspects such as the sustainable use of water, the strengthening of the blue bioeconomy and the constructive handling of competition for use will be discussed.

The German Sustainability Strategy, which will be further developed in a public process in 2024, will also be discussed during the events. Concrete measures, such as the obligation to label animal husbandry and the national water strategy, are important steps in the right direction.

In the end, one thing remains clear: Green Week 2026 promises not only a celebration for all the senses, but also a serious examination of the current challenges in the agricultural and food industry. Despite all the hustle and bustle and treats, the message is clear: sustainability and conscious action are the keys to a better future.