2026 is once again showing how quickly the conditions for agriculture and food production can change. Severe heat and drought are putting crops across Europe under pressure, with the EU maize harvest potentially falling to itslowest level since the 1990s. At the same time, rising fertiliser costs and supply risks have prompted the EU to introduce a newFertiliser Action Plan, while protein diversification is gaining importance for Europe’sfood security and resilience.

RootCamp, in collaboration with DLG and Rentenbank, is once again spotlighting the future of food, farming and agriculture with the RapidFire Startup Competition, a fast-paced event at the Inhouse Farming – Feed & Food Convention 2025 in Hamburg.