Berlin is hosting the 100th edition of the International Green Week from 16 to 25 January 2026, marking a century since the event was first held in the city. Since its launch in 1926, Green Week has developed into one of the world’s most established trade fairs for food, agriculture, and horticulture, combining public exhibitions with a dense professional programme.
The German capital offers a fitting setting for the anniversary. Nearly half of Berlin’s territory is covered by parks, forests, lakes, and rivers, making it one of Europe’s greenest major cities. This mix of urban density and open landscapes has long shaped debates around land use, food supply, and environmental management, themes that are central to the event.
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 7 January 2026, shows Berlin under a continuous layer of snow. The multispectral observations distinguish built-up areas from surrounding parks, forested zones, and waterways, offering a detailed view of the city’s structure during winter conditions.
Alongside the exhibition halls, Green Week features a large conference programme, with more than 300 symposia, seminars, and discussion forums. These sessions address current agricultural policy issues and are aimed at exhibitors, trade visitors, and institutional stakeholders. The programme reflects the growing role of the fair as a space for professional exchange in addition to its public-facing character.
The event traditionally opens with the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, an international conference that brings together policymakers, experts, and representatives from the agricultural sector. The forum includes a ministerial meeting that draws agriculture ministers from many countries, placing Green Week at the centre of international discussions on the future of food systems.
The European Commission is participating in the centenary edition, presenting how EU policies and technologies support a fair, competitive, and sustainable agricultural sector. A key focus is the EU Space Programme, which provides satellite-based data and services used to monitor crops, soil conditions, and water availability. Through Copernicus Earth observation missions and satellite navigation systems such as Galileo and EGNOS, these tools support precision farming, resource management, and the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
As Green Week marks its 100th year, Berlin once again becomes a focal point for debates on agriculture, technology, and sustainability, framed by a city whose landscape reflects many of the issues discussed inside the exhibition halls.
