Jana Gaebert
What If Her Harvest Changes Everything?
Tuesday, Oct 20 9:20 AM (CDT) on the Main Stage
Jana Gaebert is Managing Director for Livestock at Agrargenossenschaft Trebbin eg in Brandenburg. Part of a three-person leadership team, she helps run a cooperative that farms roughly 4,000 hectares, keeps dairy and suckler herds, and employs around 120 people.
An agricultural scientist by training, she holds a Masters of Science in crop science from Humbolt-Universität zu Berlin and has been part of the Trebbin business since 2010. Her work sits where modern dairy production, crop farming, biodiversity, and business leadership meet.
She speaks and writes regularly on East German agriculture, the international teams many farms depend on, women in leadership, and food security. She is a member of the Global Farmer Network where she is the 2026 recipient of the Global Farmer Network Kleckner Global Farm Leader Award. Jana is also a member of the Ökoprogressives Netzwerk. In 2025 Jana was awarded the Professor Niklas Medal, the German agriculture ministry's highest distinction.
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