Anbauziel

Anbauziel is a term used in agriculture to describe a planned cultivation objective for crops within a defined period. It denotes the amount of land or the share of arable land that should be planted with a specific crop or crop group, serving as a planning and coordination tool for farmers, advisory services, and policy makers.

Typically, anbauziel is expressed as either hectares of land or as a percentage of the available cropland allocated to a particular crop. It helps organize cultivation decisions, such as crop rotation, sowing dates, seed varieties, and input planning, and it can be set at farm level, regional levels, or for national planning cycles. The targets are influenced by market expectations, price signals, climate and soil conditions, irrigation possibilities, equipment, and environmental or policy requirements.

In practice, the anbauziel functions as a planning reference rather than a guaranteed outcome. Actual sowing and harvest results may differ due to weather events, pests, or changes in economic conditions. Adjustments can be made during the season or across planning periods to align with updated forecasts and policy objectives.

Policy contexts may use anbauziel to coordinate production, ensure supply security, or meet sustainability standards. While the term is common in German-language farming and agrarian planning, it aligns with broader concepts of agricultural planning and crop-area allocation found in many farming systems worldwide.