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Erika Quendler: Expert at the ShapingBio workshop on collaboration in Frankfurt
Erika Quendler participated in the ShapingBio workshop on April 18, 2024. When addressing the challenges, her input helped identify solutions to facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration in bioeconomy. Discussion benefited from her experience, leading to the creation of recommendations for this kind of collaboration. For more information about the ShapingBio workshop please visit LinkedIn und X.
European Congress for Rural Sociology
From 3 - 7 July 2023, the European Congress of Rural Sociology of the ESRS (European Society for Rural Sociology) took place in Rennes, France, dedicated to the issues of "Crises and Futures of Rural Areas". https://esrs2023.institut-agro-rennes-angers.fr/ With 32 working groups as well as various excursions and side events, the approximately 400 participants were offered an extensive and varied programme. The BAB was involved in the organisation of three working groups: WG 4 - The Role of...
GI_Salzburg23 - Conference for Geoinformation in July 2023
The GI Forum Salzburg is a major annual conference in the field of geoinformatics, GIS and information technology. The event provides a platform for scientists, industry experts and professionals to exchange ideas, research results and experiences. The main topics of this event were the challenges of the advancing climate change, future-oriented mobility as well as open source tools and open (government) data. The BAB's contribution is also to be found in the latter area. Lena Mitterhuber...
GIS Jour fixe at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in June 2023
Three times a year an inter-agency GIS Jour fixe takes place in the agricultural sector to maintain a permanent exchange of knowledge, initiate and coordinate projects for all topics with direct or indirect spatial reference. Host for the date from 19. to 20.06.2023 was the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. It was possible to participate both physically on site and via Zoom. BAB was represented on site by five people. Topics discussed included geospatial base data, REST GDI agriculture, land use...
Participation in the 3rd Caucasus Mountain Forum in Georgia
The 3rd Caucasus Mountain Forum on "Transdiciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development: Role of Caucasus Scientists" took place in Kutaisi, Georgia, from 4-6 July 2023. It was complemented by a field trip to the mountain region of Svaneti, which showed participants the specific challenges and opportunities of sustainable mountain development. Thomas Dax, who together with Theresia Oedl-Wieser has recently provided expertise on the implementation of local development initiatives in...
FactSheet 011: The female face of agriculture and forestry
Spotlights on developments and empowerment potentials Since the reinforced emergence of feminist issues in the 1970s and the subsequent institutionalisation of gender-equality policy the visibility of women has also been increasing in Austrian agriculture and forestry. Not only do women in most cases shoulder the main responsibility for the household and all the latter entails but they are also playing active roles in agriculture, forestry, diversification and many other areas. In this...
Farmers‘ Knowledge and Farming Practices Workshop
On March 4, 2025 the Institute of Rural History (Brigitte Semanek & Jessica Richter) organized an international workshop on "Farmers' Knowledge and Farming Practices" together with BAB (Georg Wiesinger). This event took place at the Lower Austrian Library building in St. Pölten where more than 20 experts discussed the economic, environmental and socio-cultural implications of traditional farming knowledge. Programme 13:00-13:20 Brigitte Semanek (Institute of Rural History – IGLR), Jessica...
First Results from the Project: Making Bureaucracy Accesible
Insights into Bureaucracy on Austrian Farms This interim report presents the initial results of the project "Making Bureaucracy Accessible". The project was launched in September 2024 by staff members of the University College for Agricultural and Environmental Education, together with an interdisciplinary team of various cooperation partners. The goal of the project is to make the concept of bureaucracy more understandable from the perspective of farmers. The background of the study is the...
Horizon Europe Project SERIGO - Kick Off Event at BAB
From 13.02.-15.02.2024, the BAB hosted the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project SERIGO in Vienna. The SERIGO project generates evidence-based theoretical and practicable knowledge on how the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) can support resilience, social inclusion, and ‘good life’ in European rural areas. Based on the research results and findings , recommendations will be developed on which framework conditions and policy measures are necessary to promote these objectives....
Integration of biodiversity in agriculture
On September 24, 2024, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Lakner from the University of Rostock visited the BAB and gave a lecture on the topic “Integration of biodiversity in agriculture - findings on causes and options for action”. Prof. Lakner highlighted the economic situation of biodiversity-promoting agricultural practices, as well as the risks of losing extensive grassland to abandonment or intensification. Prof. Lakner reported on his current research on the conservation of agricultural land...
ÖGA Conference in Vienna
On September 19 and 20, 2024, the 34th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics took place at BOKU Vienna with the theme “Global Challenges for Agricultural and Food Systems in Europe”. The plenary session dedicated to the general topic of the conference ranged from geopolitical challenges for the European agricultural and food system (Gabriel Felbermayr, WIFO) to the design of global supply chains using the example of the new EU supply chain law (Christine...
International conference ‘Women in agriculture’ in Bolzano
From 2 to 4 April 2025, the 5th International Conference ‘Women in Agriculture’ took place in Bolzano, organised by the South Tyrolean Women Farmers' Organisation, the Institute for Economic Research of the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce (WIFO), the Free University of Bolzano and Eurac Research. Following conferences in Bern (2011), 2022), Vienna (2013), Schwäbisch-Hall (2017) and Zollikofen (2022), this time the event was organised in South Tyrol. More than 150 female farmers, advisors,...
RURACTIVE - Project video is out!
RURACTIVE strives to support the just and sustainable transition of European rural areas. This video highlights the goals and anticipated impact of the project. It shares the importance of empowering rural communities across Europe through innovation, sustainability, and social inclusion. More on RURACTIVE: www.ruractive.eu RURACTIVE _ Project video is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10SIfKdrIxc
RURACTIVE – Local Workshop 3 in Jormannsdorf
Fine-tuning for sustainable innovations On March 24, 2025, the Local Workshop 3 “Fine Tuning” took place in Jormannsdorf at the Burgenland Business Agency (WAB) as part of the EU project Ruractive. In this advanced phase, the previously developed solutions for sustainable developments in the South Burgenland region were concretized and the implementation steps were planned. After challenges and solutions for sustainable regional development had been developed together with various...
International Conference on Socio-Ecological Systems and Agro-Pastoral Resources in the Challenges of Rural Areas in Rome
On October 3rd and 4th, an international conference titled "Socio-Ecological Systems and Agro-Pastoral Resources in the Challenges of Rural Areas" was held in Rome, organized by the Universitas Mercatorum. This event provided a valuable opportunity to explore the current challenges and developments in rural areas and their socio-ecological systems. Participants from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, etc. discussed a range of topics related to socio-ecological systems and agro-pastoral...
Invitation to the workshop: Ecosystem services in agriculture and forestry
We are pleased to invite you to the scientific workshop “Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture and Forestry Data, Scientific Methods & Policy Instruments” Date: 27 June 2025 Time: 9:00 – 14:00 Location: Federal Institute of Agricultura Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Dietrichgasse 27, 1030 Vienna, Austria and online Background The main task of agriculture and forestry is the provision of food and renewable raw materials. The targeted production of...
Land Use in Flood-Prone Areas and Its Significance for Flood Risk Management
Interim results of the POCO-Flood project have been published in the scientific open access journal LAND: Land 2022, 11, 392. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030392 They deal with the topic of land use and conflicts of use in flood risk zones in alpine areas of Austria. The work of the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mountain Farming points to the relatively high proportion of arable land with great economic importance for agricultural enterprises especially in alpine flood...
Networking event "Young Generation"
On November 12, 2024, AMA-Marketing hosted the networking event "Young Generation" at its facilities. Katrin Hofer, Sarah Lappöhn, Lena Mitterhuber, and Astrid Reitter accepted the invitation, along with nearly 100 young colleagues under the age of 40 from the Austrian Chamber of Agriculture, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, the Austrian Hail Insurance Cooperative, AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), AMA, and AMA-Marketing. This...
Participation in 28th Congress of the Austrian Association for Sociology (ÖGS)
From June 30 to July 2, 2025, the 28th Congress of the Austrian Sociological Association (ÖGS) took place at the University of Graz. Under the theme "The Climate of Society", the congress explored the current state of social climate and the role sociology can play in addressing the climate crisis. Katrin Hofer and Somaye Latifi participated on the first day of the congress. The event was officially opened by Alexander Bogner, President of the ÖGS. The opening keynote lecture was delivered...
Persistency of the shrinkage challenge in eastern Germany, legacy effects and limited policy impact
The article is a contribution to the Special Issue of the Journal of Rural Studies ‘Beyond Competitiveness - Place-based understandings of narratives of rural shrinking, and post-growths goals as points of departure for more appropriate strategies’ and can be downloaded free of charge until 1 August 2025 at the following link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lFh%7E2eyKFzBMq The article is based on the empirical results of a study region in Saxony-Anhalt (DE), which was examined as part...
Poster: Achieving Agricultural Sustainability through Policies that Support Multifunctional Family Farms
Erika Quendler, Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Austria. John Ikerd, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, United States. Noureddin Driouech, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies - CIHEAM Bari, Italy. The poster depicts the link between family farms, sustainability, multifunctionality and agroecology. With this in mind, multifunctional family farming provides a much more logical model or paradigm to design...
Poster: Family Farmers on The Move: Possibilities and Challenges
Nidal Shaban, University of Forestry Sofia, Bulgaria / ISLE ASSOCIATION Erika Quendler, Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Austria / ISLE ASSOCIATION Iman Kadhum, Agricultural Academy Sofia, Bulgaria / ISLE ASSOCIATION Noureddin Driouech, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies - CIHEAM Bari, Italy / ISLE ASSOCIATION The poster aims to promote a wide and constructive discussion on the current status and challenges facing...
RURACTIVE - Local workshop in Jormannsdorf
As part of the Horizon Europe project RURACTIVE, the 2nd local workshop for the design and discussion of ‘challenges’ and their possible solutions in the South Burgenland study region, took place on 23th January 2025. The 15 participants from various sectors discussed the following challenges: (i) Inadequate culinary provision for cyclists - tourists and locals - along the railway line, (ii) Insufficient voluntary commitment to environmental and nature conservation in Southern...
RURACTIVE Dynamos Symposium Februar 2025
From February 25 to 26, 2025, the Dynamos Symposium Workshop took place in Vienna as part of the EU research project RURACTIVE with the participation of 34 participants from 8 countries. The aim of the project is to strengthen rural communities and enable them to actively shape their future. The focus of the work-intensive symposium was the concretization of the Local Action Plan in the Dynamos, the inclusion of cross-cutting priorities (climate change, biodiversity, social justice,...