Federal Institute
Agricultural Economics and Data Management

DI Gerhard GAHLEITNER

DI Gerhard GAHLEITNER

Agricultural Economics and Data Management
Dietrichgasse 27
1030 Vienna
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  • Deputy Head of Department at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (Department of Agricultural Economics and Data Management), Vienna/AT (since 2019)
  • Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
  • Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna/AT (2013-2018)
  • Product Developer at Salinen Austria AG, Ebensee/AT (2010 – 2012)
  • Consultant at the Chamber of Agriculture, Lower Austria, St. Pölten/AT (1998-2007)
  • Studies at the University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy, Vienna/AT (Dipl. Päd. 1998)
  • Studies of Agricultural Economics at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna/AT (DI 1997)

Main fields of work:

  • Austrian Green Report (in particular farm accounting results)
  • Interactive Gross Margin calculations
  • Classification of agricultural and forestry holdings
  • CAP 2020 +
  • ÖPUL (Austrian agri-environmental programme)
  • Calculations on agricultural policy issues

Participation in committees:

  • Participation in international working groups on classification of agricultural holdings: Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN)
  • Participation in International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN)

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BAB 090/26: Fundamentals and infrastructure for model-based analyses

Various measures within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and beyond pursue objectives such as increasing the competitiveness of agricultural holdings or promoting...

BAB 089/26: Austrian Reporting Pilot study for Sustainability Agriculture (AREPSA)

Austria currently lacks methods and procedures for calculating sustainability indicators at the farm level that are consistent with established indicators (e.g. national greenhouse gas inventory,...

BAB 088/26: New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in Agriculture and Food Production

Relevance of the EU-NGT-Regulation for Austria In mid-2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for an EU regulation on plants and food and feed produced from them using new...

BAB 072/24: Preparation, data management and evaluation of selected evaluation

topics of the Austrian CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 and the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 The evaluation of the implementation and impact of measures taken under the Common Agricultural...

BAB 070/24: Transparency of agricultural value chains

The crises of the recent past (war in Ukraine, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, inflation rates) have once again highlighted the need for information and data on material flows within the value chains...

BAB 065/23: Pure nutrient demand and pure nutrient usage in Austrian agriculture

Agrarmarkt Austria publishes quarterly sales figures for the pure nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P2O5) and potash (K2O). LBG Österreich GmbH collects data on the annual application rates...

BAB 061/22: Relief for agricultural und forestry sector within the framework of national emissions certificate trading

Within the framework of the eco-social tax reform of 2022, a gradual introduction of a national emission allowance trading system (nEHS) is planned, starting with an introductory phase from 1 July...

BAB 060/22: Converting Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) into Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN)

The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) has been collecting economic data from agricultural holdings at European level for decades. Due to the increased focus of EU agricultural policy...

BAB 059/22: Regional agricultural value chains

Robust Food Supply Chains in Austria The reliable supply of high-quality food to the Austrian population has become the focus of public debate in recent years, not least due to the large number of...

BAB 058/22: Feed Balance

With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, weaknesses in the Austrian and global economic system became apparent. The COVID-19 Lessons learnt research project was therefore...

BAB 045/20: COVID-19 Lessons learnt

Context With the beginning of the Covi9-19 crisis in March 2020, weaknesses of the Austrian and global economic system became visible. The initiative for the research project was already taken in...

BAB 041/20: Standard working time requirements in Austrian agriculture

The factor "labor" plays a key role in agriculture in addition to other production factors such as the capital employed or land from a business management perspective. Labour input in agriculture...
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