Federal Institute
Agricultural Economics and Data Management

DI Gerhard GAHLEITNER

Agricultural Economics and Data Management
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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)

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

Initial situation Agrarmarkt Austria publishes the sales volumes of the pure nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P2O5) and potash (K2O) on a quarterly basis. LBG Österreich GmbH collects the...

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 farms for decades. With the reorientation of the EU agricultural policy towards more sustainability...

BAB 059/22: Regional agricultural value chains

Initial situation Covid-19 and the Ukraine crisis have brought food supply chains back into the public eye. The project "Scenarios on the vulnerability of the Austrian food supply due to...

BAB 058/22: Feed Balance

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

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

Initial situation In addition to the capital employed and, in agriculture, also the factor land, the factor "labour" plays a key role in business management. The use of labour in agriculture...

BAB 043/20: Vulnerability of Austrian food production to crises due to the consequences of Covid-19

Initial situation With the "measures" that the federal government has taken to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the food supply of the population, and thus the food value chain, has...

BAB 036/20: Calculation of the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas

Initial situation With the constitution of the expert groups within the framework of the design of the national CAP strategic plan, discussions on the reorientation of the compensatory allowance...

BAB 035/20: Calculation of premiums of the agri-environmental program

Initial situation With the constitution of the expert groups as part of the design of the national CAP strategic plan, discussions on the realignment of the agri-environmental and climate...

BAB 031/19: Reports on and simulation of revenues and costs subject to changes in prices and quantities

Initial situation In Austria there are currently market-based solutions (options, futures, other derivatives) for stabilising the producer prices of certain agricultural products. However,...

AWI/184/18: CAP beyond 2020

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the EU's oldest and financially most important policies. Its main objectives are: i) to increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical...
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