Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna (since 2019)
Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Less Favoured and Mountainous Areas, Vienna (1987-2018)
Studies of Agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna/AT (Dr. 2002)
Main fields of work:
- Art initiatives and Regional development
- Organic farming and Organic regions
- Small-scale agriculture, Alternative agriculture and Farm abandonment
- Agri-environmental policy
- Production alternatives, Agricultural marketing and Agricultural quality brands
- Mountain and Alpine pasture management
Participation in committees:
- Cooperation in the ÖPUL evaluation group