Federal Institute
Agricultural Economics and Data Management

DI Dipl.-Päd. Ing. Josef HAMBRUSCH

Agricultural Economics and Data Management
Dietrichgasse 27
1030 Vienna
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Head of Department of Agricultural Economics and Data Management at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Vienna/AT (since 2019)
Head of Department of Business Economics at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna/AT (2016-2018)
Research associate at the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna/AT (2003-2018)
Research assistant at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Department of Economics, Politics and Law), Vienna/AT (2002-2003)
Studies of Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy at the Agricultural education academy, Vienna/AT (Dipl.-Päd. 2003)
Studies of Agricultural Economics at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna/AT (DI 2002).
Foreign Studies at the University of Aberdeen/GB (King’s College, Feb. – June 2001)
Higher Federal School for Alpine Agriculture Ursprung/Elixhausen, Salzburg/AT (A-levels 1994)

Main fields of work:

  • Farm business economics
  • Sector analysis – agricultural markets (e.g. sugar, fruit and vegetables)
  • Farm comparisons (agri-benchmark cash crops, IFCN-dairy farming)
  • Evaluations (measures of rural development programmes, national strategy of operational programms of producer organisations)
  • Risk management in agriculture; income stabilisation
  • Working groups – support of agricultural advisory/vocational training
  • Agricultural policy analyses

Participation in committees:

  • Economics
  • Member of the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN)
  • Member of the agri-benchmark network
  • Participation in working groups of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Tourism (e.g. evaluation)
  • Participation in international working parties (e.g. OECD)

BAB 093/26: Calculation of simplified cost options for GSP education providers

During the GSP 23-27 period, the European Commission is offering the option of billing services under the GSP using simplified cost options (VKO; also known as ‘unit costs’). Selected...

BAB 092/26: Recalculation of standard costs for fruit and vegetable producer organizations

As part of the planned amendment of the GSP-AV and the GSP 2026, changes are also to be made in the area of sectoral interventions for the fruit and vegetable sector. In the course of this,...

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 082/25: Loss of active substances in pesticides

The work in this research project is part of the DAFNE project ‘Evaluation of the medium-term availability of plant protection product active substances’, in which BAB is responsible for...

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 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 057/22: Processing capacities for oilseeds and protein crops in Austria

Even before the current Covid-19 pandemic, the cultivation of protein crops in Austria, their development potential and the associated security of supply have become the focus of...

BAB 055/22: Study on the Austrian seed industry

Some parts of EU seed law date back to 1966 and need to be adapted to the changed framework conditions. After the legislative proposal drawn up by the European Commission (EC) to reform EU seed...

BAB 053/22: Sector analysis hemp

Hemp has been grown as a crop in Austria for centuries, but until now it has had the character of a niche crop. The demand for hemp products has been growing for several years, although the...
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