Federal Institute
Agricultural Economics and Data Management

DI Dipl.-Päd. Ing. Josef HAMBRUSCH

Agricultural Economics and Data Management
Dietrichgasse 27
1030 Vienna
 +43 (1) 71100 - 637428
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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 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 057/22: Processing capacities for oilseeds and protein crops in Austria

Initial situation Not only against the background of the current Covid-19 pandemic has the cultivation of protein crops in Austria, its development potential and the associated security of...

BAB 055/22: Study on the Austrian seed industry

Initial situation Some of the EU seed legislation dates back to 1966 and is distributed very differently among different crop groups. After the European Commission's legislative proposal for the...

BAB 053/22: Sector analysis hemp

Initial situation Due to its versatile use (seeds, fibres, flowers) and changed framework conditions, the interest in hemp cultivation in Austria has increased in recent years. Another reason for...

BAB 052/22: Flat rates for fruit and vegetable producer organizations

Initial situation Within the framework of the Common Market Organisation, recognised producer organisations (POs) have received or will receive access to public funding within the framework...

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 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 034/20: Evaluation of the national strategy for operational programs of fruit and vegetable producer organisations

Recognized producer organizations (POs) for fruit and vegetables can develop so-called "Operational Programs" (OP) within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets,...

BAB 019/19: Development of the organic market in Austria and other selected regions

In recent years the share of organic farms in Austria has increased significantly. In addition to the traditionally high shares in grassland, there has recently also been a strong trend...

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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