Where the Emperor's private plant collection was once housed in the magnificent Palmenhaus in the Burggarten, scientists from the research-active offices of the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environment, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK) spent the evening exploring the question: How are our foods produced? Alongside the BAB, the Federal Office for Water Management, the University of Agriculture and Environmental Education, HBLFA Schönbrunn, HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, HBLFA Francisco-Josephinum Wieselburg, HBLFA Tirol, and the HBLA and Federal Office Klosterneuburg were also present.
At its stand, the BAB dealt with the very specific question:
Agriculture in Focus: What do the data show?
There was much to do throughout the entire evening. Many visitors, including Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig, showed great interest and informed themselves in detail about the BAB's research during extended conversations at our stand. Impulses were provided via entertaining presentations on a large row of monitors. Here, participants could find information on answers to the following questions:
- How can the time expenditure of agricultural activities be determined?
- Working, managing, securing - Are there gender differences in agriculture?
- How has the price of milk developed in Austria?
- How has soybean cultivation developed in Austria?
- The economic situation of Austrian agriculture and forestry
Additionally, there was the opportunity to search for further information and answers on laptops, either independently or with the active support of BAB staff on site.
all photos: BAB 2026
Furthermore, Sarah Lappöhn (BAB), as well as project leader Theresa Eichhorn and Leopold Kirner (both HAUP), jointly presented the project Making Bureaucracy Tangible and exchanged experiences regarding bureaucracy with visitors and Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig. For more information on this project, see Making Bureaucracy Tangible
Photo: HAUP 2026
It was a very successful evening for the BAB, and we are already looking forward to the next Long Night of Research.
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