The Ministry of Agriculture was founded in 1868 and has played a key role in the country's policy areas ever since. In 1967, the publication ‘100 Years of the Ministry of Agriculture’ was therefore published, providing an in-depth scientific review of the history of the ministry. 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Agriculture - reason enough to document another 50 years of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Objective
The publication is intended to provide a well-founded review of agricultural, forestry, water and food policy from 1970 onwards and also analyse the consequences of EU accession, thereby closing the scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years. Numerous publications already exist (e.g. Egartner, Sigrid and Resl, Thomas (eds.) (2015). Insights into Austria's agriculture since EU accession. Schriftenreihe Nr. 108. Vienna: Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft), which can help to illustrate the development of agriculture and forestry and their importance for nature and environmental protection and to integrate the individual policy areas into the overall social development of the Republic. Furthermore, the portraits of ministers from 1970 onwards are supplemented and time series of important agricultural statistical data are presented. It is necessary to update existing information and to supplement or have some specialised topics presented by renowned experts who have already agreed to participate. Ultimately, a compact documentation is to be compiled. The publication should ultimately close a scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years. The BAB developed a concept for possible contributions and authors in 2024. The coordination of the contributions and the final editing are now the responsibility of the BML together with Gerhard Poschacher, possibly in a team with guest authors.
Planned work
- Review of existing literature (specialist books, essays, journal articles, web resources).
- Creating a project plan and involving external authors.
- Participation in necessary meetings and final editing
Work 2024
- No own-initiative project activities planned for 2025
- Content support from the editors on request to a limited extent
Schedule
Project start: 01/2021
Project end: 12/2025
