Initial situation
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 a well-founded 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 analyze the consequences of EU accession, thus 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 specific 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 Federal Institute will develop a concept or project plan for the possible contributions and authors and will assist in the final editing of the anthology. The coordination of the contributions and the final editing will be 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
- Presentation of the subject areas to be listed,
- Creation of a project plan including coordination of deadlines with the authors,
- Final editing in the project team
Schedule
Project start: 01/2021
Project end: 12/2024
