Research Projects

Mountains and Forest — 05
2022
2022-05-12

BAB 051/22: Project ÖKO-SCHU-WA The economic relevance of protection forests in Austria

Project Management: Alexandra Freudenschuss, Peter Mayer (BWF - Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape) The WF project ÖKO-SCHU-WA was submitted by the BWF on 8.2.2022. In a sub-project, the BAB takes...

mowed hay meadow with haystack lines — 04
2022
2022-04-19

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 measures (AUKM) also started in November 2019. Based on...

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, which are co-financed by the European Union. According to...

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 towards organic farming in arable farming and in permanent...

BAB 042/20: Simple Costs for Education Providers

Since the current programming period (2014-2020) of the Common Agricultural Policy, the European Commission offers the possibility to claim costs for projects in a simplified way (European Commission, 2015). When applied, eligible costs are...

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 farms for decades. With the reorientation of the EU agricultural policy towards more sustainability (ecology, biodiversity as well as social dimension), the FADN is...

BAB 061/22: Relief for agricultural und forestry sector within the framework of national emissions certificate trading

Within the framework of the eco-social tax reform of 2022, a gradual introduction of a national emission allowance trading system (nEHS) is planned, starting with an introductory phase from 1 July 2022. In connection with the introduction of the...

BAB 062/22: Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes - RUSTIK

Horizon Europe Projekt The project was tendered in the Horizon Europe Programme in the area of promoting "resilient rural communities" under the title "Grasping rural diversity and strengthening evidence for tailored policies enhancing...

Rural mountain area in Georgia — 04
2022
2022-04-07

BAB 030/19: Implementing LEADER in Mestia municipality for better livelihoods in high mountainous regions of Georgia

Initial situation In the EU's neighbouring countries, experience in strategy development and initiation of local activities is passed on through targeted neighbourhood programmes. The EU is pushing for the consideration of a new perspective of...

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2022-04-05

AWI 178/16 EU: SIMRA-Social Innovations in Marginalised Rural Areas (H2020 Project)

Initial situation Against the background of the Europe 2020 Strategy (smart, sustainable, inclusive growth), regionally very different developments are a challenge for rural development. Social innovations (SI) are seen alongside technical...

BAB 053/22: Sector analysis hemp

Initial situation Due to its versatile use (seeds, fibres, flowers), the interest in hemp cultivation has increased in Austria in recent years. One of the reasons for the expansion of hemp production in Austria was the increase of the legal limit...

BAB 029/19: ESCAPE – European Shrinking Rural Areas (2)

Challenges, Actions and Perspectives for Territorial Governance Initial situation In many rural areas of Europe, a long-lasting population decline can be observed, which could hardly be reduced even with previous policy measures. The concept of...

Alpine pasture with cows — 03
2022
2022-03-24

BAB 044/20: The Challenge of Land Abandonment after 2020 and Options for Mitigating Measures

Initial situation The problem of abandonment of agricultural land is a central challenge for many European regions in view of the efforts to achieve sustainable development. Within the framework of the work of the Committee on Agriculture and...

AWI 180/17: Options for stabilising income of agricultural holdings

Initial situation The income of a farm fluctuates because the components of income (volumes, prices, agricultural payments, etc.) also fluctuate. Various influencing factors are cited in the literature as causes of price volatility in procurement...

BAB 059/22: Regional agricultural value chains

Initial situation With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, weaknesses in the Austrian and global economic systems became apparent. The COVID-19 Lessons learnt research project was therefore initiated to generate evidence to ensure...

BAB 058/22: Feed Balance

Initial situation With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, weaknesses in the Austrian and global economic system became apparent. The COVID-19 Lessons learnt research project was therefore initiated to generate evidence to ensure...

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 supply become the focus of numerous discussions and...

BAB 056/22: Applying an agri-food systems approach

Basic principles and an analysis using the example of conflicting goals in land use Initial situation UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal (with the "Farm To Fork" strategy, the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030) etc. are...

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 reform of EU seed law was rejected by the European...

BAB 054/22: Work organisation of non-family seasonal workers in Austrian agriculture in the field of crop production

Initial situation The structure of Austrian agriculture is characterised by small and medium-sized family farms. Non-family labour has always made a significant contribution to agricultural production (see e.g. Agricultural Structure Survey 2016...

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) received or receive access to public funding within the framework of so-called "Operational Programmes" (OPs). Each recognised PO is...

BAB 050/21: Soil Data Analysis - Financial Soil Estimation and Soil Mapping (BODAT)

Objective In the BODAT project, possible applications of the two area-related soil data sets (financial soil estimate, soil map) of Austria are evaluated and possibilities of use for farm management and agricultural policy measures are shown. In...

Bewässerungsrohr auf einem Feld — 03
2022
2022-03-21

BAB 049/21: Open Data Cube as data repository and analysis tool for drought monitoring

Development of analysis tools for recurring agricultural policy issues based on the example of drought monitoring Initial situation At the Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics and Mining Research (BAB) there is a computing cluster on...

Osttirol Punktwolke — 03
2022
2022-03-21

BAB 048/21: Image matching of aerial imagery using graphics processors to create up-to-date surface models.

Initial situation In Austria, current surface models (processed at the BEV) and coloured 3D point clouds with a resolution of 20 cm (processed at the BFW) are created from aerial photographs for the whole of Austria at the Federal Forest Research...

BAB 047/21: 50 years of agricultural policy in Austria

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, therefore, the publication "100 Years of the Ministry of Agriculture" was published, which presents a...

Community Radmer in Styria — 03
2022
2022-03-21

BAB 046/21: ERASMUS+ – Strengthening Social Capital in Rural Communities for Rural Development

Initial situation The concept of social capital has been an important component of policy instruments for rural development and local governance for some time. Its importance has also been increasingly recognised in Turkey in recent years. The...

Young lettuce plants in propagation trays — 03
2022
2022-03-21

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 moved to centre stage through the responsibility of the...

Mowing hay with a machine — 03
2022
2022-03-21

BAB 041/20: Standard working time requirements in Austrian agriculture

Initial situation In addition to the capital employed and, in agriculture, also the land factor, the factor "labour" plays a key role in business management. The use of labour in agriculture is being successively reduced, in particular through...

BAB 040/20: Biophysical processes of agricultural land use in Austria

modelling and analysis Initial situation Austrian agriculture is increasingly caught between economic efficiency and ecologically sustainable production. In times of climate change and limited resources, the ecological dimension of agricultural...

Murau, Styria, mountains in the background — 03
2022
2022-03-21

BAB 039/20: MATILDE – Migration impact assessment

to enhance Integration and Local Development in European rural and mountain regions Initial situation Migration plays a central role in demographic development throughout Europe. Although the effects and potentials of migration have already been...

BAB 037/20: Rural youth and sustainability

Initial situation and objective n the project Youth in the Countryside and Sustainability it was planned to investigate the attitudes towards ecological conditions of adolescents and young people in the countryside with regard to the Fridays for...

Metal sculptures in a garden — 03
2022
2022-03-18

BAB 038/20: Cultural innovation in the agricultural context

Types and effects of art activities in rural areas on the individual, farm and regional level Initial situation The project aims to record art initiatives in an agricultural context, to present them on the basis of selected case studies and to...

BAB 033/20: Enhancing capacity of universities to initiate and participate in clusters development on innovation and...

Initial situation Participation in clusters enables higher education institutions to provide students of different performance levels with practical activities in various projects. In addition, the reference to concrete projects also creates...

Agricultural farm in Tyrol — 03
2022
2022-03-18

BAB 031/19: Reports on and simulation of revenues and costs subject to changes in prices and quantities

Initial situation In Austria there are currently market-based solutions (options, futures, other derivatives) for stabilising the producer prices of certain agricultural products. However, there are no market-based (e.g. insurance) or tax-based...

BAB 028/19: Integrated Flood Risk Management in Mountain Areas

Assessing Sectoral Interdependencies, Conflicts and Options for Policy Coordination Initial situation Since 1980, Europe has been affected by around 700 damaging flood events, causing over 3,800 fatalities and economic damages of USD 187 billion...

People climbing in the Ötztal Alps — 03
2022
2022-03-18

BAB 025/19: The Mountaineering Villages Initiative as an implementation project of the Alpine Convention

Objective The Mountaineering Villages Initiative was conceived by the Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation Department of the Austrian Alpine Association in 2008. The framework of the initiative is the Alpine Convention, whose main objective...

Woman on tractor at field — 03
2022
2022-03-18

BAB 024/19: Female farm managers revisited

A panel survey on the development of farms and their households Initial situation Austrian agriculture is subject to continuous change. These changes affect both farm activities and the farming family. According to statistical surveys, the...

BAB 020/19: The role of women in vivid rural areas

Initial situation Unequal living conditions and a lack of prospects are causing young and better educated people, including many young women, to leave their rural region of origin. The associated "brain drain" will become even more visible in the...

BF 156/17: ROBUST - Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies

Objective Spatial development processes are increasingly characterised by exchange relationships between different regions. This also includes the different spatial types, so that urban-rural relationships are becoming increasingly important for...

AWI 184/18: CAP beyond 2020

Initial situation 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 progress, rationalisation and the...

BAB 018/19: Organic Crop Yields

Initial situation Organic farming has been an important part of agricultural production in Austria for many years. About 25% of the agricultural land is farmed organically. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water...

BAB 017/18: Agricultural Price Indices

Initial situation At the beginning of 2016, the responsibility for compiling the agricultural price indices (EU and national) was transferred to the Federal Statistical Office of Austria and the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics. The...

BAB 013/05: Mapping Gender

analysis and graphical presentation of gender-disaggregated data in the field of agriculture and rural areas Status of the project and work in 2022 In 2022, short publications in the new BAB publication format are planned. On the one hand,...

BAB 012/05: Structuring and management of the data pool

Initial situation The work on facilitating access to and use of the INVEKOS data has so far been carried out mainly by Department II/1 of the BMLRT. The current scope of the data offered is documented in the form of a description of the tables...

Cover of the Green Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture — 03
2022
2022-03-17

BAB 011/05: Preparation of the bases for the Green Report and FADN as well as its sci-entific further development

Objective In the Federal Offices Act (Bundesämtergesetz i.d.g.F., § 16), the scope of the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Mining includes cooperation in the preparation of the Green Report. The activities required for the preparation of...

BAB 010/04: Library networking and information collecting in the range of the Austrian Federal Ministry of...

Initial situation Before the establishment of the library network, almost every library or information centre of the BMLRT worked on its own and its (title) data (books, journals, specialist articles, factual knowledge and other data objects)...

BAB 009/04: Development of a model system

Initial situation In the course of reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and with agricultural policy measures in general, certain objectives are pursued, such as the support of agricultural enterprises or sustainable resource...

Hay turning machine — 03
2022
2022-03-17

BAB 008/01: Comparative analyses of economic data in cash crop farming used in further education programmes

Initial situation For many years, the working group advisory service "Arable Farming" has been a successful nationwide focus of education and advisory services. The top priority is to improve farmers' qualifications. Farm comparisons are an...

BAB 007/01: National report on Austrian pig producers - a comparative analysis of working group data

Initial situation Price developments on the international markets, changing agricultural policy conditions or the spread of animal diseases are only a few of the challenges that Austrian pig farming has to face. In this respect, expert advice...

BAB 006/98: International Farm Comparison: IFCN, agri-benchmark

Initial situation The increasing interconnectedness of markets leads to an increased need for information, for example when assessing the competitiveness of companies and locations in different regions. However, due to the different definitions...

BAB 005/96: Agricultural economic accounts

Initial situation The introduction of the European System of Accounts (ESA95) required the compilation of the Economic Accounts for Agriculture (EAA) according to the specifications of the EUROS-TAT manual. Objective The objective of the project...

BAB 004/87: Typology of Farms for the presentation of the economic performance of agriculture

Objective The classification of agricultural and forestry holdings has the task of grouping holdings into groups that are as homogeneous as possible with regard to certain criteria. Only the greatest possible homogeneity of the farms in a group...

BAB 003/86: Economic analysis and consultancy relating to OECD and WTO

Baseline The OECD's Ministerial Trade Mandate calculates the impact of agricultural and food policies on producers, consumers, taxpayers and the environment. The OECD specifies the necessary data and requests them from its member states according...

BAB 001/76: Econometric models of the Austrian pig and cattle market

Objective Agricultural policy, administration and the EU institutions (EU Regulation 1165/2008) need information on the development of agricultural markets in order to fulfill their legal tasks. For this reason, the Federal Institute of...

Tractor with loading shovel in front of stable building — 03
2022
2022-03-17

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 April 2020 when it became clear that coping with...

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 for disadvantaged areas also started in November...

BAB 032/19: APCC Special Report Land Use, Land Management and Climate Change

Initial situation Land use is very closely linked to climate. On a global scale, land use is a key driver of climate change, but at the same time is strongly influenced by changes in climate conditions. Global land use is particularly associated...

AWI 185/18EU: LIVERUR – The Living Lab concept in rural areas

Initial situation Against the background of the Europe 2020 Strategy (smart, sustainable, inclusive growth) and the challenges of migration from rural regions as well as a high average age of the rural population, concepts are sought to maintain...

BAB 021/19: Preparation of a central data portal for agriculture

Initial situation Digitalisation and the internet are not only shaping our daily private and professional lives. Even in agriculture, it would be hard to imagine working without electronic controls, computers and the internet. Mechanisation,...

AWI/48/15 W: Technical support for the financial management of the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Department II 2 of the BMNT is the managing authority of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and is responsible for the multi-annual financial planning of this programme. In the course of audits in the programme period 2007-2013, the...

AWI/50/16 W: Development of a method for time series analyses based on Austrian farm accountancy data

The network of farms keeping voluntary accounts has been providing comprehensive data on the income situation of agriculture and forestry in Austria for many years. However, ongoing methodological changes and adjustments to the framework...

AWI/182/18: Digitizing Austrian secondary colleges for agriculture and forestry

Nowadays, digitalisation affects all areas of life, work and the world of work. Anyone who wants to actively participate in this social and technological development needs digital skills and knowledge. It is a matter of understanding the...

AWI/57/18 W: Evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Coordination of “package A” knowledge transfer and Innovation (Priority 1) The Federal Institute for Agriculture was involved in various stages of evaluations of the previous Rural Development Programmes as well as in the ex-ante evaluation...

BF 151/16: The development of social networks for the direct marketing of fruit and vegetables

as well as for the integration of asylum seekers in rural areas The central concern is the use of local resources, especially with regard to the offer of regional organic products, as well as to analyse social processes around the integration of...

BF 157/17: ESPON ALPS 2050. Common spatial perspectives for the Alpine area. Towards a common vision

The alpine space is characterized by a great territorial diversity, ranging from specific morphological differences between the northern and southern, western and eastern alpine space to the diverse configuration of economic, ecological, social...

AWI/49/16 W: Functions and services of agriculture and their value to society

Agriculture provides a wide range of functions and services that go far beyond the cultivation of agricultural land and the production of food. In addition to pure agricultural production or the production of marketable goods, farms produce a...

BF 150/16: Accompanying evaluation of the Austrian Programme for Rural Development 2014-202

For the evaluation of the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (LE2020), the BMNT has defined a number of evaluation packages for the assessment of the different priorities of the programme. For the evaluation, the assessments of the...

BF 155/17: Rural Space 4.0? - Stocktaking and Critical Reception

Désirée Ehlers, Oliver Tamme The progressive spread of the internet (keyword digitalisation) in almost all areas of life has gone hand in hand with rapid technical development in recent years. In order to be able to use the increasingly diverse...

BF 149/15: Small-scale farming and cooperation between regional sustainability and globalisation

This project subjected the multi-layered aspects of small-scale agriculture in the 21st century to a comprehensive analysis both in the Austrian and in the concrete regional context and places them in the context of the international development...

BF 146/15: A New Approach for Rural Development in Georgia (LEADER – Georgien)

The research project was carried out within the framework of the EU Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD Georgia) in cooperation with the coordinator MercyCorps Georgia. It included in particular the activity of...

BF 142/15: Social farming and social capital in rural regions

In recent years, an increasing importance of measures summarised under the catchwords Green Care and Social Farming can be observed. The special setting of the work and social system on a farm enables many meaningful activities and social...

AWI/54/16 W: Organic Crop Yields

Martin Brückler, Andreas Reindl Organic farming has been an important part of agricultural production in Austria for many years. Already about 20% of the agricultural land is farmed organically. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture,...

AWI/179/17: Volume flows in Austria’s grain sector

Martin Brückler In the course of the study "Future Crop Production" conducted in 2015, it became clear that there are certain information gaps with regard to important structural and production data. In particular, the lack of fundamental...

AWI/61/18 W: Simplified Cost Options for education providers

In the current programming period (2014-2020) of the Common Agricultural Policy, the European Commission offers the possibility to claim costs for projects in a simplified way (European Commission, 2015). When applied, eligible costs are...

AWI/183/18: Feeding protein balance

Imports of protein feed, especially in the form of soya and soya meal, are repeatedly the subject of discussions and criticism, especially from the environmental protection side, whereby the focus is usually only on soya imports. The aim of this...

AWI/58/18 W: Ongoing Evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Coordination of "Evaluation Package B" - Improving Farm Viability and Competitiveness Initial situation The Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics was involved in various stages of evaluations of previous Rural Development (LE) programmes...

AWI/59/18 W: Ongoing evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Coordination of “Evaluation Package E”, focus areas “Improving water management“ (4B) and “Preventing soil erosion and improving soil management” (4C) in the Austrian Agri-environment Programme Initial situation The Federal Institute...

AWI/60/18 W: Evaluation of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020: Technical Assistance

The Federal Institute for Agriculture was involved in various stages of the evaluations of the Rural Development Programmes as well as in the ex ante evaluation of the 2014-2020 programme. Now the topic of technical assistance within the...

BF 138/14: Social factors influencing the success of passive flood protection

Georg Wiesinger, Theresia Oedl-Wieser, Thomas Lampalzer Passive flood protection defines spaces that are essentially dedicated to the "flowing retention" of water bodies. Other uses of these spaces, for example agricultural and forestry, are...

BF 141/15: Diversity and Resilience

Dynamics and development paths of socio-ecological systems, illustrated by the Salzburg Lungau and Carinthian Nockberge Biosphere Reserve Biosphere parks contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of large-scale representative sections...

BF 152/16: Climate change adaptation and protection from natural hazards: Capacity building for people with...

Ingrid Machold, Thomas Dax, Oliver Tamme, Thilo Nigmann The Austrian Climate Fund supports research projects that deal with aspects of climate change, its impacts in Austria and possible adaptation measures. In the 8th call for proposals...

BF 143/15: Public Ecosystem Goods and Services from land management – Unlocking the Synergies (PEGASUS)

Gerhard Hovorka, Thomas Dax, Josef Hoppichler, Thilo Nigmann The management of agricultural and forestry land increasingly includes the provision of public goods and the provision of specific ecosystem services. The PEGASUS project is developing...

BAB 016/11: Structural analysis of agricultural and forestry enterprises

The aim of the project was to present statistically observable phenomena from databases (e.g. INVEKOS, agricultural structure survey) that have not been sufficiently analysed so far. Supplementary surveys and case studies should provide...

BAB 014/05: EU rural development policy

At the request of the BMLFUW, the objectives of the project were extended beyond the 2007-2013 period of the Rural Development Programme to the new programme period 2014-2020. An important prerequisite for the project was research work on the...

BAB 002/86: Preparation of documents for the mountain farm cadastre (BHK) and the severity point system

Ongoing cooperation in the "Federal Commission for the Survey and Evaluation of the Hardship Conditions of Mountain Farms" (BUKO) as well as in the editorial and project team of the BUKO was the focus of this project for many years. Documents...

BAB 023/19: Data pool: Sentinel-2 Data processing with open source

The Sentinels are a fleet of seven types of satellites that provide various freely accessible data and images for the European Commission's Copernicus programme. One of these satellites is Sentinel-2, whose data was used in this project. The main...

BAB 022/19: Data pool: Platform for natural area controlling

Objective Storage, processing and further use of project data from ACube and BMon in the data pool, as well as provision of an operative platform for the interconnection and analysis of these data in the course of natural area controlling....

BAB 026/19: Retro-digitization of the print holdings published by the Federal Institute of Agri-cultural Economics...

It is a sad fact that, on the one hand, literature searches at universities and research institutions are increasingly only using online sources for scientific work and citations and, on the other hand, at the Federal Institute of Agricultural...

BAB 027/19: D-ESS - Time Recording Intranet-based Human Resource Management and Project Controlling

Objective To build a web-based, modular time recording and resource planning system at the participating services. The system must be based on open source, the data, the programming and the database must be open source. The basic system must not...

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