Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Economics (AFO)

Management...

.. in agriculture and in forestry
Sustainability...

... we develop and evaluate concepts for the sustainable production of biological resources
Crops and animals

Our research covers both crop production and animal husbandry, both in conventional and organic systems
Multifunctionality

We analyse and assess the diverse functions of agriculture and forestry
Renewable energy

We analyse the economic aspects of the production of renewable energy (e.g. biogas, Silphium production)
Environmenal protection

The balance between ecology and economy is at the core of our research

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In agricultural economics, our work focuses on...

Analysis and empirical studies at the farm level for conventional farms
Economics of organic farming
Economics of on-farm production of renewable energy
Processing of agricultural products
On-farm decision making processes
Cooperation between farms
Farm household income analysis
Development of management tools
On-farm production planning
Land valuation

In forestry economics, we focus on:

Efficiency analysis of forest enterprises and forest related processes
Development of management tools for forest enterprises
Forestry in the context of national accounting
Monitoring of profitability of forestry in Austria by means of forest accountancy networks
Valuation of forest services in terms of welfare economics
Marketing of non-wood goods and forest services