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Management...
.. in agriculture and in forestry
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Sustainability...
... we develop and evaluate concepts for the sustainable production of biological resources
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Crops and animals
Our research covers both crop production and animal husbandry, both in conventional and organic systems
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Multifunctionality
We analyse and assess the diverse functions of agriculture and forestry
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Renewable energy
We analyse the economic aspects of the production of renewable energy (e.g. biogas, Silphium production)
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Environmenal protection
The balance between ecology and economy is at the core of our research
In agricultural economics, our work focuses on...
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:
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
Management and Administration
Addresses & Contact
H73300 Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Economics (AFO)
Guttenberghaus, 1. Stock rechts
Feistmantelstraße 4
1180 Wien
Contact:
http://www.wiso.boku.ac.at/afo/
Tel.: +43 1 47654-73300
Fax: +43 1 47654-73309
afo(at)boku.ac.at