Publications in English, on agricultural economics
Publications 2023 - 2024
Lamine, C., D. Magda, I. Darnhofer (2024). Quelle pertinence de l'usage de la notion de résilience pour les systèmes agri-alimentaires. Natures Science Sociétés 32(1) in press.
Latruffe, L., A. Niedermayr, Y. Desjeux, K.H. Dakpo, K. Ayouba, L. Schaller, J. Kantelhardt et al. (2023). Identifying and assessing intensive and extensive technologies in European dairy farming. European Review of Agricultural Economics (in press).
Scheper, J., I. Badenhausser, J. Kantelhardt, S. Kirchweger et al. (2023). Biodiversity and pollination benefits trade-off against profit in an intensive farming system. PNAS 120(28):e2212124120
Wittmann, F., Eder, M., Schreck, K., Grassauer, F. (2023). Modelled impacts of farm-level adaptations in response to changed dietary patterns. Applied Economics (in press).
Zeilinger, J., Niedermayr, A., Quddoos, A., Kantelhardt, J. (2023). Identifying under-adaptation of farms to climate change. European Review of Agricultural Economics 50(2): 497-528.
Publications 2022
Darnhofer, I. (2022). Researching the management of family farms: promote planning or bolster bricolage? In: M. Larcher and E. Schmid (Eds.). Alpine Landgesellschaften zwischen Urbanisierung und Globalisierung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 229-242.
Davidova, S. (...), Schaller, L., et al. (2022). What does ecological farming mean for farm labour? Eurochoices 21(3): 21-26.
Eckart, L., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L. (2022). Die Nutzungs- und Betriebsstruktur auf landwirtschaftlich genutzten Moorböden in Österreich und deren Bedeutung für Klimaangepasste Managementoptionen. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies 31: 55-62.
Eckart, L., Kantelhardt, J, Schaller, L. (2022): Towards climate-friendly agriculture on peatlands – insights from Austria. Presented at the Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI), held 12-13 May 2022 in Galway, Ireland.
Eckart, L., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L. (2022). Peat soils from farmer's perspective: Integration, importance and implications in the context of climate change. Presented at the joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), held 22-23 Sept. 2022 in Ljubljana.
Eichhorn, T., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L. (2022). Innovative Vertragslösungen für eine verbesserte Bereitstellung von Agrar-Umwelt-Klima Güter - Erkenntnisse für Österreich. Endbericht, CONSOLE Projekt.
Eichhorn, T., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L., et al. (2022). Catalogue of updated factsheets of European in-depth case studies. Deliverable 2.6, CONSOLE project.
Eichhorn, T; Kantelhardt, J; Schaller, L. (2022). Using a Technology Acceptance Model to test factors influencing farmers’ intention to perform result-based contract solutions. Presented at the 96th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, held 4-6 April 2022 in Leuven, Belgium.
Kirchweger, S., Niedermayr, A., Wittmann, F., Politor, H., Klinglmayr, K., Kantelhardt, J. (2022). Land management paths for alpine pastures and mountain meadows in the Eisenwurzen region. Presented at the joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), held 22-23 Sept. 2022 in Ljubljana.
Naderlinger, F; Eder, M. (2022). The impact of changing to an automatic milking system on dairy performance and farm structure of dairy farms in Austria. Presented at the Dair'Innov 2022 Congress: Innovations to benefit cow welfare and dairy farming sustainability, held 27-29 April 2022 in Namur, Belgium.
Niedermayr, A., (...), Kantelhardt, J., (...), Schaller, L. et al. (2022). Assessing farming systems in transition to agroecology. Eurochoices 21(3) 48-49.
Niedermayr, A., Schaller, L., Kantelhardt, J. (2022). Economic and environmental performance of ecological dairy farming systems in Austria. Presented at the joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), held 22-23 Sept. 2022 in Ljubljana.
Nilsson, P., Bommarco, R., Hansson, H., Kuns, B., Schaak, H. (2022). Farm performance and input self-sufficiency increases with functional crop diversity on Swedish farms. Ecological Economics 198, 107465.
Miller, D., (...), Kantelhardt, J., (...), Niedermayr, A., (...), Schaller, L. et al. (2022) Creating conditions for harnessing the potential of transitions to agroecology in Europe and requirements for policy. Eurochoices 21(3) 64-71.
Rega, C., Thompson, B., Niedermayr, A., Desjeux, Y., Kantelhardt, J., (...), Schaller, L. et al. (2022). Uptake of ecological farming practices by EU farms: a pan-European typology. Eurochoices 21(3): 64-71.
Runge, T., Latacz-Lohmann, U., Schaller, L., et al. (2022). Implementation of eco-schemes in fifteen European Union member states. Eurochoices 21(3): 19-27.
Schaak, H., Musshof, O. (2022). The distribution of the rent-price relationship of agricultural land in Germany. European Review of Agricultural Economics 49(3): 696-718.
Schaller, L. Eichhorn, T., Kantelhardt, J., et al. (2022). Synthesis report on comparative analysis of improved solutions and synthesis of lessons learned. Deliverable 1.8, CONSOLE Project.
Schaller, L., Scherfranz, V., Kantelhardt, J. et al. (2022). Report on EBA incentives, drivers and key determinants of uptake of biodiverisity management by farmers. Deliverable 2.2, SHOWCASE Project.
Scherfranz, V., Moon, K., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L. (2022). Revealing farmers’ perceptions towards private, public and community stakeholders for biodiversity-related decision-making via Perception Matrices. Presented at the Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI), held 12-13 May 2022 in Galway, Ireland.
Scherfranz, V., Moon, K., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L. (2022). Farmers' perceptions of agro-food system actors in biodiversity-related decision-making. Presented at the joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), held 22-23 Sept. 2022 in Ljubljana.
Zeilinger, J., Niedermayr, A., Quddoos, A., Kantelhardt, J. (2022). Identifying under-adaptation of farms to climate change. European Review of Agricultural Economics (in press)
Zeilinger, J. Niedermayr, A., Kantelhardt, J. (2022). Farm-level adaptation to climate change. Presented at the joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), held 22-23 Sept. 2022 in Ljubljana.
Publications 2021
Bailey, A. (...), Eckart, L., (...), Kantelhardt, J., (...), Niedermayr, A., (...), Schaller, L., (....), Walder, P. et al. (2021). Socio-economic impact of ecological agriculture at the territorial level. Deliverable 4.2, LIFT project.
Darnhofer, I. (2021). Farming resilience: from maintaining states towards shaping transformative change processes. Sustainability 13(6): 3387.
Darnhofer, I. (2021). Resilience or how do we enable agricultural systems to ride the waves of unexpected change. Agricultural Systems 187: 102997.
Eckart, L., S. Glatzel, K. Hogl, J. Kantelhardt, C. Kroisleitner, R. Nordbeck und L. Schaller, (2021). Structural differences of farms managing peatlands in Austria. Präsentation bei der 31. ÖGA Jahrestagung 'Strategien für den Agrar- und Ernährungssektor und den ländlichen Raum in Zeiten multipler Krisen', 16-17. Sept. 2021, online.
Eichhorn, T, L. Schaller, J. Kantelhardt, et al. (2021). Environmental benefits through agriculture and forestry value chains - keys of success from 13 European case studies. Presented at the 175th EAAE Seminar "The wind of change of sustainability standards - Sailing economic, governance, and policy perspectives" held 13-14 May 2021, online.
Hostiou, N., (...) Eckart, L., (...), Schaller, L., (...), Walder, P. (2021). Farmer private social performance depending on the degree of ecological approaches. Deliverable 3.2, LIFT project.
Kirchweger, S., A. Mayer, Ch. Lauk, L. Kaufmann, S. Hörtenhuber, J. Kantelhardt und W. Baaske (2021). Die Tierhaltung im Spannungsfeld von Klima und Wertschöpfung. Präsentation beim 21. Österreichischen Klimatag: Clash of Cultures? Klimaforschung trifft Industrie! 12.-13. April 2021, online.
Niedermayr, A, L. Eckart, L. Schaller und J. Kantelhardt (2021). Economic performance and animal welfare in dairy farming: Does one hamper the other? Präsentation bei der 31. ÖGA Jahrestagung 'Strategien für den Agrar- und Ernährungssektor und den ländlichen Raum in Zeiten multipler Krisen', 16-17. Sept. 2021, online.
Niedermayr, A., Kantelhardt, J., Eckart, L. Kohrs, M., Schaller, L., Walder, P. et al. (2021). Farm technical-economic performance depending on the degree of ecological approaches. Deliverable 3.1, LIFT project.
Rausch, B. (2021). Analyse der Maschinenkosten von freiwillig buchführenden land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Betrieben Österreichs. In: Grüner Bericht 2021; 100-101. Im Rahmen der Masterarbeit am Institut für Agrar- und Forstökonomie, betreut von Ass.Prof. Dr. Michael Eder und Univ.Prof. Dr. Jochen Kantelhardt.
Rega, C., Thompson, B., D'Alberto, R., Niedermayr, A., Kantelhardt, J. et al. (2021). LIFT farm typology developed, tested and revised, and recommendations on data needs. Deliverable 1.4, LIFT project.
Schaller, L., Scherfranz, V., Häfner, K., Klebl, F., Ruiz, J., Kantelhardt, J., Piorr, A. (2021). Overview of regulatory and incentive instruments for biodiversity management on farms. Deliverable 2.1 ShowCase project.
Sekot, W., M. Metzker und P. Toscani (2021). Arbeit und Einkommen im Spiegel österreichischer Testbetriebsnetze. AFZ - Der Wald: Zeitschrift für Waldwirtschaft und Umweltvorsorge 76(23): 34-37.
Targetti, S, L. Schaller und J. Kantelhardt (2021). A fuzzy cognitive mapping approach for the assessment of public-goods governance in agricultural landscapes. Land Use Policy 107, 103972.
Viaggi, D., M. Raggi, A.J. Villanueva und J. Kantelhardt (2021). Provision of public goods by agriculture and forestry: Economics, policy and the way ahead. Land Use Policy 107, 105273.
Wittmann, F. und M. Eder (2021). Future of Urban Food – Projekt zur Bereitschaft von Landwirt*innen auf Ernährungstrends zu reagieren Stadtlandwirtschaft. Das Mitteilungsblatt der Landwirtschaftskammer Wien, 4, 15.
Wittmann, F. und M. Eder (2021). Bereitschaft von Landwirt*innen auf veränderte Ernährungsweise in Wien zu reagieren. Präsentation bei der 31. ÖGA Jahrestagung 'Strategien für den Agrar- und Ernährungssektor und den ländlichen Raum in Zeiten multipler Krisen', 16-17. Sept. 2021, online.
Zeilinger, J, A. Niedermayr, A. Quddoos und J. Kantelhardt (2021). An assessment of climate change adaptation. Präsentation bei der 31. ÖGA Jahrestagung 'Strategien für den Agrar- und Ernährungssektor und den ländlichen Raum in Zeiten multipler Krisen', 16-17. Sept. 2021, online.
Zeilinger, J, A. Niedermayr, A. Quddoos und J. Kantelhardt (2021). Identifying the Extent of Farm-Level Climate Change Adaptation. Presentation at the 31st International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE): 'Agriculture under the 4th Industrial Revolution', held 17-31 August 2021, online.
Zeilinger, J., A. Niedermayr, A. Quddoos und J. Kantelhardt (2021). Climate change adaptation of Austrian farms. Präsentation bei der 61. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. (GEWISOLA), 22-24 Sept. 2021, online.
Publications 2020
Clouth, Y., S. Kirchweger, and J. Kantelhardt (2020). Field sizes and the future of farmland biodiversity in European landscapes. Conservation Letters 13(6):e12752.
Darnhofer, I. (2020). Farm resilience in the face of the unexpected: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Topical collection 'Agriculture, Food & COVID-19'. Agriculture and Human Values 37(3): 605-606.
Darnhofer, I. (2020). Farming from a process-relational perspective: Making openings for change visible. Sociologia Ruralis 60(2): 505-528.
Eichhorn, T., O. Meixner (2020). Factors influencing the willingness to pay for aquaponic products in a developed food market: A structural equation modeling approach. Sustainability 12(8): 3475.
Eichhorn, T., Schaller, L. Kantelhardt, J. et al. (2020). Catalogue of descriptive factsheets of all European case studies. Deliverable 2.1, CONSOLE project.
Eichhorn, T., Targetti, S., Schaller, L., Kantelhardt, J. et al. (2020). Report on WP2 lessons learned. Deliverable 2.4, CONSOLE project.
Kirchweger, S., Y. Clough, M. Kapfer, I. Steffan-Dewenter, and J. Kantelhardt (2020). Do improved pollidation services outweigh farm-economic disadvantages of working in small-structured agricultural landscapes? Development and application of a bio-economic model. Ecological Economics 169, 106535.
Schaller, L., Eichhorn, T., Kantelhardt, J. et al. (2020). Report on European in-depth case studies. Deliverable 2.3, CONSOLE project.
Schaller, L., Eichhorn, T., Kantelhardt, J., Targetti, S., Viaggi, D. (2020). EIP-AGRI abstract on current experience and esisting initiatives on collective, result-based and value chain solutions for AECPG provision. Deliverable 2.5, CONSOLE project.
Publications in 2018-2019
Bouttes, M., I. Darnhofer, and G. Martin (2019). Converting to organic farming as a way to enhance adaptive capacity. Organic Agriculture 9: 235-247.
Darnhofer, I., S. D'Amico, E. Fouilleux (2019). A relational perspective on the dynamics of the organic sector in Austria, Italy, and France. Journal of Rural Studies 68: 200-212.
Darnhofer, I. (2018). Using comic-style posters for engaging participants and for promoting researcher reflexivity. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 17(1): 1-12.
Knickel, K., M. Redman, I. Darnhofer, A. Ashkenazy et al. (2018). Between aspirations and reality: Making farming, food systems and rural areas more resilient, sustainable and equitable. Journal of Rural Studies 59: 197-210.
Lackner, S., S. Kirchweger, D. Hoop, B. Brümmer and J. Kantelhardt (2018). The effects of diversification activities on the technical efficiency of organic farms in Switzerland, Austria, and Southern Germany. Sustainability 10(4): 1304.
Niedermayr, A., L. Schaller, P. Mariel, P. Kieninger, J. Kantelhardt (2018). Heterogeneous preferences for public goods provided by agriculture in a region of intensive agricultural production: The case of the Marchfeld. Sustainability 10(6): 2061.
Plieninger, T., R. Kohsaka, C. Bieling, S. Hashimoto, C. Kamiyama, T. Kizos, M. Penker, P.R. Kieninger, B.L. Shaw, G.B. Sioen, Y. Yoshida, and O. Saito (2018). Fostering biocultural diversity in landscapes through place-based food networks: a ‘‘solution scan’’ of European and Japanese models. Sustainability Sciences 13(1): 219-233.
Schaller, L., S. Targetti, A. Villanueva, I. Zasada, J. Kantelhardt, M. Arriaza, T. Bal, V. Bossi Fedrigotti, H. Giray, K. Häfne, E. Majewski, A. Malak-Rawlikowska, D. Nikolov, J.-C. Paoli, A. Piorr, M. Rodríguez-Entrena, F. Ungaro, P.H. Verburg, B. van Zanten, and D. Viaggi (2018). Agricultural landscapes, ecosystem services and regional competitiveness - Assessing drivers and mechanisms in nine European case study areas. Land Use Policy 76: 735-745.
Schaller, L., S. Targetti, J. Kantelhardt, et al. (2018). Report on comparative evaluation of results. Deliverable D5.2 in PROVIDE - PROVIding smart DElivery of public goods by EU agriculture and forestry.
Schaller, L., R. D’Alberto, M. Anastasova, et al. (2018). Guidelines for the choice and evaluation of mechanisms to boost the production of public goods by agriculture and forestry. Deliverable D5.4 in PROVIDE - PROVIding smart DElivery of public goods by EU agriculture and forestry.
Sherren, K. and I. Darnhofer (2018). Precondition for integration: In support of standalone social science in rangeland and silvopastoral research. Rangeland Ecology and Management 71(5): 545-548.
Walder, P. and J. Kantelhardt (2018). The environmental behaviour of farmers – Capturing the diversity of perspectives with a Q Methodological approach. Ecological Economics 143: 55–63.
Publications 2017
Darnhofer, I., M. Schermer, M. Steinbacher, M. Gabillet, and K. Daugstad (2017). Preserving permanent mountain grasslands in Western Europe: Why are promising approaches not implemented more widely? Land Use Policy 68: 306-315.
Darnhofer, I., S. D'Amico, and E. Fouilleux (2017). Insights from the trajectories of organic farming in Austria, Italy, and France. Paper presented at the XXVII Congress of the European Society of Rural Sociology, 24-27 July in Krakow, Poland.
Gugerell, K., P.R. Kieninger, Y. Uchiyama, M. Penker, S. Kajima, and R. Kohsaka (2017). Do historical production practices and culinary heritages really matter? Food with Protected Geographical Indications in Japan and Austria. Journal of Ethnic Foods 4(2): 118-125.
Kantelhardt, J. and L. Schaller (2017). Targeted solutions for smart PG provision – experience from the PROVIDE case studies. Presentation at the 25th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, held 29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2017 in Parma, Italy.
Niedermayr, A. and J. Kantelhardt (2017). Does aggregation affect inferences when analysing the adoption of an emerging alternative crop? A comparison of farm- and municipality-level results for cultivation of the Styrian Oil Pumpkin. Poster presented at the 25th EAAE congress, held 29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2017 in Parma, Italy.
Niedermayr, A. and J. Kantelhardt (2017). Does aggreation lead to biased inferences? An empirical analysis of the adoption of oil-pumpkin cultivation in Austria at the farm- and municipality-level. Poster presented at the 57th GEWISOLA and 27th ÖGA annual conference, held 13-15 Sept. 2017 in Freising-Weihensephan, Germany.
Schaller, L., P. Kieninger, L. Gerner, M. Kapfer, J. Kantelhardt, D. Viaggi, M. Raggi, M. Zavalloni, V. Marconi, A.J. Villanueva, J.A. Gómez-Limón (2017). Report on governance mechanisms selection, methodology adaptation and guidelines for evaluation. Deliverable D5.1 in PROVIDE (PROVIding smart DElivery of public good by EU agriculture and forestry)
Sinabell, F., F. Unterlass, P. Walder, J. Kantelhardt (2017). Austria 2025 – Innovation: A motor of growth and employment in the rural economy. Publication within the project "Österreich 2025", 64 pp.
Walder, P., G. Fîntîneru, S. Mann, T. Herzfeld, A. Wolz, J. Kantelhardt (2017). Building an excellency network for heightening agricultural economic research and education in Romania. Poster presented at the XV EAAE Congress 2017, held August 28th - September 1st 2017 in Parma, Italy.
Walder, P., G. Fintineru, S. Mann, T. Herzfeld, A. Wolz, and J. Kantelhardt (2017). Building an excellence network for heightening agricultural economic research and education in Romania - ENHANCE. Poster presented at the 57th GEWISOLA and 27th ÖGA annual conference, held 13-15 Sept. 2017 in Freising-Weihensephan, Germany.
Wustemann, H., A. Bonn, C. Albert, C. Bertram, L. Biber-Freudenberger, A. Dehnhardt, R. Doring, P. Elsasser, V. Hartje, D. Mehl, J. Kantelhardt, K. Rehdanz, L. Schaller, M. Scholz, D. Thran, F. Witing, and B. Hansjurgens (2017). Synergies and trade-offs between nature conservation and climate policy: Insights from the "Natural Capital Germany - TEEB DE" study. Ecosystem Services, 24: 187-199.
Zasada, I., K. Häfner, L. Schaller, B. van Zanten, M. Lefebvre, A. Malak-Rawlikowska, D. Nikolov, M. Rodríguez-Entrena, R.S. Manrique Paredes, F. Ungaro, M. Zavalloni, A. Piorr, J. Kantelhardt, P. Verburg, and D. Viaggi (2017). Building a conceptual model to integrate the regional context in landscape policy, management and valorisation: Literature review and European case study evidence. Geoforum 82, 1-12.
Publications 2016
Aregu, L., I. Darnhofer, A. Tegegne, D. Hoeckstra, M. Wurzinger (2016). The impact of gender blindness in social-ecological resilience: the case of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia. Ambio 45(Suppl. 3): S287-S296. Darnhofer, I., C. Lamine, A. Strauss, and M. Navarette (2016). The resilience of family farms: Towards a relational approach. Journal of Rural Studies 44: 111-122. Probstl-Haider, U, N.M. Mostegl, J. Kelemen-Finan, W. Haider, H. Formayer, J. Kantelhardt, T. Moser, M. Kapfer and R. Trenholm (2016). Farmers preferences for future agricultural land use under the consideration of climate change. Environmental Management 58(3): 446-464. Niedermayr, A, M. Kapfer and J. Kantelhardt (2016). Regional heterogeneity and spatial interdependence as determinants of the cultivation of an emerging alternative crop: The case of the Styrian Oil Pumpkin. Land Use Policy 58: 276-288. Niedermayr, A., M. Kapfer and J. Kantelhardt (2016). Using econometric models to analyse the spatial distribution of oil pumpkin cultivation in Austria. In: Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues (GEWISOLA) Schermer, M., I. Darnhofer, K. Daugstad, M. Gabillet, S. Lavorel, and M. Steinbacher (2016). Institutional impacts on the resilience of mountain grasslands: an analysis based on three European case studies. Land Use Policy 52: 382-391. Walder, P. and J. Kantelhardt (2016). The Environmental Behaviour of Farmers – Capturing the Diversity of Perspectives with a Q Methodological Approach. Ecological Economics 143 (2018) 55–63.
Publications 2015
Aregu, L., I. Darnhofer (2015). Enhancing social-ecological resilience through social learning: A case study of communal pasture management in the Highlands of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research 10(51): 4681-4698 (online). Darnhofer, I., A. Strauss (2015). Organic farming and resilience. Case Study Report, Deliverable 3.3 in the RETHINK-Project, 55 pp. Darnhofer, I. (2015). Socio-technical transitions in farming: key concepts. In: L.-A. Sutherland, I. Darnhofer, G. Wilson and L. Zagata (Eds.). Transition pathways towards sustainability in agriculture. Case studies from Europe. Wallingford: CABI, pp. 17-31. Darnhofer, I., L.-A. Sutherland, T. Pinto-Correia (2015). Conceptual insights derived from case studies on 'emerging transitions' in farming. In: L.-A. Sutherland, I. Darnhofer, G. Wilson and L. Zagata (Eds.). Transition pathways towards sustainability in agriculture. Case studies from Europe. Wallingford: CABI, pp. 189-203. Kantelhardt, J. and S. Kirchweger (2015). Matching efficiency results of organic farms. Paper presented at the 29th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, August 8-14, 2015, Milan (Italy). Kapfer, M., S. Ziesel, J. Kantelhardt (2015). Modelling individual farm behaviour and landscape appearance. Landscape Research 40: 530-554. Kirhweger, S., M. Eder and J. Kantelhardt (2015). Modelling the effects of low-input dairy farming using bookkeeping data from Austria. Paper presented at the 29th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, August 8-14, 2015, Milan (Italy). Kirchweger, S., J. Kantelhardt (2015). The dynamic effects of government-supported farm-investment activities on structural change in Austrian Agriculture. Land Use Policy 48: 73-93. Kirchweger, S., J. Kantelhardt, F. Leisch (2015). Impacts of the government-supported investments on the economic farm perfromance in Austria. Agricultural Economics 61: 343-355. Lakner, S., S. Kirchweger, D. Hoop, B. Brümmer and J. Kantelhardt (2015). Impact of Diversification on Technical Efficiency of Organic Farming in Switzerland, Austria and Southern Germany. Discussion papers, September 2015. Herausgegeben von der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Lakner, S., S. Kirchweger and D. Hoop (2015). Technical Efficiency of Para-Agriculture
- the Case of Organic Farms in Switzerland, Austria and Southern Germany. Paper presented at the 25th conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, September 16-18, 2015, Czech University of Life Science, Prague (Czech Republic). Villanueva, A., S. Targetti, L. Schaller, M. Arriaza, J. Kantelhardt, M. Rodrigez-Entrena, V. Bossi-Fedirgotti, D. Viaggi (2015). Assessing the role of economic actors in the production of private and public goods in three EU agricultural landscapes. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 58: 2113-2136.
Publications 2014
Amon, B., W. Winiwarter, M. Anderl, A. Baumbarten, G. Dersch, T. Guggenberger, H. Hasenauer, J. Kantelhardt, M. Kasper, B. Kitzler, T. Moser, E. Potzelsberger, M. Prosenabauer, L. Schaller, A. Schrock, E. Sigmund, S. Zechmeister-Boltenstern and G. Zethner (2014). Farming for a better climate (FarmClim) - Design of an inter- and transdisciplinary research project aiming to address the 'science-policy gap'. Gaia 23: 118-124. Aregu, L., I. Darnhofer and M. Wurzinger (2014). Climate-resilient pasture management in the Ethiopian highlands. In: T. Kohler, A. Wehrli and M. Jurek (Eds.). Mountains and climate change: A global concern. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment, pp. 85-87. Darnhofer, I. (2014). Contributing to a transition to sustainability of agri-food systems: Potentials and pitfalls for organic farming. In: S. Bellon and S. Penvern (eds). Organic farming, prototype for sustainable agricultures. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 439-452. (book) Darnhofer, I. (2014). Conceptual Framework. FarmPath - Farming transitions: Pathways towards regional sustainability of agriculture in Europe. FP7 Project (project website). Darnhofer, I., I. de los Rios, K. Knickel, M. Koopmans, C. Lamine, G. Olsson, K. de Roest, E. Rogge, S. Sumane and T. Tisenkopfs (2014). Analytical Framework. RETHINK - Rethinking the links between farm modernisation, rural development and resilience in a world of increasing demands and finite resources. FP7/RURAGRI Project (project website). Darnhofer, I. and A. Strauss (2014). Resilience and family farms: understanding the trade-offs linked to diversification. Paper presented at the 11th European IFSA Symposium, held 1-4 April 2014 in Berlin (Germany). Kirchweger, S., Eder, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2014). Economic impacts of strategy selection in Austrian dairy farming: an empirical assessment. Paper presented at the 11th European IFSA Symposium, 1-4 April 2014, Berlin (Germany). Lenglet, J., Franzel, M., Kirchweger, S., Kapfer, M., Schaller, L. und J. Kantelhardt (2014). The influence of landscape on farms’ economic efficiency – combining matching and DEA approaches in Styria, Austria. Paper presented at the 88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris (France). Reindl, A., Schaller, L., Kapfer, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2014). Measuring the influence of landscape on competitiveness of rural areas. Paper presented at the 24th conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, September 25-26, 2014 in Vienna (Austria), p. 87-88. Schaller, L., Ehmeier, V., Kapfer, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2014). Agricultural landscape as a driver of regional competitiveness - The role of stakeholder networks in landscape valorisation. Paper presented at the third Congress of the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics, June 25-27, 2014, Alghero (Italy). Schaller, L. et al (2014). The contribution of agricultural landscapes to local development and regional competitiveness – an Analytical Network Process (ANP) in selected European Union and Candidate countries’ study regions. Paper presented at the 88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris (Frankreich). Schaller, L. et al (2014). Applying an Analytical Network Process (ANP) to measure the contribution of agricultural landscapes to local development in selected European Union and Candidate countries’ study regions. Paper presented at the 24th conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, September 25-26, 2014 in Vienna (Austria), p. 55-56. Schaller, L. et al (2014). An analytic network process approach for the evaluation of second order effects of agricultural landscape management on local economies. Paper presented on the International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana (Slovenia). Schaller, L. et al (2014). The contribution of agricultural landscapes to local development and regional competitiveness – an Analytical Network Process (ANP) in selected European Union and Candidate countries’ study regions. Paper presented at the 88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris (France). Walder, P. und J. Kantelhardt (2014). Farming and the environment: Four viewpoints of Austrian farmers. Paper presented at the 24th conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, September 25-26 September, 2014 in Vienna (Austria), p. 85-86. Ziegelbäck, M. and G. Breuer (2014). The role of market makers in the euronext milling wheat contract. Agricultural Economics – Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (in press).
Publications 2013
Amon, B., Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., Kaspar, M, Winiwarter, W., Kantelhardt, J., Schaller, L., Moser, T., Zethner, G., Anderl, M., Baumgarten, A., Dersch, G., Prosenbauer, M., Hasenauer, H., Pötzelsberger, E. und B. Kitzler (2013). Farming for a better climate by improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing greenhouse emissions (FarmClim). Paper presented at the 15th Conference of the Research Network on Recycling of Agricultural and Industrial Residues in Agriculture (RAMIRAN), held 3-5 June 2013 in Versailles (France).
Aregu, L., Darnhofer, I., and Wurzinger, M. (2013). Does excluding women undermine the resilience of communal grazing land? A case study in Amhara region, Ethiopia. Paper presented at the 25th Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS), held 29 July - 1 August 2013 in Florence (Italy).
Börner, J., Higgins, S.I., Scheiter, S. und J. Kantelhardt (2013). Approximating optimal solutions to bio-economic systems: How useful is simulation-optimization? Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 52(3): 179-198.
Kantelhardt, J., Kapfer, M., Franzel, M. und S. Kirchweger (2013). Development of efficiency in alpine farming - A combination of the Malquist Index approach and matching. Beitrag zur 53. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues (GEWISOLA), 25.-27. September 2013 in Berlin (Deutschland).
Kantelhardt, J. und M. Kapfer (2013). Devolpment of total factor productivity in alpine farming - A Malmquist index approach. Paper presented at the 2nd Conference of the Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Aplicata (AIEAA), held 6-7 June 2013 in Parma (Italy).
Kirchweger, S., Moser, T., Kapfer, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2013). Optimal plant locations and sizes for straw-based BtL-plants in Austria, using a spatially explicit mixed integer programming mode. Paper presented at the 4th Conference of the Central And South Eastern Network (CASEE), held 1-3. Juli 2013 in Zagreb (Croatia).
Sandbichler, M., Kantelhardt, J., Kapfer, M., Moser, T. und M. Franzel (2013). More than income benefits? The impact of farm investments on farmers perceived quality of life. Evidence from Austria. Paper presented at the 19th International Farm Management Congress (IFMA), held 21-26 July 2013 in Warsaw (Poland).
Schaller, L. et al. (2013). GHG Emissions from agriculturally managed peatlands - emission mitigation versus microeconomic income effect. Paper presented at the 19th International Farm Management Congress (IFMA), held 21-26 July 2013 in Warsaw (Poland).
Publications 2012
Bernardi, F., Ch. Winckler, M. Eder und Ch. Leeb (2012). Economic evaluation of “Animal Health and Welfare Planning” on organic pig farms in Austria. Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie, 21(1):135-143. Darnhofer, I., D. Gibbon and B. Dedieu (2012). Farming Systems Research: an approach to inquiry.
Kirchweger, S. und J. Kantelhardt (2012). Coping with heterogeneity in empirical Rural Development Programme evaluation: a matching approach. Paper presented at the 129th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), held 12-13 July 2012 in Barcelona (Spain).
Kirchweger, S. und J. Kantelhardt (2012). Improving farm competitiveness through farm-investment support: a propensity score matching approach. Paper presented at the 131st Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), held 18-19 September 2012 in Prag (Czech Republic).
Kirchweger, S., Eder, M., Kapfer, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2012). Evaluating measures for improving farm competitiveness in the European Rural Development Programme: a comparison of different matching approaches. Paper presented at the 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), held 18-24 August 2012, in Foz do Iguacu (Brazil).
Milestad, R., B. Dedieu, I. Darnhofer and S. Bellon (2012). Farms and farmers facing change: The adaptive approach. In: I. Darnhofer, D. Gibbon and B. Dedieu (eds.). Farming Systems Research into the 21st century: The new dynamic. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 365-385.
Schiere, J.B., I. Darnhofer and M. Duru (2012). Dynamics in farming systems: Of changes and choices. In: I. Darnhofer, D. Gibbon and B. Dedieu (eds.). Farming Systems Research into the 21st century: The new dynamic. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 337-363.
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Publications in English, in 2011
Cunguara, B. and I. Darnhofer (2011). Assessing the impact of improved agricultural technologies on household income in rural Mozambique. Food Policy 36(3): 378-390. Cunguara, B., A. Langyintuo and I. Darnhofer (2011). The role of nonfarm income in coping with the effects of drought in southern Mozambique. Agricultural Economics 42(6): 701-713.
Kapfer, M., R. Hübner, K. Eckstein, S. Ziesel und J. Kantelhardt (2011). The provision of ecosystem services by agriculture – a spatially explicit DEA approach. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES) held 18-20 April 2011 in Coventry (UK).
Kirchweger, S., M. Eder, M. Kapfer und J. Kantelhardt (2011). Using a matching analysis to evaluate the structural effects of farm-investment support in Austria. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), held 18.-20. April 2011 in Coventry (UK).
Schaller, L., Drösler, M. und J. Kantelhardt (2011). The impact of nature conservation on agricultural greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions – an economic assessment of selected German study region. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES), held 18.-20. April 2011 in Coventry (UK).
Schaller, L., Kantelhardt, J. und M. Drösler (2011). Cultivating the climate: socio-economic prospects and consequences of climate-friendly peat land management in Germany. Hydrobiologia 674(1): 91-104.
Schaller, L., Kantelhardt, J. und M. Drösler (2011). Economic assessment of the impact of peatland conservation measures on greenhousegas emissions. Beitrag beim 12. Österreichischen Klimatags, 21.-22. September 2011 in Wien (Österreich).
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Publications on organic Farming - 2002-2008
Darnhofer, I., M. Schermer and W. Schneeberger (2008). Editorial: Continuity and change in organic farming - Philosophy, policy and practice. Int. Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 7(1) Darnhofer, I. and M.C. Loibl (2007). Experiences from transdisciplinary workshops: Co-learning about the effects of global change on farming and rural areas. Paper presented at the XXII Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology, held 19-24 Aug. 2007 in Wageningen. Darnhofer, I. und W. Schneeberger (2007). Impacts of voluntary agri-environmental measures on Austria's agriculture. Int. Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 6(3): 360-377. Kirner, L., Vogel, S. and W. Schneeberger (2006). Intended and actual behavior of organic farmers in Austria after a five-year commitment period. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 21, 2, S. 95-105. Darnhofer, I. (2006). Organic farming between professionalisation and conventionalisation. The need for a more discerning view of farmer practices. Proceedings of the European Joint Organic Congress; held 30-31 May 2006 in Odense, Denmark; pp. 156-157. Darnhofer, I. (2006). Organic farming at the heart of the rural development policy. The example of Austria. Proceedings of the European Joint Organic Congress; held 30-31 May 2006 in Odense, Denmark; pp. 712-713. Roitner-Schobesberger, Birgit (2006). Consumer's perception of organic foods in Bangkok, Thailand. Master Thesis supervised by Ika Darnhofer and Christian Vogl, May 2006. Freyer, B., I. Darnhofer, M. Eder, T. Lindenthal and A. Muhar (2005). Total Conversion to organic farming of a grassland and a cropping region in Austria-economic, environmental and sociological aspects. ISOFAR: 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress "Researching Sustainable Systems", Adelaide 2005, S. 308-311. Darnhofer, I. (2005). Organic farming and rural development: Some evidence from Austria. Sociologia Ruralis 45(4): 308-323. Darnhofer, I., W. Schneeberger and B. Freyer (2005). Converting or not converting to organic farming in Austria: Farmer types and their rationale. Agriculture and Human Values 22(1): 39-52. Vogl, C. and I. Darnhofer (2004). Organic agriculture in Austria. The Organic Standard Issue 34, Feb. 2004, pp. 2-5. Milestad, R. and I. Darnhofer (2003). Building farm resilience: The prospects and challenges of organic farming. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 22(3): 81-97. Darnhofer, I. and C. Vogl (2003). Certification and accreditation of the organics in Austria: Implementation, strengths and weaknesses. In: W. Lockeretz (Ed.) Ecolabels and the Greening of the Food Market. Proceedings of a conference in Boston (USA) Nov. 7-9, 2002, pp. 11-20. Freyer, B., T. Lindenthal, I. Darnhofer, M. Eder, W. Schneeberger, et al. (2002). Organic Farming: From the market niche to a regional development potential. Poster presented at the 14th IFOAM Organic World Congress, 21-28 Aug. 2002 in Victoria, Canada. Schneeberger, W., I. Darnhofer and M. Eder (2002). Barriers to adoption of organic farming by cash-crop producers in Austria. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 17(1): 24-31. Milestad, R., I. Darnhofer and S. Hadatsch (2002). Can farm resilience be built through organic farming? Paper presented at the 5th International Farming Systems Association European Symposium: "Farming and Rural Systems Research and Extension: Local Identities and Globalisation" in Florence (Italy), 8-11 April 2002. (pp. 120-128 of the pre-proceedings).
