ClimChain

The transdisciplinary research project ClimChain unites stakeholders from diverse sectors, including coffee, cocoa, herbs, and livestock farming, with a specific focus on family farmers of different sizes. Grounded in national and international best-practice examples, the project aims to advance our understanding of effective strategies for fostering resilience and social transformation within the agri-food sector. Our primary objective is to develop indicators for measuring resilience and social transformation within agri-food supply chains, aligning with the Proximity Framework by Edelmann et al. and incorporating the Resilience Concept from relevant literature. This enables to strengthen these sectors in Austria as well as the respective agricultural communities nationally and internationally.

Duration: 12/2024 - 11/2027

Interview with Christine Altenbuchner for ZDF heute

Europäische Lieferketten-Resilienz: eine explorative Studie mit Agrar- und Ernährungsunternehmen zu relationaler Nähe (Poster)

Weigel, A; Felmer, B; Jacobi, J; Altenbuchner, C
Event: 36th yearly conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics 2026
17.09.2026 - 18.09.2026  | Vienna, Österreich  | Organizer: Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (ÖGA)

Risk Sharing or Risk Transfer? Proximity Patterns for Environmental Justice in Agri-Food Supply Chains (Poster)

Weigel, A; Felmer, B; Jacobi, J; Altenbuchner, C
Event:Tropentag 2026
16.09.2026 - 18.09.2026  | Göttingen, Deutschland  | Organizer: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and Universität Kassel

Perceptions of women in agri‑food supply chains under climate change (Poster)

Felmer, B; Weigel, A; Jacobi, J; Altenbuchner, C
Event:Tropentag 2026
16.09.2026 - 18.09.2026  | Göttingen, Deutschland  | Organizer: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and Universität Kassel

Climate Vision of Farmers and Companies: How to trigger transformation in agri-food supply chains for Agrifood Justice beyond certification?

Altenbuchner, C; Weigel, A; Felmer, B; Jacobi, J
Event:16th World Congress of Rural Sociology 2026
19.07.2026 - 23.07.2026  | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Organizer: International Rural Sociology Association (IRSA)

Transformative Agri-Food Supply Chains for Climate Resilience - A Transdisciplinary Best-Practice Approach

Altenbuchner, C; Felmer, B; Weigel, A; Val Rodriguez, V; Jacobi, J
Event: 26. Österreichischer Klimatag 2026
08.04.2026 - 10.04.2026  | Location: University of Vienna  | Organizer:  Climate Change Center Austria (CCCA)

Altenbuchner, C; Diendorfer, R: Climate Resilience and Social Justice in Agri-Food Value Chains: The Role of Female Actors and Regulation for Transformation. International Review of Contemporary Law 2025

ETH Zürich: Johanna Jacobi, Valentin Val Rodriguez

Advisory Team