Research interests | Academic degrees | Professional activities | Publications |
Professional activities
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Professor of agrofood economics, management and marketing Current Faculty of Science and Technolgy Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy |
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Associate
Professor of agrofood economics, management and marketing Jun 2010 - Jun 2016 Faculty of Science and Technolgy Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy |
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Associate
Professor of supply and value chain management |
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Assistant
Professor (C1) Oct 2002 - Jan 2008 Department of Agricultural and Food Market Research Institute for Food and Resource Economics University of Bonn, Germany |
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Senior
Research Associate Feb - Sep 2002 Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) Halle (Saale), Germany |
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Leadership and management roles [top] | |||
Study Course Director |
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Co-speaker of the South Tyrolean Food Policy Council (“Südtiroler Ernährungsrat”) Jan 2019 - ongoing |
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President of the rural producer group “Förderverein Eggentaler Qualitätsprodukte”, an association of about 15 South Tyrolean farmers |
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Participation in international donor-funded research projects [top] | |||
Title: Schaffung eines innovativen Beschäftigungsnetzwerkes für ländliche Arbeitsmarktrandgruppen und Stärkung der gemeinschaftlichen bäuerlichen Direktvermarktungsfähigkeit am Beispiel der Eggentaler Regio-Kiste. |
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FOODCOMM,
EU-FP6 STREP, Task 18: Improving the economic relationships along the
food chains. |
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Instructor activities [top] | |||
Invited course instructor for a 2-day seminar on "Landwirt-schaftliche Märkte und deren Auswirkungen auf meinen Betrieb" (Agricultural markets and their impact on my business). Südtiroler Bauernbund- (SBB-) Weiterbildungs-seminar. SBB-Zentrale, Bolzano. 21-22 March 2013. | |||
Invited expert for delivery of a 5-day workshop on "Market and Marketing Research in Agribusiness". |
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Consulting/advisory work [top] | |||
International expert for the impact assessment of the cooperatives development projects in East Shewa and West Arsi Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Contract awarded by the Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commission Branch Office of Meki (ECC-SDCBOM) and Caritas Austria. August 2018 (5 days) | |||
Invited international expert for the economic development of O’Higgins region (Cachapoal river basin) in the Chilean Andes. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago. October 2017 (5 days) | |||
External Reviewer for the Sparkling Science research programme of the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW). Dezember 2017 | |||
External PhD examiner for Sarah Motonyi. University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics. November 2017 (1 day) | |||
Invited referee by the Italian Ministry of Education, Rome for the evaluation of several PRIN proposals and VQR products. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2016 | |||
Invited academic expert for the evaluation of research proposals within the public good agriculture research programme (Stimulus) of the Irish Ministry of Agriculture, Marine and Food, Dublin. March 2011 (1 day) | |||
Adviser
to the agriculture study of the final report on 'Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment of the Negotiations of a Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the EU and China' (more) |
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Team leader
of the agricultural-product case-study team |
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Member
of German case-study team Sub-contracted by Agra CEAS Consulting (together with M. Hartmann, J. Simons, S. Schornberg) Mar - Jul 2005 (40 days) EU Commission, DG Agri Evaluation of the Common Market Organisations (CMOs) for pigmeat, poultrymeat and eggs Tender No AGRI - 2003 - Evaluation - G4 -7 |
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European
Consultant Jan - Feb 2004 (7 days) The Uganda National Banana Research Programme (UNBRP), operated by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Kampala, Uganda |
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International
Consultant Jul - Aug 2002 (17 days) Swiss Project for Horticultural Promotion - Kosovo (SPHP-K) Intercooperation, Pristina, Kosovo |
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Private-sector positions [top] | |||
Project
Leader Nov 2001 - Jan 2002 PlanetHome AG (HVB Group) Munich, Germany |
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Senior
Researcher May - Oct 2001 The Boston Consulting Group, Consumer and Retail Practice - food & agribusiness focus Munich, Germany |
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Assistant
to the Managing Director Oct 1997 - Jan 1999 Garibaldi, medium-sized importer, wholesaler & retailer of Italian food products Munich, Germany |
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Others (before and during studies) [top] | |||
Research
assistant (part-time) |
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Shop assistant
(part-time) |
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Bistro
chef (part-time) Aug 1992 - Oct 1994 Neubauer's Lokal, 20-seat Paris bistro-style restaurant Near Munich, Germany |
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Intern
(full-time, production-procurement-administration) May 1992 - Sep 1992 Mövenpick Group, an international food service and hotel chain Munich, Germany |
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Communication-center operator (full-time, military service) |
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Production
helper (part-time) Feb 1987 - Apr 1990 Batscheider (Lieken Urkorn), a national industrial baker Munich, Germany |
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