Tätigkeitsbericht 2012

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Leopold Kirner

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Agricultural vocational school; passed the apprenticeship certification examination

1990: Passed the Meisterprüfung (“master craftsperson examination”) for agriculture
1990 - 1993: Project assistant for Regionalmanagement NÖ Süd

1990 - 1993: Matriculation studies via continuing education (passed oral matriculation exam on June 22, 1993)

1993 - 1998: Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Economics studies at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, and the ETH-Zurich

1998 - 2001: Doctorate studies at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

1998 - 2000: Assistant at the Institute of Agricultural Economics (of the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna)

Since 2000: AWI staff member

Since 2006: Executive Director of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (ÖGA)

Since 1999: Guest professor at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Since the winter semester 2007/08: Guest professor at the University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy (Ober-St.Veit, Vienna)

Main areas of work

  • Socioeconomic analyses on the farm level, with a primary focus on milk production, organic farming and mountain farming
  • Assessment of policy impact on Austrian agriculture (Common Agricultural Policy and EU sugar market reforms)
  • Economic analyses of alternative production systems in agriculture (e.g., continuous grazing systems in milk production)
  • International competitive analyses on milk production (IFCN network)
  • Further development of activity-based accounting schemes within the federal working groupsStatistical analyses of structural data for the national Green Report

Research Projects and Scientific Activities

  • Calculations for determining premiums for the new programme of rural development 2014-20 >
  • Economic aspects of sheep and goat farming in Austria beyond 2013 >
  • Gross margins and databases for the business planning >
  • Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 >
  • Preparation of the bases for the Green Report and FADN as well as its scientific further development >
  • International Farm Comparison Network - IFCN >

Publications

Kirner, L. und Wendtner, S. (2012): Ökonomische Perspektiven für die Almwirtschaft in Österreich im Rahmen der GAP bis 2020 und nach Auslaufen der EU-Milchquote. Yearbook of Socioeconomics in Agriculture 2012, 81-103. >

Kirner, L. (2012): Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Vollweidesystemen in der Milchproduktion im alpinen Grünland. Die Bodenkultur, 63 (2-3), 17-27. >

Kirner, L. (2010): Strategien für eine wettbewerbsfähige Milchproduktion im Berggebiet Österreichs. In: Ber. Ldw., 88 (1), 103-117.

Kirner, L.; Ortner, K.M. und Hambrusch, J. (2008): Using technical efficiency to classify Austrian dairy farms. In: Die Bodenkultur, 58 (1-2), 13-22. >

Kirner, L. (2008): Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und biologischer Landbau aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht. Empirische Studien zur bäuerlichen Landwirtschaft in Österreich. Habilitationsschrift. Universität für Bodenkultur Wien. >