Evaluation of organic crop farming and ecological compensation areas with regard to their agri-environmental achievements in the dry region of Austria
Abstract
This project serves for evaluating agro-environmental measures for the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. Five institutes of BOKU and two external project partners cooperate interdisciplinary in this evaluation project, which is part of the overall research project MUBIL. In MUBIL a long-term trial for documenting and developing organic farming has been conducted since 2003 on the organic farm Rutzendorf in the Marchfeld region. Based on the results of this evaluation project, the ÖPUL measures “organic farming”, and the subsidy requirements “flowering strips for beneficials” and “environment-friendly management of landscape elements” are being assessed with the help of the indicators for biodiversity, soil quality, and climate change for the agrarian area of the east Austrian dry region. In addition, potentials for build-up and improvement of agro-ecological measures are highlighted. The development of soil water relations, soil physical characteristics, selected soil fauna, ground beetles, wild bees, and arable weeds are being examined. The sustainability and environmental compatibility of organic farming on the farm and of selected scenarios with varying management intensity are being valuated quantitatively by means of balances.
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Project staff
Bernhard Freyer
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.Ing. Bernhard Freyer
bernhard.freyer@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Karl Georg Bernhardt
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.Geograph Dr. Karl Georg Bernhardt
karl-georg.bernhardt@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83111
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Andreas Klik
Ao.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Andreas Klik
andreas.klik@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81567
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Baerbel Pachinger
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Baerbel Pachinger
baerbel.pachinger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83414
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Jürgen Kurt Friedel
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Jürgen Kurt Friedel
juergen.friedel@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93317
Project Staff
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Pascal Querner
Mag. Dr. Pascal Querner
pascal.querner@boku.ac.at
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
Agnes Schweinzer
Mag. Agnes Schweinzer
agnes.schweinzer@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.03.2012 - 30.09.2014
BOKU partners
External partners
Bio Forschung Austria
Bernhard Kromp
partner