Im Jahr 2015 wurden österreichweit landwirtschaftliche BetriebsleiterInnen von Dauerkultur-, Forst- Futterbau-, Marktfrucht-, Veredelungs- und Gemischtbetrieben schriftlich zur Risikobewertung und zum betrieblichen Risikomanagement befragt. Dieses Diskussionspapier präsentiert deskriptive...

At the present moment in history, humanity is faced with several major challenges, one of them being that of feeding an increasingly populous and urbanised planet. The challenge is even greater as it becomes clearer that it is not just a matter of producing enough fibres and primary products...

The starting point for this study was the consideration of future climate change scenarios and their uncertainties. The paper presents the global projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and compares them with regional scenarios...

The persistent agrarian crisis facing sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the recent food price hikes have provoked greater urgency among governments, civil society actors and development agencies to identify public policies that can accelerate agricultural transformation towards achieving food...