The team from the Eco-Efficiency research group at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports the "Added Value Mountain Agriculture" project of the "ARGE Mehrwert Berglandwirtschaft" (Working Group for Added Value Mountain Agriculture). The project aims to identify the services provided by agricultural operations that are not currently compensated by the market (e.g., food security, genetic diversity, water storage) and to develop business models for marketing these services. FarmLife enables the structured collection of data for the project. In addition to the classic eco-efficiency analysis, "FarmLife Biodiversity" is also being used. Furthermore, this project will be the first to test indicators for the farm-level assessment of ecosystem services.
30 agricultural businesses from the municipalities of the Kalkalpen National Park region are participating in the "Added Value Mountain Farming" project and are providing their farm data using the FarmLife tool and a supplementary survey.
The project group “ARGE Mehrwert Berglandwirtschaft”: Ahrer Leopold Jr., Mikota Peter, Aspalter Regina, Kirchweger Stefan, Verein Nahtur, BBK Kirchdorf-Steyr, STUDIA
Contact: Mag. Anita Haider, Tel: +436644559911, Email:
More information at www.mehrwert-landwirtschaft.at/Berglandwirtschaft
Comparing on-farm indicators for surplus value assessment on alpine mountain farms
