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Eco-efficiency in agriculture
Head of the research group: Herndl Markus, Dr.
The research group "Eco-efficiency of agricultural production systems" is working on sustainable solutions for agriculture.
The term "eco-efficiency" describes the evaluation of agricultural processes along the entire value chain.
This classification is primarily based on ecological and economic criteria.
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Scientific principles of eco-efficiency
Eco-efficiency in practice
Click here to access the farm management tool FarmLife.
Click here to access the FarmLife learning platform: teaching materials for lessons with FarmLife.
Team
Herndl Markus, Dr.
Department of Soil Science and Lysimetry, Head of the Eco-efficiency Research GroupOur latest articles on eco-efficiency
- ONLINE seminar: Farm-based teaching with farmlife.at, February 25, 2026
- New accompanying manual for teachers on the teaching concept with FarmLife
- New accompanying handbook for teachers on the topic of business management and sustainability assessment
- ONLINE seminar: Eco-efficient farm management with FarmLife: Introduction to the online tool, February 24, 2026
- FarmLife LEARNING PLATFORM (not only) for teachers at LFS and HBLA
- The invisible services of agriculture: 14 explanatory videos on the different agroecosystem services
- Development of measures to optimize animal welfare potential based on the FarmLife Welfare Index for cattle (FarmLifeWFOpti)
- European Grassland Conference – Finding Solutions Together
- Eco-efficiency assessment of the use of drones for poisonous plant detection
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