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Tenured full professors | Agrofood economics/management/marketing

Christian Fischer

Christian.Fischer@unibz.it

+39 0471 017170

BZ K2.10
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universitätsplatz 5 - piazza Università, 5
39100
Bozen-Bolzano
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Curriculum Vitae

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Short bio

Doctorate in agricultural economics from the University of Giessen (Germany). Master's degree in agribusiness management from EM Lyon Business School and ENSA.M Grande Ecole, Montpellier (France). Graduate certificate in international economics at the University of Adelaide (Australia). University diploma in food economics at the University of Giessen.

Work in the private sector (including the Boston Consulting Group) and public research institutions (including the University of Bonn, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand). Consultant for various international organisations (including OSCE). "Lead Scientist" and co-coordinator in an EU-funded research project (FP6).

Courses

Agricultural Economics and Policy

40191A · AGR/01 · L-25 Agricultural, Food and Mountain Environmental Sciences · DE

Economic development, sustainable tourism and regional products

47057A · AGR/01 · LM-73 EMMA - 2021 · EN

Food value chain management

44703 · AGR/01 · LM-70 Food Sciences · EN

Supply/Value chain and innovation management

44525C · AGR/01 · LM-69 IMaHS · EN

Main Research Areas

Current research, teaching and consulting in the field of agricultural/horticultural and food supply and value chains, sustainable food systems and food policy, resource economics, agricultural/horticultural marketing and rural development or local agricultural/horicultural development.

Info

Since 2014 study course director of the Bachelor's programme "Agricultural, Food and Mountain Environmental Sciences".

From 2016 to 2018 chairman of the "Förderverein Eggentaler Qualitätsprodukte", an association of about 15 South Tyrolean farmers.

Since 2019 co-speaker of the South Tyrolean Food Policy Council.

Since 2021 section editor-in-chief of the global scientific journal Horticulturae (Section: Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing).

Publications

Shahzad, M.A., Ahmed, V., Fischer, C (2021): Status and determinants of other gainful activities by farmers in mountainous rural regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Mountain Science. Vol. 18, No. 10, 2520–2539.
Fischer, C., Bossi Fedrigotti, V. (2021): Warum der Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch von Äpfeln weitläufig fällt. Mitteilungen des Obstbauversuchsringes des Alten Landes e.V. am ESTEBURG Obstbauzentrum Jork. No 76 (08), pp 321–323.
Fischer C. (2021): Developments in the consumption of alternative proteins. Sustainability Web Festival 2021. Unibz Bolzano. 13 May 2021.
Fischer, C. (2020): Warum wir Malthus 2.0 vermeiden und uns eingestehen sollten, dass Ernährungspessimismus letztendlich nirgendwohin führt. FOOD-Lab. No. 2 (May), pp 50-51.
Fischer, C., Bossi Fedrigotti, V. (2020): ‘An Apple A Day’… Is Going Away. What Can We Do to Stop the Decline in Per Capita Apple Consumption? American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. Vol. 10, No. 3, 226–227.
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Fischer, C. (2020): Why Per Capita Apple Consumption Is Falling: Insights from the Literature and Case Evidence from South Tyrol. Horticulturae. Vol. 6, No. 4, 79 (22 pages).
Mojo, D., Fischer, C., Degefa, T. (2017): The Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Ethiopia: History and a Framework for Future Trajectory. Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH). Vol 50, 84–94.
Mojo, D., Fischer, C., Degefa, T. (2017): The determinants and economic impacts of membership in coffee farmer cooperatives: recent evidence from rural Ethiopia. Journal of Rural Studies. Vol 50, 84–94.
Fischer, C. (2019): Möglichkeiten der Produktdifferenzierung – Steigerung der Wertschöpfung bei Trinkmilch. molkerei-industrie. No 12, pp 21–23.
Fischer, C. (2019): Avoiding Malthus 2.0: Why Food Pessimism Leads Nowhere. American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. Vol 6, No 1, 64–65.
Fischer, C., Miglietta P. P. (2020): The links between human diets and health and climate outcomes in the world’s macro-regions during the last 50 years. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 17, No. 4, 1219.
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Fischer, C. (2021): Warum werden weltweit weniger Äpfel gegessen? FOOD-Lab. No 2 (June), pp 18–20.
Forcher, D., Fischer, C. (2020): Marktanalyse der Südtiroler Apfelsaftbranche. Südtiroler Landwirt. No 4, March, pp 69–70.
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Fischer, C. (2021): Warum der Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch von Äpfeln weitläufig fällt. Obstbau & Weinbau. No 1/2021, 19–22.
Mitterer, M. & Fischer, C. (2018): Der Klimawandel im Vinschgau. Südtiroler Landwirt. No 8, April, pp 64–65.
C. Fischer (2019): Podcast Rai Bozen: RadioUni. Wissen zum Hören. Teil 1: Ernährungssicherheit und Nahrungsbedarf – Hat die Welt im Jahr 2050 genug zu essen? 19 January 2019. http://www.raibz.rai.it/feed.php?id=83
Fischer, C., Bossi Fedrigotti, V. (2020): Wertschätzung bäuerlicher Betriebe in der Südtiroler Bevölkerung: Komponentenanalyse mittels Strukturgleichungsmodellen. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies. Vol. 29, No. 23. 9 pages.
Fischer, C. (2021): Essen für alle. ff - Das Südtiroler Wochenmagazin. Vol 29, 22 July 2021. Page 37.
Bundschuh, D., Fischer C. (2020): Bio Lebensmittel in Südtirol -- Marktstudie 2018/19. PDF for download.
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Fischer, C. (2020): Welche Landwirtschaft hätten Sie gern? Wahrnehmung, Wünsche und Zahlungsbereitschaft der Südtiroler Bevölkerung. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies. Vol. 29, No. 17. 8 pages.
Spitaler, F., Fischer, C. (2021): Wahrheit liegt im (Qualitäts-)Wein. Südtiroler Landwirt. No 14, August, pp 26–27
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Troiano, S., Fischer, C., Marangon, F. (2020): Public seasonal preferences for farmed landscapes: The case of traditional chestnut orchards in South Tyrol. European Countryside. Vol. 12, No. 1, 99–118.
Zanotelli, D., Vettori, M., Paolazzi, M., Cosner, A., Fischer, C. (2020): Terraced viticulture of the Cembra Valley in Italy: Towards the inclusion of sustainable landscape management in quality-oriented development actions. Pirineos – A Journal on Mountain Ecology. Vol. 175, No. e053. 10 pages
Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Fischer, C. (2019): Wertschätzung bäuerlicher Betriebe. Südtiroler Landwirt. No 21, pp 51–53.
Fischer, C., Raffeiner, S., Gritsch, B., Köhne, A., Gschnell, V., Hofer, M., Hofer, E., Breitenberger, V., Laimer, U., Ladurner, G., Eydner, S., Seiwald, V., Prugger, E. & Grandi, H. (2019): Strengthening an Alpine-Mediterranean Food System in the Mountains of South Tyrol. Urban Agriculture. No 36.
Fischer, C. (2019): Möglichkeiten der Produktdifferenzierung zur Steigerung der Wertschöpfung bei Trinkmilch. FOOD-Lab. No 3 (September), pp 12–17.
C. Fischer (2019): Podcast Rai Bozen: RadioUni. Wissen zum Hören. Teil 2: Ernährung der Zukunft – Linsen statt Lende? 26 January 2019.
Fischer, C. (2019): Agriculture and tourism sector linkages: Global relevance and local evidence for the case of South Tyrol. Open Agriculture. Vol 4, No 1, 544–553.
C. Fischer (2019): Podcast Rai Bozen: RadioUni. Wissen zum Hören. Teil 3: Neue Formen der Nahrungsmittelproduktion – Von der blauen Schürze zum weißen Kittel. 3 February 2019.
Bossi Fedrigotti, V. & Fischer, C. (2018): Ein Apfel am Tag? Obstbau & Weinbau. No 3/2018, 9–13.
Kühl, S., Fischer, C. & Rossmanith, J. (2018): Wirtschaftlichkeit geprüft. Südtiroler Landwirt. No 6, March, p 22.
Busch, G., Fischer, C. (2018): Consumer patriotism in public farm animal welfare perceptions in South Tyrol: a segmentation study. Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies. Vol 27.13, 95–101.

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Bachelorstudiengang „Agrar-, Lebensmittel- und Bergumweltwissenschaften“

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