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Biography
Ulrich is an agricultural and horticultural economist, specialising in organic horticulture, agroecology and ecological economics. He has 30 years experience in academic research, policy and working within practical farms and food businesses of any size and complexity. In his academic work he specialised in ecological and rural economics, taking a broader view of this social science. His research interests are in organic horticulture, agroecology, urban agroecology, and social and environmental issues of food governance. Ulrich has long expertise in modelling farm, environmental and ecological economics and analysing large data sets efficiently. Ulrich has worked as Professor for Organic Agriculture at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy, lecturing in the School of Economics and Management. Previous academic research and teaching was in tropical and subtropical horticulture at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany with projects in Israel and the Philippines. Other professional work is a management consultant, organic farm inspector and as a farm business consultant during the transition in East Germany and Eastern Europe. Ulrich has an agricultural engineering degree and BSc in Philosophy from Bonn and Munich Universities, Germany.
Research Interests
Urban agroecology; Ecological economics; Health and wellbeing of gardening; Social and ecological return on investment; Resilience, sustainability and standards of food systems; Organic horticulture, greenhouse temperate and tropical fruit crops
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Projects
Waste Food-Energy-Water Urban Living Lab - Mapping and Reducing Waste in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Charlesworth, S., Schmutz, U., Fried, J., Rayns, F. & Van De Wiel, M.
1/06/18 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe
Schmutz, U., Burbi, S., Conroy, J., Evans, A. & Rayns, F.
1/05/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research Output
Sustainability and Resilience in Organic Greenhouse Horticulture. Examples from Italy and the UK
Foresi, L., Schmutz, U., Evans, A. & Trenchard, L., 26 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Acta Horticulturae. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Phasing out contentious inputs in organic and non-organic horticulture – Organic-PLUS
Schmutz, U., Rayns, F., Evans, A., Nikolaos Katsoulas, N., Løes, A-K., De Marchi, M. & Grøn Sørensen, C., 1 Dec 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Acta Horticulturae. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The “one health”-concept and organic production of vegetables and fruits
Alsanius, B. W., Von Essen, E., Hartmann, R., Vagsholm, I., Doyle, O., Schmutz, U., Stützel, H., Fricke, A. & Dorais, M., 10 Jul 2019, In : Acta Horticulturae. 1242, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Organic-PLUS: Un proyecto financiado por la UE para investigar alternativas a elementos contenciosos en la agricultura ecológica.
Burbi, S. & Schmutz, U., 24 Sep 2018, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Organic-PLUS project: Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe – Research overview and preliminary results
Schmutz, U., Rayns, F., Burbi, S., Evans, A., Zikeli, S., Oudshoorn, F., Katsoulas, N., Andrivon, D., De Marchi, M., Righi, F., Løes, A-K., Malińska, K., Grøn Sørensen, C. & Antón, A., Nov 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Open Access
Activities
Sustainability (Journal)
Sara Burbi (Guest Editor), Ulrich Schmutz (Guest Editor), Moya Kneafsey (Guest Editor)Jan 2019 → Dec 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Mainstreaming Agroecology – What does it mean for Horticulture and Horticultural Science? 30th International Horticulture Congress. 12-16 Aug 2018. Istanbul, TurkeyWorkshop on Agroecology and Horticulture
Ulrich Schmutz (Speaker)12 Aug 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Organic-PLUS: Agroecology and the development of organic food systems all across Europe. V International Conference on organic farming in Belarus Organic and Sustainable Agriculture: Meeting the Global Challenges 22 February 2018 – Minsk, Belarus
Ulrich Schmutz (Speaker)22 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Certification standards for urban farming
Ulrich Schmutz (Speaker), Margi Lennartsson Turner (Speaker)30 Sep 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Mainstreaming agroecology - implications for EU policies, research and farming
Ulrich Schmutz (Speaker)13 Jul 2015 → 14 Jul 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
Exploring Growers’ Understanding of Sustainability and Resilience in Organic Greenhouse Horticulture: Italy vs United Kingdom
Author: Foresi, L., 2018Supervisor: Schmutz, U. (Supervisor), Evans, A. (Supervisor) & Trenchard, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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