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Christian Grovermann

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Ex-post impact evaluation of agroecological strategies
  • Innovation systems

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Quality Food Trade Program in Ukraine, Phase II (QFTP) 01.07.2023 30.06.2026
ongoing CH Monetary valuation of soil ecosystem services and creation of initiatives to invest in soil health (InBestSoil) 01.01.2023 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management (trans4num) 01.12.2022 30.11.2026
ongoing CH Scaling-up Digital Training Materials for Smallholder Farmers in East Africa (Digital Training Materials Phase 2) 01.07.2022 30.06.2025
ongoing CH Agroecological transition and organic certification in Vietnam to empower rural communities (SNF Agro-econvert) 01.04.2022 31.03.2025
ongoing CH Climate Neutral Farms (ClieNFarms) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed CH Assessment of research for development pathways (R4D-ASSESS) 01.01.2022 30.06.2023
ongoing CH Sustainable Plant Protection Transition: A Global Approach (SPRINT) 01.09.2020 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel (SustainSAHEL) 01.09.2020 01.09.2025
ongoing CH Goal-oriented biodiversity promotion in the Canton of Zurich (ZiBiF) 01.06.2020 01.06.2028
completed CH Against the Grain: A full cost accounting approach to assessing the economic returns of crop improvement in organic agriculture (Against the Grain) 01.01.2020 31.03.2021
completed CH Assessment of Agricultural Innovation Systems – Global indicators & metrics (AIS-ASSESS) 01.09.2019 31.12.2021
completed CH Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and the Dairy Sector in Ukraine (Quality FOOD Trade Program) 23.08.2019 30.06.2023
completed CH How can agroecology build resilient livelihoods (BioviAgroec) 01.12.2018 31.12.2019
completed CH Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa 01.10.2018 30.04.2019
completed CH GenTORE - Genomic management tools to optimize resilience and efficiency (GenTORE) 01.08.2017 31.07.2022
completed CHDE LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe (LIVESEED) 01.06.2017 30.09.2021
completed EUCH Maximise public goods delivery through post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 01.01.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH New ways to sustainable agriculture: Potential contribution of sustainability assessments to an effective, sustainable and widely accepted agricultural policy 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Tackling the parasitological challenges in organic ruminant farming practices (PrOPara) 02.03.2015 31.05.2018
completed CH Genetic Enhancement & Bioavailability - Finger Millet (ISCB GEB-FM) 01.03.2015 28.02.2018
completed CH Productivity and Profitability of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems 01.07.2013 31.12.2019

Training / professional career

  • Since 2019 Group Lead Evaluation & Impact Assessment at FiBL, Switzerland
  • Since 2017 Researcher at FiBL, Switzerland
  • 2014 - 2017 Agricultural Research Officer, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • 2010 - 2013 Assistant researcher and PhD Candidate, Uplands Program, Hohenheim and Chiang Mai University
  • 2009 Guest scientist, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Laos
  • 2007 - 2009 MSc Sustainable Resource Management, TU München
  • 2007 Consultant, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • 2003 - 2006 BA Politics and Economics, University of Konstanz

Committee work / further activities

  • Member of the Board of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA)
  • Member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

Teaching

  • Bordeaux University (since 2020): Production Economics and Impact Assessment in Organic Farming

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

  • Grovermann, C., (2017). Assessment of innovation capacities: A scoring tool. Occasional Papers on Innovation in Family Farming. FAO, Rome.
  • Grovermann, C., Gaiji, S., Nichterlein, K., Saley-Moussa, A., Ricardo-Diaz, S., Sonnino, A., Chuluunbaatar, D. (2017). The potential of a global diagnostic tool for agricultural innovation systems in: Cornell University; INSEAD; WIPO: The Global Innovation Index 2017: Fostering Innovation in Agriculture and Food Systems, Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO, Ithaca, Fontainebleau, and Geneva.
  • Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T., (2017). ‘Smart’ policies to reduce pesticide use and avoid income trade-offs: An agent-based model applied to Thai agriculture. Ecological Economics, 132, 91-103.
  • Riwthong, S., Schreinemachers, P., Grovermann, C., Berger, T. (2016). Risk perceptions and pesticide use by subsistence and commercial farmers in Thailand. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development. In Press.
  • Bannwarth, M., Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Ingwersen, J., Lamers, M., Berger, T., Streck, T., (2016). Non-hazardous pesticide concentrations in surface waters: Simulating application thresholds and resulting farm income effects. Journal of Env. Management, 165, 298–312.
  • Angelico, C., Grovermann, C., Nichterlein, K., Sonnino, A. (2015): Is aid to agricultural innovation a priority for the international community? A comprehensive analysis of 2002 to 2012 OECD data on foreign assistance to research and extension in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Occasional Papers on Innovation in Family Farming. FAO, Rome.
  • Grovermann, C. (2015). Assessment of Pesticide Use Reduction Strategies for Thai Highland Agriculture: Combining Econometrics and Agent-based Modelling. Development Economics & Policy 73. Peter Lang, Frankfurt.
  • Riwthong, S., Schreinemachers, P., Grovermann, C., Berger, T. (2015). Land use intensification, commercialization and changes in pest management of smallholder upland agriculture in Thailand. Env. Science & Policy, 45, 11-19.
  • Grovermann, C., Schreinemachers, P., Berger, T., (2013). Quantifying pesticide overuse from farmer and societal points of view: An application to Thailand. Crop Protection, 53, 161-168.
  • Lamers, M., Schreinmachers, P., Ingwersen, J., Grovermann, C., Berger, T. (2013). Agricultural Pesticide Use in Mountainous Areas of Thailand and Vietnam: Towards Reducing Pesticide Exposure and Rationalizing Use, in: Fröhlich, H.L.; Schreinemachers, P.; Stahr, K.; Clemens, G. (Eds.), Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountain Areas. Springer, Berlin, 102-143.
  • Schreinemachers, P., Schad, I., Tipraqsa, P., Williams, P., Neef, A., Riwthong, S., Sangchan, W., Grovermann, C., (2012).Can Public GAP Standards Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Use? The case of fruit and vegetable farming in northern Thailand. Agriculture and Human Values, 29, 1-11.
  • Lefroy, R., Collet, L., Grovermann, C., 2010. Study on Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Land Use in the Lao PDR. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Vientiane, Lao PDR.