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Beate Huber

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Certification and regulations in organic agriculture
  • Coordination and management of projects in the field of research for development and development cooperation

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Quality Food Trade Program in Ukraine, Phase II (QFTP) 01.07.2023 30.06.2026
completed CH Study of the impacts of the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848 on smallholder value chains and the EU organic market 01.04.2023 31.10.2024
completed CHDE Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector – Organic Working Group 01.02.2021 31.01.2023
completed CH Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA) 01.04.2020 29.02.2024
completed CH Regional Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in East Africa: a pilot on transforming farmer access to organic training materials and information through digitalization 01.03.2020 30.06.2022
completed CH Knowledge transfer to ICS certified producer groups in selected African countries within the framework of GIZ SI training and employment (Africa ICS GIZ) 15.10.2019 31.12.2020
completed CH Linking organic farmers in Muranga, Kenya, to markets through value chain, agribusiness and technical capacity development (Africa ProEco PMCA Bachmann) 01.10.2019 31.08.2022
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 DECH Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector – Organic Working Group 01.01.2019 31.12.2020
completed CHDE Green Innovation Centres in the Agriculture and Food Sector - Working Group on Organic Agriculture 01.08.2017 31.01.2023
completed CH Supporting the South East European Organic Network (SEEON) (Organic Farming in SEE) 01.03.2016 30.04.2017
completed ATCH Organic Food Systems Africa (OFSA) 01.03.2016 28.02.2019
completed CH Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability by Integrating Production Systems: Promotion of Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of Korea 01.11.2015 31.10.2016
completed CH Organic Agriculture in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi OAS) 05.10.2015 23.03.2017
completed CH Nutrition in Mountain Agro-ecosystems (NMA) 01.05.2015 31.05.2021
completed CHDE Consolidation of the Local Organic Certification Bodies 01.10.2014 31.12.2018
completed CH Ensuring the integrity of the European food chain (FOODINTEGRITY) 01.01.2014 31.12.2018
completed CH Insect-based feed and fertilizer production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana (IBFFP) 01.01.2014 31.12.2017
completed CH Productivity and Profitability of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems 01.07.2013 31.12.2019
completed CH Economic and Employment Promotion Program, Component: Promotion of Organic Agriculture 01.10.2012 30.06.2014
completed CH Evaluation of the EU legislation on organic farming 04.09.2012 04.07.2013
completed ATCH Organic Market Development in Ukraine (Phase 2) 01.06.2012 31.08.2018
completed DECH German-Turkish Cooperation – Organic Agriculture 01.12.2011 31.12.2016
completed CH The Establishment of a Competence Centre for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, DPR of Korea 01.04.2011 31.07.2014
completed CH Training & Backstopping for Organic Market Development in Saudi ArabiaSaudiarabien 01.04.2011 30.06.2014
completed CH African Organic Farming Training Manual 01.10.2009 31.12.2015
completed CH Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming (CERTCOST) 01.09.2008 30.11.2011
ongoing CH Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom) 01.05.2005 31.12.2026
completed CH Organic Certification and Organic Market Development in Ukraine (Phase 1) 01.01.2005 31.12.2011
completed CH Organic Certification, Indonesia 01.01.2005 31.12.2006
completed CH Organic Certification and Market Development, Lebanon 01.01.2005 31.12.2011
completed CH Indian Organic Market Development Project (IOMDP) 01.06.2004 31.12.2008
completed CH Organic certification Romania 01.01.2004 31.12.2009
completed CH Ökozertifizierung in Bulgarien 01.01.2002 01.12.2007
completed CH Sustainable Agriculture Support for Albania (SASA) 01.01.2001 31.12.2011
completed CH Entwicklung des Biolandbaus Mazedonien (OradeM): Politik-Beratung 01.01.2001 31.12.2008

Training / professional career

  • Since 2009 head of the Department of International Cooperation FiBL Frick
  • 2017 - 2020 Deputy Director, FiBL Frick
  • Since 2002 member of the Department of International Cooperation FiBL Frick
  • 2001 - 2006 Executive Director of FiBL Deutschland e.V.
  • 2001 Consultant for organic certification and accreditation
  • 1999 - 2000 Executive Director of Öko-Prüfzeichen GmbH
  • 1993 - 1999 Executive Director of alicon GmbH, control body for organically produced food
  • 1988 - 1992 Manager Bioland, association for organically produced food
  • 1987 - 1988 Organic wholesale trade
  • 1987 Diploma of higher education in agronomy (agronomist)

Committee work / further activities

  • Board member of FiBL Germany
  • Member of the Swiss National FAO Committee (CNS-FAO)

Awards

  • 2019: Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) – Team award    
  • 2021: Shift Prize (award for transformative agroecological research for development) – Team award

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

2004

  • "Qualitätssicherung Öko-Futtermittel, Leitfaden für die Qualitätssicherung von Futtermitteln für den Ökologischen Landbau auf Grundlage von HACCP", Huber, Liebl, Mäder, Schneider, Schulz, FiBL Deutschland e.V., 07/2004
  • "Warenzeichen für Produkte aus ökologischem Landbau – International", Willer, Huber, Meier, Beitrag für Praxishandbuch Bio-Lebensmittel, Behrs Verlag 05/2004
  • "EU-Verordnung Ökolandbau", Beitrag für Praxishandbuch Bio-Lebensmittel, Behrs Verlag 05/2004
  • "Access for organic imports: Requirements and conditions" und "Major markets" in "The Market for Organic Food and Beverages in Switzerland and the European Union", Kilcher L. et al., Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL) und Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), Frick/Zürich January 2004, ISBN 3-906081-03-06

2003

  • "EU commission passes new regulation on feeding stuff", The Organic Standard 03/03
  • "Was zeichnet einen guten Kontrolleur aus?", Ökologie & Landbau 3/2003

2002

  • "Chlormequat found in Organic baby food", The Organic Standard 04/2002
  • "The Nitrofen diary” und “Would analyses prevent contamination scandals?", The Organic Standard 07/2002
  • "German and Austrian organic regulations in breach of EU Regulation?", The Organic Standard 11/02
  •  "Inspector qualification in Germany", The Organic Standard 11/02
  •  "Indian certification body accredited by government", Mathew Sebastian, Cherry Jakob, Beate Huber, The Organic Standard 12/02
  •  "A guide to help inspection bodies in preparing documents", The Organic Standard 12/02

2001

  • "Germany the turn around in agriculture", The Organic Standard 2001
  • "New European organic group demands precise definitions", The Organic Standard 2001
  • "Comment on the European GMO proposal", The Organic Standard 2001
  • "Annex III revision passed by Commission", The Organic Standard 2001
  • "New polish legislation", The Organic Standard 2001
  • "Draft on a German law on Organic Farming", The Organic Standard 12/2001
  • "Lebensmittel aus Ökologischem Landbau", AID 2001Texte und Grafik: A.Beck, R.Hermanowski, B.Huber, K.-P. Wilbois, F.Wörner Hrsg. Aid e.V. Bonn

2000

  • "Vertrauen ist gut – Zertifikate sind besser", AgV Forum 4/2000
  • "Öko-Prüfzeichen für mehr Markt", VDL Journal 9/2000
  • "Der ökologische Landbau in Deutschland hat endlich ein einheitliches Zeichen", Der Kritische Agrarbericht 2000
  • "An European-wide logo overview", Proceedings 13 th International IFOAM Scientific Conference, 2000
  • "Öko-Prüfzeichen – a new German seal", Proceedings 13 th International IFOAM Scientific Conference, 2000
  • "Organic logos – too many signs, not enough sense", Conference Proceedings, Natural Products Expo Europe 2000

1999

  • Mitautorin "Ökologische Backwaren Herstellen und Verkaufen", Matthaes Verlag 1999, Kapitel EU-VO 2092/91 und Kontrolle

1997

  • Gastbeitrag "Erfolgreicher Einsatz ökologischer Lebensmittel in Gemeinschaftsverpflegung und Gastronomie", Matthaes Verlag 1997, Kapitel EU-VO 2092/91 und Kontrolle

1996

  • Gastbeitrag "Ökologische Qualität im Fleischerhandwerk", Deutscher Fachverlag 1996, Kapitel "Kontrolle der Verarbeitungsvorschriften"

Before 1996

  • "Die alicon GmbH – ein Blick hinter die Kulissen", bio-land 1993
  • "Marktfähige Bioland-Vollkornnudeln- die Quadratur des Kreises?", bio-land 1990