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Otto Schmid

Activity areas

  • Standards and markets
  • Policy advice
  • Rural development

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Farmtrail (Landwirtschaftsweg und Klimapfad Lindau) 01.01.2022
completed CH Enhancing SME competitiveness and sustainability in the organic sector (SME-ORGANICS) 01.01.2016 31.12.2019
completed CH Merit based income from sustainable land management in mountain farming (MERIT) 01.08.2013 31.07.2015
completed CH Towards sustainable modes of urban and peri-urban food provisioning (SUPURBFOOD) 01.10.2012 30.09.2015
completed CH Evaluation of the EU legislation on organic farming 04.09.2012 04.07.2013
completed CH Knowledge brokerage to promote sustainable food consumption and production: linking scientists, policymakers and civil society organisations (FOODLINKS) 01.01.2011 31.12.2013
completed CH EU Ecolabel for food and feed products ? Feasibility study (Ecolabelling) 01.01.2010 31.12.2012
completed CH A common data exchange system for agricultural systems 12.01.2009 11.03.2012
completed CH Good animal welfare in a socio-economic context: Project to promote insight on the impact for the animal, the production chain and society of upgrading animal welfare standards (ECONWELFARE) 01.08.2008 31.07.2011
completed CH Farmer Consumer Partnerships (FCP) 01.01.2007 31.12.2010
completed CH Organic viticulture and wine-making: development of environment and consumer friendly technologies for organic wine quality improvement and scientifically based legislative framework (ORWINE) 01.02.2006 31.05.2009
completed CH Encouraging Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives (COFAMI) 01.09.2005 31.05.2008
completed CH European Action Plan of Organic Food and Farming (ORGAP) 01.05.2005 30.04.2008
completed CH Research to support revision of the EU Regulation on organic agriculture (Organic Revision) (EEC 2092/91 REVISION) 01.03.2004 28.02.2007
completed CH QualityLowInputFood WP 5.2: Assessment of chlorine replacement strategies for fresh cut vegetable (QLIF, WP 5.2) 01.03.2004 31.05.2009
completed CH Marktforschung: Ermittlung von zusätzlichen Nachfragepotentialen zur Erhöhung des Absatzes von Biomilch in der Schweiz 01.01.2004 31.12.2004
completed CH European information system for organic markets (EISfOM) 01.02.2003 31.01.2006
completed CH Harmonised and standardised procedures for evaluation of plant protection products, fertilizers and soil conditioners for use in organic agriculture (ORGANIC INPUTS EVALU) 01.01.2003 31.12.2005
completed CH Further development of organic farming policy in europe, with particular emphasis on eu enlargerment (EU-CEEOFP) 01.01.2003 30.06.2006
completed CH Konzept zur Verbesserung der Präsentation von Bioprodukten in verschiedenen Einkaufsstätten (Prävobio) (prävobio) 01.01.2002 31.12.2002
completed CH Organic market initiatives and rural development (OMIARD) 01.01.2001 29.02.2004
completed CH Erfolgsfaktoren zur Vermarktung von Bioprodukten im Fachhandel 01.01.1999 31.12.2000
completed CH Erfolgsfaktoren zur Vermarktung von Bioprodukten in Supermärkten 01.01.1999 31.12.2000
completed CH Angebotssteigerung von ökologisch erzeugtem Obst und Gemüse aus dem Oberrheingebiet (Itada) 01.01.1999 31.12.2001
completed CH Sustainable agricultural land use in mountain regions (SAGRI - ALP) 01.01.1998 31.12.2000
completed CH Massnahmen zur Reduktion der Nitratauswaschung im Klettgau 01.01.1996 31.12.1999
completed CH Situationsanalyse und Entwicklungsperspektiven milchviehhaltender Betriebe in Bergregionen 01.01.1996 31.12.1999
completed CH Vermarktung von nach besonderen Richtlinien erzeugten landwirtschaftlichen Produkten aus dem Oberrheingebiet (Itada) 01.01.1996 31.12.1999
completed CH Begleitforschung zur Überarbeitung der EU-Verordnung für den biologischen Landbau (EU-Richtlinien)

Training / professional career

  • 2019 Evaluator of research projects within the research framework programme Horizon 2020 for the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
  • Since 2019, Member of the Advisory Group at the Food Forum (Beirat Ernährungsforum), Zurich
  • 2017 - 2018 Member of the Food 2030 Expert Group of European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, formulating “missions” and areas for research and innovation for the 9th European Union’s Research Framework Programme
  • From 2014 on, Member of the Advisory Group of the Swiss Platform for Community Supported Agriculture (SOLAWI)
  • From 2013 on, Chair of the steering group of the IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA)
  • 2013 Member of the Sherpa Group supporting the Steering Committee of Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) for the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
  • 2012 - 2013 Member of the expert group conducting the evaluation of the EU legislation on organic farming (coordinated by Thünen Institute, Germany)
  • 2011 Member of the expert group on the social, economic and environmental implication of the bio-based economy of European Commission‘s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
  • 2010 - 2011 Member of the expert panel for the impact assessment of Framework Programmes activities in agriculture
  • 2009 - 2017 Member of the Scientific Council for Organic Agriculture at the French Ministry for Agriculture
  • 2008 - 2009 Member of the Foresight Consultancy Expert Group, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Brussels (SCAR Foresight Group, standing Committee on Agricultural Research)
  • 2008 - 2016 Member of the Steering Committee, European Technology Platform “TP Organics”, Brussels
  • 2003 - 2020 Participation in 18 EU projects as socio-economic researcher: ORGIN, EEC 2092/91- Organic Revision, OMIaRD, CEE-OFP, Cofami, QLIF, Agri-Xchange, Ecolabelling, ORGAP (coordinator 2005-2008), ORWINE, EconWelfare, Ecropolis, Food-Links, Grundvig SUSVIT Plus, SUPURBFOOD, IMPRESA, MERIT, SME-Organics
  • 1999 - 2008 Chair of the research subcommittee for organic agriculture at the IFOAM EU Group, Brussels
  • 1997 - 2018 External senior lecturer on comparison of farming systems, ETH Zürich
  • 1999 - 2018 External senior lecturer for agro-food marketing, ETH Zürich
  • 1993 - 2016 Head of the IFOAM Delegation in the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Labelling
  • 1990 Initiator of the Socio-economic research group at FiBL (today Department of Socioeconomic Sciences)
  • 1989 Half-year ad interim director of FiBL
  • 1988 - 2018 External senior lecturer for organic farming, ETH Zürich
  • 1984 - 1995 Lecturer for organic farming, University of Applied Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (today HAFL, formerly SIL), Zollikofen
  • 1981 - 1992 Head of the Surveillance and Certification Committee at the Swiss Union of Organic Farming Organisations (today Bio Suisse)
  • 1989 - 1998 President of the Swiss Association of Organic Farm Advisors
  • 1977 - 1983 and 1989 - 1992 Coordinator of the Standards Committee of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM); member until 2002
  • 1977 - 1989 Coordinator of the FiBL Advisory Service, Oberwil
  • 1975 - 1976 Post-graduate researcher at Swiss National Research Foundation, in a project on economic growth and impact on environment
  • 1969 - 1974 Studies of Agronomy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zürich

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

2008

  • Schmid O. Huber B., Ziegler K., Jespersen, L.M., Plakolm G., (2008): Analysis of differences between EU regulation 2092/91 in relation to other standards. In: Proceedings of the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress “Culitvate the future” and the 2nd Scientific Conference “Cultivating the future based on science” of ISOFAR (International Society of Organic Agriculture Research). Volume 2. 18.-20th of June 2008. 382-385
  • Schmid O., Lampkin N., Jeffreys, I., Dabbert S., Eichert C., Michelsen, J., Zanoli, R., Vairo, D., Gonzálvez, V. (2008): Development of criteria and procedures for the evaluation of the European Action Plan of Organic Action Plan of Organic Food and Farming. In: Proceedings of the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress “Culitvate the future” and the 2nd Scientific Conference “Cultivating the future based on science” of ISOFAR (International Society of Organic Agriculture Research). Volume 2. 18.-20th of June 2008. 250-253
  • Schmid, O., Dabbert, S., Eichert, C., Gonzálvez, V., Lampkin, N., Michelsen, J., Slabe, A., Stokkers, R., Stolze, M., Stopes, C., Wollmuthová, P., Vairo, D. and Zanoli, R. (2008): Organic Action Plans: Development, implementation and evaluation. A resource manual for the organic food and farming sector. Edited by Schmid O., Stopes C., Lampkin N. and Gonzálvez V. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland and IFOAM-EU Group, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium (ISBN 978-3-03736-022-4). 105p
  • Schmid, O., Lampkin, N., Dabbert, S., Zanoli, R., Michelsen, J., Gonzálvez, V. (eds.) (2008): European Action Plan of Organic Food and Farming – Final synthesis report of the ORGAP-Project Report D 14. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick. Project website: www.orgap.org.
  • Schmid, O., Lampkin, N. (2008): Action plans for organic food and farming. State of European and national action plans. In: _ AgroFOOD industry hi-tech, Vol 19 no. 3, May/June 2008. 38-39
  • Lampkin N.; Schmid O.; Dabbert S.; Michelsen J. and Zanoli R. (eds.) (2008): Organic action plan evaluation toolbox (ORGAPET). Final output of the ORGAP research project (www.orgap.org) for the European Commission. Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, CH. CD-ROM.
  • Niggli, U, Slabe, A., Schmid, O., Halberg., N and Schlüter, M. (2008a): Vision for an Organic Food and Farming Research Agenda 2025. Food, Fairness and Ecology. www.organic-research.org. 44p

2007

  • Schmid, O. (2007) Developments of Standards for Organic Farming. In: Lockeretz, W. (Editor): Organic Farming – An International History. CABI International. Oxford. 152-174
  • Schmid, O., Henggeler, S. (2007) : Ravageurs et maladies au jardin – les solutions biologiques. Edition Terre Vivante. 265p.
  • Schmid, O., Huber, B., Ziegler, K., Hansen, J.G., Plakolm, G., Gilbert, J., Jespersen, L.M., Lomann, S., Micheloni, C. Padel, S. (2007): Analysis of EEC Regulation 2092/91 in relation to other national and international organic standards. Deliverable 3.2 of the FP6 project, EEC2092/91 Revision. www.organic-revision.org
  • Schmid O. Huber B., Ziegler K., Hansen Jens G., Plakolm G., (2007): Analysis of differences between EU regulation 2092/91 related to other standards – Potentials for harmonisation, simplification and regionalisation. In: Zikkeli et al. (Hrsg.): Beiträge zur 9. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. Stuttgart. 967-970

2005

  • Schmid, O., Sanders, J., Midmore P. (2005) Organic Market Initiatives and Rural Development. In: Proceedings of the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress “Shaping Sustainable Systems” and the 1st Scientific Conference “Researching Sustainable Systems” of ISOFAR (International Society of Organic Agriculture Research). 21-23th of September 2005. 364-367
  • Schmid, O., Beck, A., Kretzschmar, U. (Eds. 2005): Underlying principles in Organic and „Low-Input“ Food Processing – Literature Survey. Report EU Project QualityLowInputFood (www.qlif.org)

2004

  • Schmid, O., Richter, T., Hamm U., Dahlke, A. (2004) A Guide to Successful Marketing of Organic Food in Rural Areas. OMIaRD Vol. 6, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick. 204 p. (Englisch und Deutsch)

2002

  • Schmid O. (2002): The food safety debate and development of standards/regulations for Organic Farming and Organic Food. In Proceedings of the 14th IFOAM Organic World congress “Cultivating Communities” 21-24th of August 2002 in Victoria, Canada. 213
  • Schmid O. (2002): Comparison of EU Regulation 2092/91, Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for Organically produced Food 1999/2001 and the IFOAM Basic Standards. In the Reader “IFOAM Conference on Organic Guarantee Systems”. 17.-19. February 2002 in Nuernberg Germany. 12-18

2001

  • Schmid O., Obrist R. (2001): Biologischer Landbau. Lehr- und Fachbuch für landwirtschaftliche Schulen und die Praxis. Landwirtschaftliche Lehrmittelzentrale Zollikofen. 291 p

2000

  • Schmid O., Blank C., Halpin D., Bickel R. (2000). Evaluation of governmental regulations and private standards for processing of organic food products - Overview on some national standards, on IFOAM Basic Standards, Codex Alimentarius Guidelines and EU-Regulation 2092/91. In: Proceedings 1st International Seminar "Organic Food Processing", edited by Stucki, E., Meier, U., 28-29th of August 2000 in Basel. 59-67
  • Schmid, O., Tamm, L. (2000): Criteria and Evaluation of new inputs for organic farming and organic food processing. In: ALFÖLDI, T.; W. Lockeretz; U. Niggli, (Hrsg., 2000): Proceedings 13nd International IFOAM Scientific Conference. Zürich
  • Schmid O., Henggeler S. (2000): Biologischer Pflanzenschutz im Garten. Verlag E. Ulmer Stuttgart. 252 p