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Markus Arbenz

Activity areas

  • Project Management
  • Assessments (Feasibility, Evaluations)
  • Strategy (Planning, National Action Plans)
  • Implementation (Change Management, Capacity Development, Organizational and Sector development)
  • Policy Advice
  • Coaching and Moderation (for Strategy, Development and Conflict Management)

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing Diagnostic and Action Planning for "Agroecology Partnerships Policy Dialogue" in Subsaharan Africa 01.04.2026 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Agroecological Transitions for Horticulture in Arid Zones of Southern Africa (ATHAZ-CONNECT) 01.03.2026 31.12.2030
ongoing CH Assessment of the Agroecology Fund's support to Community Seed System Initiatives (AEF4CSI) 01.03.2026 30.11.2026
ongoing CH Developing sustainable Kilimohai market system for agroecological school meals and mass markets in Muranga county, Kenya (KA4S) 01.10.2025 31.03.2028
ongoing CH Participatory guarantee systems: agroecology Morocco for resilient territories (SPG_AMRT) 01.06.2025 31.05.2028
ongoing CH Project ambassadorship for the Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA-AMBAS) 01.05.2025 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Backstopping support for the SDC in the development of agricultural and food systems 01.05.2025 31.12.2028
ongoing CH Research for the Agroecological Network in Southern Africa (RAENS) 01.04.2025 01.01.2029
completed CH Evaluation of Biovision's iABC project 04.11.2024 31.01.2025
completed CH External Project Evaluation Transformative Land Investment for SDC (TLI Evaluation) 01.07.2024 31.01.2025
completed CH External Project Evaluation of "Transformative Land Investment" (TLI) 01.07.2024 31.01.2025
ongoing CH Quality Food Trade Program in Ukraine, Phase II (QFTP) 01.07.2023 30.06.2026
completed CH Evaluation VEGI Mongolia (Eval VEGI Mongolia) 15.12.2022 30.06.2023
completed CH Accelerating the Organic Market Development in Kenya (AOMD) 01.07.2022 30.06.2025
completed CH Evaluation of the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative of the African Union (EOA-I Evaluation) 01.04.2022 21.10.2022

Training / professional career

  • Since 2022 Project Leader and Consultant, Department for International Cooperation, FiBL Switzerland
  • Since 2018 Independent Consultant for «Organics4Development»
  • 2021 - 2022 New Business Manager for Easy Cert, Frick, Switzerland
  • 2009 - 2018 Executive Director of IFOAM Organics International in Bonn, Germany
  • 2006 - 2009 Executive Director of Bio Suisse
  • 2002 Post Graduate Study at NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation at ETHZ. Dipl. NDS ETH
  • 2000 - 2006 Project Leader for Helvetas in Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan und Afghanistan
  • 1991 - 2000 Project Leader and Director for Pro Specie Rara, St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • 1989 Dipl.-Ing. agr. ETH, Agriculture/Animal Husbandry and international Food Systems, ETH Zurich

Committee work / further activities

  • IFOAM Organics International Ambassador

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

  • Arbenz, M, (2021): Organic Trade in and with North Africa. BioEco Actual link
  • Arbenz, M., (2020): Are we implementing Organic 3.0? BioEco Actual, 2020 special edition. link
  • Arbenz, M. et al, (2019): Organic Knowledge Centers for Africa, in EU-NACOA, Bridging the Gap, Empowering Organic Africa, Book of Abstracts. link
  • Arbenz, M., (2019): Organics and Agroecology 4 Development, BioEco Actual, 2019 special edition. link
  • Arbenz, M., (2018): 10 000 participants in the OWC India leading change, organically? BioEco Actual. link
  • Arbenz M., (2017): Organic 3.0—the vision of the global organic movement and the need for scientific support. In Organic Agriculture volume 7, issue 3. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. link
  • Arbenz M., (2016): Die Rolle der „IFOAM-Family of Standards“ zur weltweiten Harmonisierung. In: Friedel R. et. al, Zertifizierung als Erfolgsfaktor. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden.
  • Arbenz, M. et. al, (2016): Organic 3.0 for truly sustainable farming and consumption, 2nd updated edition, IFOAM Organics International, D-Bonn. link
  • Arbenz, M., (2016): Biologische Landwirtschaft – die Alternative? in Borsani, Zwischen Fairtrade und Profit, Stämpfli, Bern.
  • Arbenz, M. et. al, (2015): Organic 3.0 for truly sustainable farming and consumption, 1st ed., IFOAM OI, D-Bonn.
  • Arbenz, M. (2011): Yes, organic can feed the world. But how? Ecology and Farming 1/2011.
  • Arbenz, M. (2011): Ökointensivierung. Kultur und Politik 1/11, Bioforum Switzerland.
  • Arbenz, M. (2010 – 2018): Outlook: Achievements made and challenges ahead. Annually in Willer et al., the World of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick and IFOAM Organics International, Bonn.
  • Arbenz, M. et al. (2005): You pay for what you get. From budget financing to result based payments. Experience and Learning in International Co-operation. Helvetas, CH-Zürich.
  • Weiss U. (Hrsg), Arbenz, M. et al. (1996) und (2005): Pfauenziege in Schweizer Ziegen, Birkenhalde, CH-Winterthur.
  • Gorbach, C., Arbenz, M. et al. (2002):Tschüpperli, Stiefelgeiss und andere Raritäten. 20 Jahre Einsatz für die Erhaltung der Rassenvielfalt in der Schweiz. Pro Specie Rara, St. Gallen .
  • Bütikofer, H., Arbenz, M. et al. (1999): Naturschutz in Mogelsberg. Gemeinde Mogelberg.
  • Arbenz, M. (1998): Nos races domestiques menacées dans: Cardon argenté, belle des croix rouges, mouton miroir, 3e exposition nationale des variétés végétales et races animales domestiques menacées, Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique de Genève et Pro Specie Rara, CH- Genève.
  • Grünenfelder, H.P., Arbenz, M.  et al. (1995): Landwirtschaftliche Genressourcen der Alpen, Übersicht, Initiativen und Handlungsbedarf, Bristol Schriftenreihe Band IV, FL-Schaan, 544 S.