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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

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