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Freya Schäfer

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Organic plant breeding and organic seeds
  • Öko-Feldtage 2025 - Research in Organic Agriculture
  • Coordination PhD student seminars

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing DE Develop roadmaps to improve the supply of organically produced seed and planting material until 2036 (RoadmapsOekoPVM) 01.09.2023 31.08.2026
ongoing DE Organic field days 2025 01.01.2023 30.08.2025
ongoing DECHEU Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe (LiveSeeding) 01.10.2022 30.09.2026
completed DE Organic field days 2023 01.06.2022 21.10.2023
completed CHEU Engagement of the organic value chain to support Organic Breeding in Europe (ENGAGEMENT.BIOBREEDING EUROPE) 01.09.2019 31.08.2022
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 DE Improving nutrition by integrating low-input livestock and crop production in sustainable farm management in DPR of Korea (LiveCrop (DPR Korea)) 01.04.2015 31.12.2018
completed DE Auf Augenhöhe: Wissenstransfer zwischen Forschung und Praxis der ökologischen und nachhaltigen Land- und Lebensmittelwirtschaft 01.02.2015 31.12.2017
completed DE Große Küche auf kleiner Flamme - Großküchen leisten ihren Beitrag zum Klimaschutz (KueFla) 01.01.2015 31.12.2016
completed DE CO2OK: CO2-optimierte Großküchen in Hessen - Bilanzierung und Optimierung - (CO2OK) 17.12.2014 30.04.2016
completed CHDE Support for organic plant breeding research (Support Pflanzenzüchtung) 01.10.2014 30.09.2019
completed CH Legumes and biodiversity: nature compatible concepts for growing protein crops 01.04.2013 30.06.2014

Training / professional career

  • November 2018 to December 2019 research coordination at FiBL Germany
  • September 2016 to December 2019 member of board of directors
  • Since September 2012 research assistant
  • September 2011 to August 2012 trainee at FiBL Germany
  • 2008 - 2010 Study abroad in Denmark at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE Sciences
  • 2006 - 2011 Study of Horticulture at the University of Applied Sciences RheinMain in Geisenheim, Germany with focus on biological control of pest and diseases and fruit production
  • 2003 - 2006 Training for a cook at the Restaurant "Mühle zum Felsentor" in Burg Hohenstein, Germany

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive