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
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 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
