Robert Huber
@robehube.bsky.social
Researcher in the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group ETH Zürich
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We had a great and inspiring 7th Swiss PhD Seminar in Agricultural Economics today, hosted by ETH Zurich.
With contributions by Agroscope, the University of Geneva, ETH and FiBL.
Realized via the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology: www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/n...
With contributions by Agroscope, the University of Geneva, ETH and FiBL.
Realized via the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology: www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/n...
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We had a great and inspiring 7th Swiss PhD Seminar in Agricultural Economics today, hosted by ETH Zurich.
With contributions by Agroscope, the University of Geneva, ETH and FiBL.
Realized via the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology: www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/n...
With contributions by Agroscope, the University of Geneva, ETH and FiBL.
Realized via the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology: www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/n...
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'Wo Landwirte und Bevölkerung die gleichen Ziele haben'
Artikel zu unserer Studie (lead Nadja El Benni, Agroscope) im Schweizer Bauer www.schweizerbauer.ch/artikel/poli...
Paper in Agricultural and Food Economics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Artikel zu unserer Studie (lead Nadja El Benni, Agroscope) im Schweizer Bauer www.schweizerbauer.ch/artikel/poli...
Paper in Agricultural and Food Economics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
'Wo Landwirte und Bevölkerung die gleichen Ziele haben'
Artikel zu unserer Studie (lead Nadja El Benni, Agroscope) im Schweizer Bauer www.schweizerbauer.ch/artikel/poli...
Paper in Agricultural and Food Economics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Artikel zu unserer Studie (lead Nadja El Benni, Agroscope) im Schweizer Bauer www.schweizerbauer.ch/artikel/poli...
Paper in Agricultural and Food Economics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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After serving as the Chair of the ETH Domain Open Research Data (ORD) Program Steering Committee for three years, I stepped down this month.
Details on the Program open-research-data-portal.ch.
LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Details on the Program open-research-data-portal.ch.
LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
After serving as the Chair of the ETH Domain Open Research Data (ORD) Program Steering Committee for three years, I stepped down this month.
Details on the Program open-research-data-portal.ch.
LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
Details on the Program open-research-data-portal.ch.
LinkedIn Post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
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'Lenkungsabgaben auf landwirtschaftliche Inputs - Was Beispiele aus Europa uns lehren'
Neuer (kurzer) Artikel in Ökologie & Landbau www.oekom.de/ausgabe/was-...
Freier Zugang via www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/pub...
Hintergundpaper zum Thema doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Neuer (kurzer) Artikel in Ökologie & Landbau www.oekom.de/ausgabe/was-...
Freier Zugang via www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/pub...
Hintergundpaper zum Thema doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM
'Lenkungsabgaben auf landwirtschaftliche Inputs - Was Beispiele aus Europa uns lehren'
Neuer (kurzer) Artikel in Ökologie & Landbau www.oekom.de/ausgabe/was-...
Freier Zugang via www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/pub...
Hintergundpaper zum Thema doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Neuer (kurzer) Artikel in Ökologie & Landbau www.oekom.de/ausgabe/was-...
Freier Zugang via www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/pub...
Hintergundpaper zum Thema doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Today, ETH Zurich launched the FAIR Coalition, which aims to support the university-wide adoption of the FAIR Principles
Moreover, a FAIR charter and funding opportunities were introduced
I am pleased to be serving on the Board of this initiative
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
ethz.ch/en/research/...
Moreover, a FAIR charter and funding opportunities were introduced
I am pleased to be serving on the Board of this initiative
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
ethz.ch/en/research/...
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Today, ETH Zurich launched the FAIR Coalition, which aims to support the university-wide adoption of the FAIR Principles
Moreover, a FAIR charter and funding opportunities were introduced
I am pleased to be serving on the Board of this initiative
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
ethz.ch/en/research/...
Moreover, a FAIR charter and funding opportunities were introduced
I am pleased to be serving on the Board of this initiative
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
ethz.ch/en/research/...
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We had a very insightful and fascinating visit to Swissmill today. It is the largest mill in Switzerland, located in the centre of the city of Zurich.
Thank you for hosting us. (No pictures were taken inside due to privacy concerns.)
www.swissmill.ch/kornmagazin
Thank you for hosting us. (No pictures were taken inside due to privacy concerns.)
www.swissmill.ch/kornmagazin
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
We had a very insightful and fascinating visit to Swissmill today. It is the largest mill in Switzerland, located in the centre of the city of Zurich.
Thank you for hosting us. (No pictures were taken inside due to privacy concerns.)
www.swissmill.ch/kornmagazin
Thank you for hosting us. (No pictures were taken inside due to privacy concerns.)
www.swissmill.ch/kornmagazin
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Ich freue mich heute beim Event «Welche Landwirtschaft will die Schweiz?» einen Vortrag halten zu dürfen, und vor allem auf die Diskussion mit Studierenden sowie mit Markus Ritter und Michele Salvi zum Thema Schweizer Agrarpolitik
my.studienstiftung.ch/de/veranstal...
agrarpolitik-blog.com
my.studienstiftung.ch/de/veranstal...
agrarpolitik-blog.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Ich freue mich heute beim Event «Welche Landwirtschaft will die Schweiz?» einen Vortrag halten zu dürfen, und vor allem auf die Diskussion mit Studierenden sowie mit Markus Ritter und Michele Salvi zum Thema Schweizer Agrarpolitik
my.studienstiftung.ch/de/veranstal...
agrarpolitik-blog.com
my.studienstiftung.ch/de/veranstal...
agrarpolitik-blog.com
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Excellent overview of the strength of Europe's farm lobby in this Politico article by Bartosz Brzezinski today www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s farmers lost the Mercosur battle. They’re still ahead.
Europe’s farmers are a minority. You wouldn’t know it from the political power they wield.
www.politico.eu
January 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Excellent overview of the strength of Europe's farm lobby in this Politico article by Bartosz Brzezinski today www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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New paper with many smart people, led by Nico Eisenhauer & Marie Sünemann @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social, surveying the state of literature on the effects of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functioning
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New paper with many smart people, led by Nico Eisenhauer & Marie Sünemann @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social, surveying the state of literature on the effects of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functioning
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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New in Ecological Economics !
Link for "The value of cooperation for biodiversity conservation policies" (Ecological Economics, with
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
New in Ecological Economics !
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Link for "A meta-analysis on the productive value of crop biodiversity" (American Journal of Agricultural Economics, with B. Largier):
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Link for "A meta-analysis on the productive value of crop biodiversity" (American Journal of Agricultural Economics, with B. Largier):
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Link for "The value of cooperation for biodiversity conservation policies" (Ecological Economics, with
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Link for "The value of cooperation for biodiversity conservation policies" (Ecological Economics, with
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mzavalloni.bsky.social):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich was established in January 2016, and celebrates its tenth anniversary. Over the coming weeks, we will be reflecting on the past (and the future) in a series of blog posts
Here is the first (in German):
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
Here is the first (in German):
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich was established in January 2016, and celebrates its tenth anniversary. Over the coming weeks, we will be reflecting on the past (and the future) in a series of blog posts
Here is the first (in German):
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
Here is the first (in German):
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2026/01/05/1...
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Join us! ETH Zürich and the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) is seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition
@usyseth.bsky.social
ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
@usyseth.bsky.social
ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Join us! ETH Zürich and the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) is seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition
@usyseth.bsky.social
ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
@usyseth.bsky.social
ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
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‘Harnessing satellite data for the next generation of agri-environmental policies’
New paper in Environmental Research Letters led by @davidwuepper.bsky.social, & with Jan Dirk Wegner, Nikolina Mileva, Jean Bouchat, Shijuan Chen, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Open Access iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
New paper in Environmental Research Letters led by @davidwuepper.bsky.social, & with Jan Dirk Wegner, Nikolina Mileva, Jean Bouchat, Shijuan Chen, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Open Access iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
‘Harnessing satellite data for the next generation of agri-environmental policies’
New paper in Environmental Research Letters led by @davidwuepper.bsky.social, & with Jan Dirk Wegner, Nikolina Mileva, Jean Bouchat, Shijuan Chen, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Open Access iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
New paper in Environmental Research Letters led by @davidwuepper.bsky.social, & with Jan Dirk Wegner, Nikolina Mileva, Jean Bouchat, Shijuan Chen, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Open Access iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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📣Interested in investigating whether/how land users consider soil biodiversity🪱 in their management decisions & what consequences this have for designing incentives? While being part of an interdisciplinary research training group? Apply here⬇️
recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/33...
recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/33...
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📣Interested in investigating whether/how land users consider soil biodiversity🪱 in their management decisions & what consequences this have for designing incentives? While being part of an interdisciplinary research training group? Apply here⬇️
recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/33...
recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/33...
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'Rückblick 2025: Ein vielfältiges Jahr im Agrarpolitik-Blog'
Neuer Beitrag mit @robehube.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an alle Beitragenden und Leserinnen und Leser!
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/12/17/r...
Neuer Beitrag mit @robehube.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an alle Beitragenden und Leserinnen und Leser!
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/12/17/r...
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
'Rückblick 2025: Ein vielfältiges Jahr im Agrarpolitik-Blog'
Neuer Beitrag mit @robehube.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an alle Beitragenden und Leserinnen und Leser!
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/12/17/r...
Neuer Beitrag mit @robehube.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an alle Beitragenden und Leserinnen und Leser!
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/12/17/r...
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Join us for the next FRIES seminar by Georgios Miaris (SLU) on 16 December on
'The Effect of Swedish Environmental Policy on N₂O Emissions'.
You can attend in person at ETH Zürich or via Zoom:
ethz.zoom.us/j/66418897187.
Further details:
frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz
'The Effect of Swedish Environmental Policy on N₂O Emissions'.
You can attend in person at ETH Zürich or via Zoom:
ethz.zoom.us/j/66418897187.
Further details:
frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz
December 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Join us for the next FRIES seminar by Georgios Miaris (SLU) on 16 December on
'The Effect of Swedish Environmental Policy on N₂O Emissions'.
You can attend in person at ETH Zürich or via Zoom:
ethz.zoom.us/j/66418897187.
Further details:
frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz
'The Effect of Swedish Environmental Policy on N₂O Emissions'.
You can attend in person at ETH Zürich or via Zoom:
ethz.zoom.us/j/66418897187.
Further details:
frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz
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Today we had a great kickoff meeting for our new ACHIEVE project, ‘Pathways to ACHIEVE Net-Zero Target for Hard-to-Abate Swiss Emissions’ led by Nathalie Casas www.empa.ch/web/s604/ach...
I will lead a work package on 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in Agri-Food Systems'
I will lead a work package on 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in Agri-Food Systems'
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today we had a great kickoff meeting for our new ACHIEVE project, ‘Pathways to ACHIEVE Net-Zero Target for Hard-to-Abate Swiss Emissions’ led by Nathalie Casas www.empa.ch/web/s604/ach...
I will lead a work package on 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in Agri-Food Systems'
I will lead a work package on 'Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in Agri-Food Systems'
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New paper in the Journal of Agricultural Economics🥳
Our paper ‘Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation—Do Parks Increase AES Adoption?’ led by Yanbing Wang is now online
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our paper ‘Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation—Do Parks Increase AES Adoption?’ led by Yanbing Wang is now online
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
New paper in the Journal of Agricultural Economics🥳
Our paper ‘Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation—Do Parks Increase AES Adoption?’ led by Yanbing Wang is now online
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our paper ‘Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation—Do Parks Increase AES Adoption?’ led by Yanbing Wang is now online
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New paper in the #JARE 📄 🥳
To celebrate 50 years of the Journal of #Agricultural and #Resource #Economics, we contributed our paper "Advancing Agri-Environmental Policy with Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Insights, Innovations, and Future Directions" to the latest special issue. 1/4
To celebrate 50 years of the Journal of #Agricultural and #Resource #Economics, we contributed our paper "Advancing Agri-Environmental Policy with Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Insights, Innovations, and Future Directions" to the latest special issue. 1/4
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New paper in the #JARE 📄 🥳
To celebrate 50 years of the Journal of #Agricultural and #Resource #Economics, we contributed our paper "Advancing Agri-Environmental Policy with Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Insights, Innovations, and Future Directions" to the latest special issue. 1/4
To celebrate 50 years of the Journal of #Agricultural and #Resource #Economics, we contributed our paper "Advancing Agri-Environmental Policy with Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Insights, Innovations, and Future Directions" to the latest special issue. 1/4
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Falls jemand wie wir bei @agriscape.bsky.social Interesse an den Daten hinter dem KTBL-Leistungskostenrechner Pflanzenbau hat: Wir haben, basierend auf einem Skript von Christoph Pahmeyer, einen Webscraper für R gebastelt: github.com/BartoszBartk...
GitHub - BartoszBartk/ktbl_webscraping: Some R code to webscrape data from KTBL database
Some R code to webscrape data from KTBL database. Contribute to BartoszBartk/ktbl_webscraping development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Falls jemand wie wir bei @agriscape.bsky.social Interesse an den Daten hinter dem KTBL-Leistungskostenrechner Pflanzenbau hat: Wir haben, basierend auf einem Skript von Christoph Pahmeyer, einen Webscraper für R gebastelt: github.com/BartoszBartk...
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Thanks to Bartosz for presenting his work on landscape-scale agent based modeling of farm decisions in our AEEP-Seminar!
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thanks to Bartosz for presenting his work on landscape-scale agent based modeling of farm decisions in our AEEP-Seminar!
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Der Plan für morgen. Und da Hohenheim nicht direkt um die Ecke liegt, sitze ich gerade schon in der Tram Richtung Bahnhof. Ich bin gespannt auf den Austausch mit @arndtfeuerbacher.bsky.social und @beatleresearch.bsky.social sowie weiteren Hohenheimer Kolleg:innen.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Der Plan für morgen. Und da Hohenheim nicht direkt um die Ecke liegt, sitze ich gerade schon in der Tram Richtung Bahnhof. Ich bin gespannt auf den Austausch mit @arndtfeuerbacher.bsky.social und @beatleresearch.bsky.social sowie weiteren Hohenheimer Kolleg:innen.