Augustiny, Eva

Doctoral candidate with Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)

 

Contact

ETH Zurich
Sustainable Food Processing Laboratory
Nachhaltige Lebensmittelverarb.

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Research area

The agri-food sector is a major driver for biodiversity loss and climate change, and also affects the socio-economic and nutritional health dimensions. In order to grasp the shortcomings of the Swiss food system and provide relevant information for a food system transformation, an up-to-date impact assessment is needed that covers all relevant areas from production to consumption. The aim of Eva’s doctoral thesis is to further develop methods in the field of food system modelling and provide solutions for the transition towards a more sustainable food system in Switzerland. Within the proposed assessment of the environmental, nutritional and socio-economic performance of the Swiss food system, a focus will be on biodiversity, which is an often underrepresented aspect in food system modelling. Then, in a participatory modelling approach with citizens, scenarios and visions for the future of the Swiss food system will be evaluated and discussed.

Curriculum vitae

Eva received her BSc and MSc in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zürich. She did her Master thesis on biological control in agriculture and subsequently worked in phytopathology at the WSL, analysing and modelling the spread of forest diseases. In Spring 2022, she joined the Sustainable Food Processing group as an external doctoral candidate. Eva is employed by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Frick, where she is located within the Department of Food System Sciences and where the main research is conducted.