Employees

Klaus Mittenzwei holds a PhD in agricultural economics from NMBU. For more than 30 years, he has worked on the analysis and design of agricultural policy instruments, with a particular focus on farm structure, trade, the environment, and public health. His most important research contributions concern the sustainable transformation of Norwegian agriculture, especially with regard to externalities, public goods, and goal conflicts. He has also contributed to scenario development for European agriculture and food systems.

Mittenzwei has led and coordinated a number of interdisciplinary research projects, including 21 projects funded by the Research Council of Norway, and has carried out many commissioned studies. He currently leads CHEOPS, which investigates effective and acceptable policy instruments for reconciling conflicting goals related to food production, climate, the environment, and public health. He advises ministries, public agencies, industry organisations, and civil society, and takes an active part in public debate.