Dipl. Ing. Franz Steiner

Membership in advisory bodies / other activities

  • Board member of the Bio Suisse Bud “Importation Comity”
  • Developing and adapting the “Bio Suisse Bud organic rules” outside Switzerland
  • Main focus in 2018: “organic Palmoil” considering RSPO – Next, and other international standards”
  • FiBL Switzerland Freelancer, Senior Consultant
  • Member of Organic Beef Production (BWB)

Training / professional career

  • Up to date Workshops, Cattle – Beef – Fodder production on pastures, training of junior experts
  • 2018 -219 presenting three workshops in DPRK of Korea in livestock and crop production
  • 2016-2020 work for FiBL in the Department of Extension, Training and Communication
  • 2005 ‐ 2016 Managing director of Pro Beef company, cattle marketing
  • 1999 ‐ 2004 Manager for sustainable beef production, Linus Silvestri AG, development of the organic pasture beef program (Bio Weide‐Beef)
  • 1998 ‐ 2013 Controller and certifier at bio.inspecta (part time)
  • 1992 ‐ 1997 Managing director of Steiner Import Export AG in Einsiedeln
  • 1997 Agricultural Expert for the PPLH Foundation in Seloliman, Java, IndonesiaStarting up a local organic certification organization
  • 1992 Agricultural Expert for the “Bina Sarana Bakti” Foundation in Bogor, Java, Indonesia