Dr. Roman Grüter

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Senior Researcher at Geography of Food Research Group
• Head of Master Research Unit (MRU) Agroecology and Food Systems

Focus

crop suitability modelling, alternative crops, agrobiodiversity, climate change and agriculture, GIS

Teaching

• Head Master Research Unit (MRU) Agroecology and Food Systems (MSc ENR)
• Head of Module Agrobiodiversity Summer School
• Head of Module World Food Systems (BSc UI)
• Head of Module Agriculture in Transition (from 2026 on, BSc UI)

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Soil Protection
  Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
  11 / 2013 - 09 / 2017
• MSc / Environmental Sciences
  Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, ETH Zurich
  09 / 2010 - 08 / 2013
• Bachelor / Environmental Sciences
  Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, ETH Zurich
  09 / 2007 - 05 / 2012

Continuing Education

• CAS Didactics of Higher Education
  PH Zurich
  09 / 2020
• CAS Geographic Information Systems
  Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich
  05 / 2018

Network

Membership of networks

• Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft der Schweiz
• SVIAL
• SFIAR

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4441-9909

Social media

• Blog Eat Grow Change
• LinkedIn

Projects

• Sustainable Protein and Oil Crops: The potential of protein and oil crops for a transformation towards a more sustainable Swiss food system / Project leader / ongoing
• Agrobiodiversity Summer School / Project leader / ongoing
• Soil-friendly food production – Local bonus system for climate-friendly and soil-friendly agriculture / Deputy project leader / completed
• Mountain Valorization through Interconnectedness and Green Growth / Team member / completed
• EXTRA - Extreme weather events in agriculture / Project leader / completed
• Regionalised Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment / Team member / completed
• CONSUS – A GIS tool for agricultural planning / Project leader / completed
• Geography of Food Summer School & E-learning Course / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Jaisli, I. and Grüter, R. (2024) 'Potentials of grassland-based livestock farming in Switzerland : a scenario comparison', Sustainability, 16(23), p. 10362. doi: 10.3390/su162310362.
• Grüter, R. et al. (2022) 'Expected global suitability of coffee, cashew and avocado due to climate change', PLOS ONE, 17(1), p. e0261976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261976.
• Costerousse, B. et al. (2021) 'Green manure effect on the ability of native and inoculated soil bacteria to mobilize zinc for wheat uptake (Triticum aestivum L.)', Plant and Soil, 467, pp. 287–309. doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05078-6.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Jaisli, I. et al. (2021) 'Geography of food summer school : international exchange for sustainable food value chains', in Leal Filho, W. et al. (eds) Universities, Sustainability and Society : Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, pp. 107–122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63399-8_8.

Other publications

• Baumer, B. et al. (2024) Guide: 30 Lebensmittel für die Zukunft. Zürich: WWF Schweiz. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31661.
• Trachsel, S. et al. (2024) Tierische Produkte und ihre pflanzlichen Alternativprodukte im Vergleich : Preis-und Kostenstrukturen. Edited by E. Wyss. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31683.
• Grüter, R. et al. (2024) Impact of climate change on black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cultivation : a global suitability analysis. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32658.
• Felder, B., Grüter, R. and Schumacher, P. (2023) 'Luzern : moderner Weinbaukanton mit Potenzial', Obst- und Weinbau, 2023(6), pp. 6–9. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27784.
• Grüter, R. et al. (2023) Standortanalyse von pilzwiderstandsfähigen Rebsorten für den Kanton Luzern (Offensive Spezialkulturen). Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31678.
• Grüter, R. et al. (2022) Standortanalyse von Spezialkulturen und Spezialitäten im Ackerbau für den Kanton Luzern (Offensive Spezialkulturen). Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31812.
• Grüter, R. and Veith, C. (2021) 'Klimawandel in der Schweizer Landwirtschaft : bereits jetzt anpassen?', e-agil, 2021(1), p. 9. Available at: https://www.1kcloud.com/ep160811ac63ef05/#1.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Long-term organic matter application reduces cadmium but not zinc concentrations in wheat
• Green manure effects on zinc and cadmium accumulation in wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) on high and low zinc soils
• Green manure and long-term fertilization effects on soil zinc and cadmium availability and uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at different growth stages
• Organic Wheat Farming Improves Grain Zinc Concentration

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