Hanspeter Maag, born on September 3, 1945 in Zurich, Switzerland

Background
Studies at ETH Zurich, Faculty of Agriculture. Graduated as MSc ETH in Agroecosystem Science in1970 with Major in Crop and Pasture Production, Minor 1 in Livestock Production and Minor 2 in Farm Economy and Management.
Doctoral studies and research at the same faculty in collaboration with Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research. PhD 1975 in plant breeding.

Profession
Retired after working for over 30 years in Switzerland and abroad in different functions in the realm of development and cooperation (of which 10 years dealing with including 4 years living in Central Asia), thereby intensively dealing with social and economic factors enabling or hampering individual, organizational and institutional development.

Motivation
Interested in and following up on what drives people and institutions, what is conducive to or hampers social fabrics and national cohesion, equity and societal development as well as sustainability and the role of arts and culture in these processes.

 

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Berufstätig bis 2006 als Leiter einer Bankfiliale. Organisiert volkskundliche Studienreisen für die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde.

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