Desde el 2004: Investigación sobre cadenas de valor e innovación en la agricultura, con un enfoque en el sector cafetalero, la palma africana y actualmente el cacao en Latino América y África.
Investigación y consultoría en temas relevantes a agro-PYMES, tocando aspectos como la promoción a la PYMES agro-exportadoras y el desarrollo de la capacidad de gestión.
Impartición de clases a nivel de Maestría (Swiss College of Agriculture) en teorías de desarrollo socio-económico y políticas de innovación y desarrollo agrícola.
Numerosas publicaciones, eventos y conferencias internacionales sobre innovación y cadenas de valor.
Colaboración, consultoría y prácticas profesionales en organizaciones internacionales (multilaterales y bilaterales) tales como: FAO, UNIDO, UN Economic Comission for Africa, International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO), COSUDE.
Publicaciones
Fromm, I., (2010) Reconfiguring supply schemes in the cocoa value chain: Organic chocolate from Honduras for the Swiss market. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 13 (4): 205-208.
Hartwich, F., Fromm, I. and Romero, G. (2010) Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain? How the Public and the Private influence the use of new knowledge and technology among coffee growers, International Journal on Food System Dynamics Vol 1 (3): 237-251.
Müller, I., Guenat, D., and Fromm, I., (2010) Impact Monitoring and Evaluation System (IMES) for Farmer Field Schools inKyrgyzstan: How to Optimize Resource Allocation for Higher Impact? Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Vol. 2(10): 211-218.
Fromm, I. (2007) Upgrading in in Agricultural Value Chains: The Case of Small Producers in Honduras, GIGA Working Paper Series, Hamburg.
Fromm, I. and Nyhodo, B. (2007) International Trade, Consumer Behavior and Trust: Factors Affecting Agribusinesses in Developing Countries, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Vol. 10:3.
Fromm, I. (2007) La Gestión es la Clave del éxito para PYMES agro-exportadoras, INCAE Business Review, Vol. 2, Nr. 2.
Fromm, I. 2007. Targeting Differentiated Markets: A Strategy for Small-scale Coffee Farmers in Honduras? Agriculture and Rural Development, Nr. 01/07.
Dornberger, U. and Fromm, I. (eds.) 2005. Private Sector Development and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Developing Countries, SEPT Working Paper No. 20
Conferencias Internacionales (Selección)
21st Annual IFAMA Forum and Symposium “The Road to 2050: Sustainability as a Business Opportunity” Jun. 2011 (Frankfurt, Germany)
Tropentag “World Food System – A Contribution from Europe”, Sept. 2010 (Zurich, Switzerland).
20st Annual World Food and Agribusiness Forum and Symposium “Navigating the Global Food System in a New Era”; FAO Workshop “Agribusiness and Agro Industries in Developing Regions”, Jun. 2010 (Boston, USA).
4th European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Feb. 2010 (Igls, Austria).
XIIth Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists “People, Food and Environments: Global Trends and European Strategies”, Aug. 2008 (Ghent, Belgium).
Tropentag “Competition for Resources in a Changing World: New Drive for Rural Development”, Oct. 2007 (Witzenhausen, Germany).
Annual Food and Agribusiness Forum and Symposium “Food Culture – Tradition, Innovation and Trust: A Positive Force for Modern Agribusiness”; FAO Workshop “The Rural Poor and Tomorrow’s Markets”, Jun. 2007 (Parma, Italy)
Tropentag “Prosperity and Poverty in a Globalized World: Challenges for Agricultural Research”, Oct. 2006 (Bonn, Germany).
SEPneT International Conference “Enhancing the Competitiveness of SMEs through Networking”, Mar. 2006 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).
SEPneT International Workshop “Human Resources Development in Small Enterprises”, Nov. 2005 (La Paz, Bolivia).
Tropentag “The Global Food and Product Chain: Dynamics, Innovations, Conflicts, Strategies”, Oct. 2005 (Hohenheim, Germany).
SEPneT International Workshop “Organization of Innovation Processes in Companies and Institutions”, Sep. 2005 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
PENSA Conference on Agrifood Chains/Networks Economics and Management, Jul. 2005 (Riberão Preto, Brazil).
SEPneT International Workshop “International Comparison on Private Sector Development Strategies”, Nov. 2004 (Haikou, China).
Membresías Profesionales
Miembro, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
Miembro, Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research
Miembro, European Association of Agricultural Economists
Miembro y Presidente (2006 – 2008) Asociación de Graduados de la Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Capítulo Europa
Contributing Reviewer in Scientific Journals
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review