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The Three Alazani Rivers Biosphere Reserve in Georgia
April 05, 2023. 

This research aims to understand the complex human-environmental interactions in the designated UNESCO Three Alazani Rivers Biosphere Reserve in Georgia, Caucasus. The project is part of the Right Livelihood College (RLC) Campus Bonn at ZEF and is working in Georgia together with the Succow Foundation of Michael Succow, who received the Right Livelihood Award in 1997. The project is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

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Viewpoint: "Organic agriculture can play a role in achieving food security in East Africa". Interview with David Amudavi, Director of Biovision Africa Trust
April 05, 2023. 

Interview with David Amudavi, a Kenyan extension educationist and socio-economist. Amudavi also is the executive director of Biovision Africa Trust. He has been cooperating with ZEF and its Right Livelihood Campus Bonn (RLC) since 2015. He has an academic and professional background in agricultural education and extension and works on promoting sustainable agriculture and food systems in Africa.

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Improving irrigation efficiency and productivity in Pakistan
April 05, 2023. 

Pakistan depends on irrigation-based agriculture. This doctoral research looked into options for making irrigation systems more efficient in the face of 'old' challenges such as water scarcity and 'newer' ones such as the impact of climate change.

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Food policy engagement across Asian cities
April 05, 2023. 

Ensuring food security in rapidly expanding cities is a major challenge for local governments. Urbanization has created fragmented areas and slums, altered the structure of urban food markets, increased rural-urban competition for natural resources, and affected agricultural supply chains.

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The Global Food Crisis: Causes and consequences
April 05, 2023. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has put health systems around the world under massive stress. At the onset of the pandemic, many governments put various containment measures in place, restricting the free movements of people both within and between countries added by closing non-essential businesses and schools. These policies have also had an impact on global food systems by limiting international food supply, disrupting local supply chains, leading to economic slowdowns and reduced accessibility of food.

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INTERFACES – Supporting Pathways to Sustainable Land Management in Africa
April 05, 2023. 

ZEF started a new four-year project in October 2022: “INTERFACES – Supporting Pathways to Sustainable Land Management in Africa”, which is both a research project in West Africa and a support project for four BMBF-funded regional projects on sustainable land management in sub-Saharan Africa. It is ZEF’s first project where gender is mainstreamed across all activities.

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Meat consumption and sustainability
April 05, 2023. 

Globally, we produce around 350 million tons of meat each year - consuming 43 kg per person per year, on average. This is far too much and not sustainable according to a recent study by ZEF researchers.

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PARI Interim Report 2022
March 02, 2023. 

including topics such as Innovation investments to improve and resilience of agricultural food system, Employment and income opportunities in rural areas. especially for youth and women and much more!

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