Dr. Detlef Virchow
Country of current residence
Germany
Current position
Head of international programme
Current institute employer
Plan International - Germany
Since
2016
Website current institute
Previous positions
2006 Director, Regional Center for Africa, AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center 2010 ZEF
Profession
Agricultural Economist
2015
2015.
Tapping Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth: An Africa-Wide Perspective.
ZEF Working Paper Series (135). Bonn, Germany
2015.
Bioenergy, food security and poverty reduction: Trade-offs and synergies along the water–energy–food security nexus.
Water International,
: 1:19
.
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2015.
A rights-based food security principle for biomass sustainability standards and certification systems.
ZEF Working Paper Series (143). Bonn, Germany
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2014
2014.
Bioenergy, food security and poverty reduction: Mitigating tradeoffs and promoting synergies along the water-energy-food security nexus. ZEF Working Paper Series (135). Bonn, Germany..
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2014.
The value web approach – so that the South can also benefit from the bioeconomy..
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2013
2013.
Entry points into a nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
Food Security, The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food,
Volume 5, Issue 5
: 679-692
.
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2012
2012.
Food sovereignty or the human right to adequate food: which concept serves better as international development policy for global hunger and poverty reduction?.
Agriculture and Human Values, Journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society,
Volume 29, Issue 2
: 259-273
.
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2011
2011.
Carbon labels - pitfalls for developing countries?.
rural 21,
Vol. 45, No. 2/2011
: 39-41
.
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2009
2009.
Production and Marketing of African Indigenous Vegetables in the Arumeru District of Tanzania: Assessing Postharvest Loss and Processing Potential.
In: Jaenicke, H., J. Ganry, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon and R. Kahane (eds.):
Proceedings of the International Symposium “Underutilized Plant Species for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development”.
Acta Hort.
481 – 488.
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2009.
Consumption of traditional and exotic vegetables and their perceived and real contribution to nutritional health in Tanzania.
In: Jaenicke, H., J. Ganry, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon and R. Kahane (eds.):
Proceedings of the International Symposium “Underutilized Plant Species for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development”.
Acta Hort.
209 – 217.
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2008
2008.
Indigenous vegetables in East Africa: Sorted out, forgotten, revitalized and successful!.
In: Smartt, J. and N. Haq (eds.):
New Crops and Uses: Their role in a rapidly changing world.
CUC University of Southampton.
79 – 100.
2007
2007.
Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Diversity through Property Rights Mechanisms: The Case of Coffee Genetic Resources in Ethiopia.
International Journal of Biotechnology (IJBT),
Volume 9 - Issue 1
: 60-86
.
2005
2005.
In Situ Conservation: Methods and Costs.
In: Cooper, J., L.M. Lipper and D. Zilberman (eds.):
Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development.
Springer .
103 – 126.
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2005.
Costs of Conservation: National and International Roles.
In: Cooper, J., L.M. Lipper and D. Zilberman (eds.):
Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development.
Springer.
147 – 172.
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2003
2003.
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: The Costs and Implications.
In: Virchow, D (eds.):
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
3-13.
2003.
Financing the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources.
In: Virchow, D. (eds.):
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
21-54.
2003.
Current Expenditures on Crop Genetic Resources Activities.
In: Virchow, D. (eds.):
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
71-75.
2003.
Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources: The Role of the Public Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In: Virchow, D. (eds.):
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
213-229.
2003.
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer.
Berlin Heidelberg.
2003.
Regional Collaboration to Conserve Crop Genetic Resources.
In: Virchow, D. (eds.):
Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Studies.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
231-247.
2002
2002.
Is the conservation of agrobiodiversity affordable?.
agriculture + rural development,
Vol. 09, No 1/2002
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2002.
Kontrollierte in-situ Erhaltung/on-farm Management: Ein institutioneller Ansatz zur Erhaltung pflanzengenetischer Ressourcen für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft auf Betriebsebene.
In: Korn, H. and U. Feit (eds.):
Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt II. Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt.
Bundesamt für Naturschutz. Landwirtschaftsverlag Muenster-Hiltrup.
35-40.
2002.
Volunteerism and Sustainable Development.
Backgroundreport to the UNV (United Nations Volunteers) for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 2002
2001
2001.
Villages in the Future: Crops, Jobs, and Livelihood (with a CD-ROM).
Springer-Verlag.
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
2001.
Villages Futures: Concept, Overview and Policy Implications.
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2001, pp: 3-20
2001.
Globaler Dialog - Ländlicher Raum im 21. Jahrhundert: Arbeit, Technologie und nachhaltige Politik.
Schriftenreihe agrarspectrum des Dachverband Agrarforschung (DAF) e.V.
2000
2000.
Financing of the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Backgroundreport to the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2000
1999
1999.
Book Review: Evenson, R.E., Gollin, D. and Santaniello, V. (eds.) Agricultural Values of Plant Genetic Resources. CAB International: Wallingford, UK 1998. ISBN 0 85199 295 1, 304 pp..
European Review of Agricultural Economics,
Volume 26, No. 2, June 1999
: 259-261
.
1999.
Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Main Actors and the Costs to Bear.
International Journal of Social Economics,
Vol. 26, No. 7/8/9
: 1144-1161
.
1999.
Economic Value of Genetic Resources: An Agenda of Research.
AgBiotechNet 1999,
Vol. 1 February, ABN 009
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1999.
How can Regulations Contribute to Maintain Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on Farm-Level? An Innovative Approach.
In: Behl, R.K., M.S. Punia and B.P.S. Lathel (eds.):
Crop Improvement for Food Security.
SSARM, Hisar.
116-128.
1999.
Der Markt für genetisch kodierte Information als effizienter Austauschmechanismus für genetische Ressourcen: Konzeptionelle Überlegungen zu einem entstehenden Informationsmarkt.
Schriften der GEWISOLA Bd. 35.
Münster-Hiltrup.
431-436.
1999.
Conservation of Genetic Resources: Costs and Implications for a Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Springer-Verlag.
Berlin - Heidelberg.
1999.
How to Optimise Plant Genetic Resources Conservation: Cost-Efficiency of Different Property Regimes.
In: Peters, G.H. and J. von Braun (eds.):
Food Security, Diversification and Resource Management: Refocusing the Role of Agriculture?.
Ashgate.
668.
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Research themes
- Institutions
Research countries
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- India
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Nigeria
- Benin
- Mali
- Togo
Former Senior Researcher
Former
Division/Group:
Economic and Technological Change
Office E-Mail:
detlef.virchow(at)plan.de
