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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
2001.
Globaler Dialog - Ländlicher Raum im 21. Jahrhundert: Arbeit, Technologie und nachhaltige Politik.
2000
2000.
Financing of the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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.
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.
Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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Research themes
- Institutions
Research countries
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- India
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Nigeria
- Benin
- Mali
- Togo
