September 12, 2013 | 17:00 h - 18:30 h.
Public Lecture with Dirk Tänzler, Sociologist, University of Bonn
» morePublic Lecture with Dirk Tänzler, Sociologist, University of Bonn
» moreAn international workshop on “Food price volatility and food security” co-organized by ZEF and IFPRI took place at ZEF in Bonn January 31 - February 1, 2013. Leading international experts and junior researchers shared and discussed their findings on the much debated volatility and speculation issues in food markets. Volatility matters especially for the poor. For the workshop summary and links to presentations and short videos see
» moreZEF will participate at the Informatik 2013 conference in Koblenz, Germany, September 16-20, 2013. ZEF's focus is on the "Potential uses of mobile telephony and mobile Internet in the agricultural sector in industrial and developing countries".
» moreOn the occasion of World Water Day 2013 (March 22) ZEF co-organized with its partners in Bonn a panel discussion on the overall theme of "Water cooperation: Challenges and opportunities", where representatives of national ministries as well as international and UN agencies discussed latest trends.
» moreZEF participated in the 2nd Scientific Conference of the UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) on the "Economic assessment of desertification, sustainable land management and resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas", held in Bonn, April 9-12, 2013.
» moreSpeaker: Prof. John P. Neelsen, Department of Sociology, Tübingen University
» moreSpeakers: Prof. Dr. David Antons & Dr. Christina Dienhart
» moreSpeaker: Dr. Erin McGuire, UC Davis, Horticulture Innovation Lab
» moreby Jun.-Prof. Dr. Dominic Lemken, Tenure-Track Professor at the Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Bonn University
» moreSpeaker: Alejandro Mora Motta, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Global Heritage Lab, University Bonn
» morePlease note:
ZEF is an interdisciplinary research institute with a focus on research in, with, and for the Global South. In our public lectures series, external invited speakers talk about their work and express their own opinions, ideas and views which do not necessarily constitute ZEF’s official position.