The war against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South
May 27, 2022.
May 27, 2022.
Read here what ZEF's researchers have been contributing to the public discourse.
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"Friends of ZEF" Prize awarded to Powell Mponela and Marwa Shumo
May 18, 2022.
May 18, 2022.
ZEF alumni Dr. Mponela from Malawi and Dr. Shumo from Oman receive Prize for best doctoral theses written at ZEF between 2018-2020
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Co-winner of "Friends of ZEF Prize" for best doctoral theses 2018-2020 Dr. Marwa Abdelhamid Shumo.
May 18, 2022.
May 18, 2022.
Read more about Marwa's research and activities during her doctoral studies at ZEF
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ZEF-director Matin Qaim invited as expert for statement to Germany's Federal Parliamentary Committee on Food and Agriculture
May 16, 2022.
May 16, 2022.
Prof. Qaim gave a statement at the Committee's public hearing about securing global food supplies on Monday, May 16, 2022,.
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New study co-authored by ZEF Director Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim: "Farm production diversity and child nutrition in Africa"
May 10, 2022.
May 10, 2022.
More variety in the fields is not necessarily the best strategy, a recent study shows.
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ZEF at UNCCD's COP15 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, May 9-20, 2022
May 10, 2022.
May 10, 2022.
The theme of COP15 is Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.
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Obituary Caleb Reid Luc Wall
May 10, 2022.
May 10, 2022.
Our former colleague and ZEF doctoral researcher, Caleb Reid Luc Wall, has passed away.
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Call for contributions to ACS ES&T Water's Special Issue on 'Water Challenges and Solution Opportunities in South Asia'
May 04, 2022.
May 04, 2022.
ZEF senior researcher Fazlullah Akhtar is Guest Editor with the American Chemical Society's Journal ES&T Water
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ZEF senior researcher Amy Faye selected for the AWARD-ICWAE Mentoring Program
May 04, 2022.
May 04, 2022.
The Mentoring Program was initiated by the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) and the International Committee of Women in Agricultural Economics (ICWAE)
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New Collaboration Initiation Project between Germany and South Korea on Hydro-ecological basis and future projections for re- and afforestation efforts under climate change.
May 02, 2022.
May 02, 2022.
International researchers met at ZEF for joint research project.
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New study by ZEF researchers indicates benefits of reducing global meat consumption by 75%.
April 24, 2022.
April 24, 2022.
The study reviews the current state of research on various aspects of meat consumption.
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"Knappes Getreide, hohe Preise Hunger und soziale Unruhen – was der Ukraine-Krieg für Afrika bedeutet"
April 22, 2022.
April 22, 2022.
in manager magazin, April 22, 2022
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Germany's Foreign Minister Ms. Annalena Baerbock visits ZEF-partner Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, Niger.
April 13, 2022.
April 13, 2022.
Abdou Moumouni University is a longstanding ZEF-partner in its Capacity Development and Research activities in West Africa
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New Special Issue on “Sustainable Innovations in Natural Resources Management Using Earth Observation Data and Geospatial Technologies"
April 12, 2022.
April 12, 2022.
ZEF-senior researcher Navneet Kumar is Guest Editor
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New research article: Modelling Land Use and Land Cover in the Transboundary Mono River Catchment of Togo and Benin Using Markov Chain and Stakeholder’s Perspectives
April 01, 2022.
April 01, 2022.
by Sophie Thiam, Eric Ariel L. Salas, Nina Rholan Hounguè, Adrian Delos Santos Almoradie, Sarah Verleysdonk, Julien G. Adounkpe and Kossi Komi
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Will Brazil’s push for low-carbon biofuels contribute to achieving the SDGs?
March 29, 2022.
March 29, 2022.
New research paper by Fernanda Silva Martinelli Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Guilherme Stein and Jan Börner
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Folgen des Ukraine-Krieges Agrarökonom: "Lebensmittelpreise hoch wie seit 50 Jahren nicht mehr"
March 25, 2022.
March 25, 2022.
Interview mit Prof. Matin Qaim in DerStandard, 25.03.2022
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Conservation opportunities and challenges in Brazil’s roadless and railroad-less areas
March 10, 2022.
March 10, 2022.
Article in Science Advances draws on ZEF-related research in Brazil
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Higher and more volatile food prices - Complex implications of the Ukraine war and the Covid-19-pandemic
March 01, 2022.
March 01, 2022.
ZEF's Food and nutrition experts point to negative impact of war in Ukraine on global food prices
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