08. October 2026

ZEF hosted Right Livelihood workshop on Rural Development and Smallholder Agriculture ZEF hosted Right Livelihood workshop on Rural Development and Smallholder Agriculture

Seventeen participants met and discussed with representative of Right Livelihood Award-winning organization SEKEM

ZEF hosted a Right Livelihood workshop this week (October 6-7, 2026) on Rural Development and Smallholder Agriculture. 

Seventeen doctoral researchers presented and discussed their work with Dr. Maximilian Abouleish-Boes, Chief Sustainable Development Officer at SEKEM, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, Egypt, an organization that obtained the Right Livelihood Award in 2003.

RLC participants workshop October 2026 at ZEF
RLC participants workshop October 2026 at ZEF © ZEF PR/Akinlade
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🎤 Who presented what?

  • Robert Asiimwe: Repositioning Traditional Foods within Transforming Food Systems in Uganda 

  • Fizza Batool: Food Security at what cost? The politics of wheat subsidies in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

  • Dessalegn Worku Ayalew: Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Sediment Yield in the Ethiopian Nile Basin: Implications of Climate Model Selection 

  • Thanh Tu Mai Tu: Justice Perceptions and Diverse Values of Nature in the Con-text of Payments for Ecosystem Services Schemes in Vietnam 

  • Khaytbay Artikov: Effect of grazing management on pasture quality and soil degradation in lowland and highland pastures of Uzbekistan 

  • Joshua Muloi: Measuring Implementation Intensity of Regenerative Agriculture among Smallholders in Kenya 

  • Karimou M Sakiratou: Innovative Solutions for Biogas Development in West Africa: Case Studies in Burkina Faso and Benin 

  • Valentina Nyame: Rethinking Locally Led Adaptation for Climate Justice: Experiences from Ghana and Benin 

  • Nymphmary Daphne Santiago: From farmer behavior to consumer acceptance: Institutional and behavioral conditions for an inclusive bioeconomy transition 

  • Desalegn Tegegne Mengistu: Managing Landscapes for Improved Agriculture, Rural Livelihoods, and Ecosystem Services in Central Ethiopia 

  • Anna Willwock: The alternative career path – self-employed vs. employed. Coaching on job management skills and business start-up advice

  • Manikanta Radhakrishna: Decentralized Solar Irrigation and Decarbonization of Indian Agriculture: Energy Water-Climate Nexus 

  • Ravi R. Prasad:Integrating Economic Success with Positive Impact: Food System Strengthening with Regenerative Agriculture 

  • Tankpinou Remy Gbede: Sustainable Rice Intensification for Rural Food Security in West Africa: Navigating Productivity, Climate, and Malaria Trade-offs 

  • Manuela Sahiry: Closing the living income gap for Ivorian cocoa farmers while facing emerging sustainability requirements 

  • Rajeev Ranjan: Sustainability Transformations in Coal Extractive Regions: A Resource Nexus and Just Transition Approach in the Case of Jharkhand, India 

  • Eric Nordjo: Beyond Higher Prices: Reimagining Governance for Living In-comes in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector. 

🎤 In his talk on "From Local Solutions to Global Impact. 50 years of Sustainable Development in Egypt", Mr. Abouleish outlined SEKEM's history, philosophy and practical impact on farmers' livelihoods in Egypt and beyond. Check our youtube channel for the video recording of his talk and an interview with him. Upcoming soon!

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

t.stellmacher@uni-bonn.de

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