ZEF Policy Briefs

Kristina Mensah.  2024.  Unlocking WTO agricultural negotiations: building trust and finding common ground.  (ZEF Policy Brief 54)

Youkhana, E., Tobón, C. and C. Petersheim.  2024.  Capacity Development and South-South Cooperation.  (ZEF Policy Brief 53)

Perez Arredondo, A.M. and C. Borgemeister.  2024.  Climate and Health.  (ZEF Policy Brief 52)

Börner, J. and L. Biber-Freudenberger.  2024.  Land Use Conflicts And Nature.  (ZEF Policy Brief 51)

von Braun, J. & Saleemi, S.  2024.  About Poverty and Inequality. A Brief Overview of ZEF Research and an Outlook.  (ZEF Policy Brief 50)

Qaim, M.  2024.  Agriculture and Nutrition. A Progressing Research Field.  (ZEF Policy Brief 49)Download (english) [PDF | 3.31MB]

von Braun, J., Chichaibelu, B.B., Laborde, D., Torero Cullen, M. and H. Baumüller.  2024.  Ending Hunger by 2030: Consequences of Complacency and the New Financial Needs for Achieving SDG2.  (ZEF Policy Brief 48)

Saleemi, S.  2024.  Technologies and Infrastructure to Reduce the Work Burden of Women. Insights from time-use studies in Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda.  (PARI Policy Brief 38)

Khadeja Akter Konok.  2024.  Can the agroprocessing sector create jobs in Africa? Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia.  (PARI Policy Brief 37)

Saleemi, S. 2024. How to reduce the impact of mother's time demands on children's diet - Insights from women traders in Ghana. (PARI Policy Brief 36)

K. Akter Konok.  2024.  How to engage smallholder producers in scaling the dairy and poultry sectors - Lessons from India.  (PARI Policy Brief 35)

Kefeli, D. ; Silva Carrazzone, M.E..  2023.  Estrategia uruguaya para una bioeconomía circular y sostenible: desafíos en promover la ciencia, tecnología e innovación.  (ZEF Policy Brief 47)

Parlasca, M., Johnen C. and O. Mußhoff.  2023.  Mobile money adoption in Kenya: The role of mobile money agents.  (ZEF Policy Brief 46)

Miranda, J.; Börner, J. ; Bruckner, M. ; Lutz, C. ; Reuschel, S. ; Stöver, B. ; Többen, J. and Wilts, R.  2023.  Towards a Bioeconomy within planetary boundaries.  (ZEF Policy Brief 45)

von Braun, J. and Martinez-Cruz, T. E..  2023.  Combining indigenous peoples' and local knowledge with science for sustainable food systems development.  (ZEF Policy Brief 44)

Deciancio, M. and P. Mac Clay.  2023.  The bioeconomy in Argentina: Lessons for its development and sustainability.  (ZEF Policy Brief 43)

Kornher, L. and J. von Braun.  2023.  The global food crisis will not be over when international prices are back to normal.  (ZEF Policy Brief 42)

Kornher, L. and J. von Braun.  2023.  COVID-19 economic impacts and social protection in African low and middle income countries.  (ZEF Policy Brief 41)

Aziz, A.  2023.  Farming for fish - Success factors for expanding Africa’s aquaculture sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 34)

Baumüller, H..  2023.  Mechanization and automation in Africa's agroprocessing sector - Implications for employment and skill needs.  (PARI Policy Brief 33)

Baumüller, H.  2023.  Building digital bridges in African value chains. Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries.  (PARI Policy Brief 32)

Kornher, L., von Braun, J. and B. Algieri.  2022.  Speculation risks in food commodity markets in the context of the 2022 price spikes - Implications for policy.  (ZEF Policy Brief 40)

Kornher, L., Baumüller, H. and J. von Braun.  2022.  G7 Development Assistance for Food Systems to Lift 500 Million People out of Hunger by 2030. (ZEF Policy Brief 39)

Kornher, L. and J. von Braun.  2022.  Higher and more volatile food prices - Complex implications of the Ukraine war and the Covid-19-pandemic. (ZEF Policy Brief 38)

Daum, T.  2022.  Made in Africa. How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive?.  (PARI Policy Brief 31)

Baumüller, H., Gulati, A., Jose, S., Kornher, L., Usman, M., and J. v. Braun.  2021.  Comparing African Countries and Indian States - Lessons for promoting agricultural growth, employment and food security.  (PARI Policy Brief 30)

von Bismarck-Osten, M..  2021.  Towards a digital one-stop-shop for African Producers? Strategic Decisions of Digital Agricultural Platform Providers. (PARI Policy Brief 29)

Baumüller, H., Kubik, Z., Dallimore, A., Getahun, T. and Velia, M..  2021.  Resilience of Africa's Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector - Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic.  (PARI Policy Brief 28)

Gulati, A., Jose, S. and B.B. Singh.  2021.  COVID-19 Causes unprecented Migrant Crisis in India.  (PARI Policy Brief 27)

Bastos Lima, M.G. and K.M. Siegel.  2020.  Promoting inclusive bioeconomies? Lessons from agri-food governance and the politics of the sustainable development goals in South America.  (ZEF Policy Brief 37)

ZEF.  2020.  EU Common Agricultural Policy impacts on trade with Africa and African agricultural development.  (ZEF Policy Brief 36)

ZEF.  2020.  Strengthening women's decision power for gender Equality in children's education.  (ZEF Policy Brief 35)

ZEF.  2020.  How Water, Sanitation and Agriculture can Improve Health and Nutrition.  (ZEF Policy Brief 34)

Sakketa, T.G. and L. Kornher.  2020.  The COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis and Poor People's Struggle for Survival: How Should Governments in Low-Income Countries Respond and What Resources are Needed?.  (ZEF Policy Brief 33)

Weber, R.  2020.  Towards Near Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Lessons from a Citizen-Science - Approach in Kenya.  (ZEF Policy Brief 32)

Weber, R.  2020.  Harnessing Big Data for Early Warning and Food Security Monitoring - Lessons from Africa.  (ZEF Policy Brief 31)

PARI.  2020.  Emerging impacts of COVID-19 on the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 26)

PARI.  2020.  Emerging impact of COVID-19 on the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 25)

PARI.  2020.  Emerging impact of COVID-19 on the South African food and beverage manufacturing sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 24)

PARI.  2020.  Like Uber for tractors? How to strengthen the rural sharing economy in India and Africa.  (PARI Policy Brief 23)

PARI.  2020.  Can mobile money facilitate cash transfers to farmers and the rural poor in the COVID-19 context?.  (PARI Policy Brief 22)

PARI.  2020.  The Forgotten Agriculture-Nutrition Link. Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia.  (PARI Policy Brief 21)

PARI.  2020.  What are the Effects of Agricultural Mechanization? A case study from Zambia.  (PARI Policy Brief 20)

PARI.  2020.  Leveling the playing field for women in African agriculture. Interventions to address gender-based inequalities.  (PARI Policy Brief 19)

Joachim von Braun (ZEF), Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu (ZEF), Maximo Torero Cullen (FAO), David Laborde (IFPRI), Carin Smaller (IISD).  2020.  Ending Hunger by 2030 – policy actions and costs. 

Baumüller, H., Chichaibelu, B. and J. von Braun.  2019.  Ending Hunger by 2030? Trends, G7 Commitment and Aid.  (ZEF Policy Brief 30)

PARI.  2019.  Mechanizing African Agriculture. Drivers, Barriers and Benefits.  (PARI Policy Brief 18)

PARI.  2019.  Improving protein nutrition of dairy cattle in the tropics.  (PARI Policy Brief 17)

PARI.  2019.  Improving energy access in rural areas.  (PARI Policy Brief 16)

PARI.  2019.  Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa.  (PARI Policy Brief 15)

PARI.  2019.  Foreign direct investments in Africa's food and agriculture sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 14)

PARI.  2019.  How to Keep Tractors Running in Africa?.  (PARI Policy Brief 13)

PARI.  2019.  Small-Scale Irrigation Potential In Sub-Saharan Africa.  (PARI Policy Brief 12)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Développement des chaînes de valeur sensibles à la nutrition pour lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire cas des cultures maraîchères, Madagascar.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 8)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Nutrition-sensitive agricultural approaches: the example of participatory cooking demonstrations in YayuBiosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 7)

NutriHAF.  2019.  How to Make Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Work?.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 6)

NutriHAF.  2019.  The Ethiopian agriculture and extension advisory services: What is missing?.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 5)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Towards improved translation of gender awareness into practice: Experiences from a nutrition-sensitive agriculture project. (NutriHAF Policy Brief 4)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Farm and Non-Farm Livelihood of Farmers in Ethiopia: Nexus Between Livelihood Assets and Livelihood Strategies.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 3)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Towards the Integration of Nutrition and Gender in the Agriculture System of Ethiopia.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 2)

NutriHAF.  2019.  Enhance vegetable value chain to improve nutrition security in Ethiopia.  (NutriHAF Policy Brief 1)

Förster, J.J. and I. Virgin.  2018.  Bioeconomy between Europe and Africa - summarizing workshop outcomes "Global Bioeconomy Summit in Berlin, 19-20 April 2018".  (ZEF Policy Brief 29)

PARI.  2018.  Realizing the Potential of Digital Technologies for Agricultural Development in Africa – (en & de).  (PARI Policy Brief 11)

PARI.  2018. Innovations to overcome the increasingly complex problems of hunger. Alternative pathways towards food security. (PARI Policy Brief 10)

PARI.  2018.  Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa - Insights from Research Dossiers on 12 PARI Partner Countries.  (PARI Policy Brief 9)

PARI.  2018.  Doubling the maize yield in Africa through better crop management - Results from a crop simulation model to inform policy and research.  (PARI Policy Brief 8)

PARI.  2018.  How to develop knowledge and skills for agricultural mechanization in Africa - Historical examples from the United States and Germany. (PARI Policy Brief 7)

BiomassWeb. 2018. Managing Seed Quality Control. Overcoming the governance challenges of seed certification in Ghana. (BiomassWeb Policy Brief 1)

Zita Maria Lenfert and Jan Börner.  2017.  Soybean certification and tropical deforestation in Brazil: how to move towards zero-net deforestation. (ZEF Policy Brief 28)

Joachim von Braun and Alisher Mirzabaev.  2017.  Biofuels and Sustainable Development.  (ZEF Policy Brief 27)

Joachim von Braun, Nicolas Gerber, Mekbib Haile, Bernardina Algieri. 2017. Food Price Volatility - Implications for Development Policy. (ZEF Policy Brief 26)

Jan Börner, Arnim Kuhn, Joachim von Braun.  2017.  Bio-economy in developing countries.  (ZEF Policy Brief 25)

PARI.  2017.  Improving employment prospects for Africa's rural youth - Harnessing the potential of the agriculture sector for long-term job creation. (PARI Policy Brief 6)

PARI.  2017.  Smallholder agricultural mechanization in Africa - Addressing governance challenges of state- and market-led mechanization efforts. (PARI Policy Brief 5)

PARI.  2017.  Agricultural innovations at the the technological frontier in India.  (PARI Policy Brief 4)

PARI.  2017.  Sustainable intensification strategies for the rural poor - Matching innovations with human and ecological potential within and outside the agriculture sector.  (PARI Policy Brief 3)

PARI.  2016.  Farmer Innovation Contests - Tapping the Innovative Potential of Smallholder Farmers.  (PARI Policy Brief 2)

PARI.  2016.  Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth in sub-saharan Afric - Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration.  (PARI Policy Brief 1)

Ephraim Nkonya, Alisher Mirzabaev and Joachim von Braun.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development.  (ZEF Policy Brief 24)

Samba Sow, Ephraim Nkonya, Stefan Meyer, Edward Kato and Timothy Johnson.  2015.  Costs, drivers and action against land degradation in Senegal.  (ZEF Policy Brief 23, english and french)

Bokar Moussa, Ephraim Nkonya, Stefan Meyer, Edward Kato, Timothy Johnson & James Hawkins.  2015.  Economics of land degradation and improvement in Niger.  (ZEF Policy Brief 22, english and french)

Ephraim Nkonya, Timothy Johnson, Ho Young Kwon, and Edward Kato.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation in sub-Saharan Africa.  (ZEF Policy Brief 21)

Mariana E. Bouza et Al..  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation in Argentina.  (ZEF Policy Brief 20)

Alisher Mirzabaev, Jann Goedecke, Olena Dubovyk, Utkur Djanibekov, Quang Bao Le and Aden Aw-Hassan.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation in Central Asia.  (ZEF Policy Brief 19)

Samuel Gebreselassie and Oliver K. Kirui.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation and improvement in Ethiopia.  (ZEF Policy Brief 18)

Oliver K. Kirui.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation and improvement in Tanzania and Malawi.  (ZEF Policy Brief 17)

Wellington Mulinge, Patrick Gicheru, Festus Murithi, Peter Maingi, Evelyne Kihiu and Oliver K. Kirui.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation in Kenya. (ZEF Policy Brief 16)

Mythili Gurumurthy and Jann Goedecke.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation: A study of India.  (ZEF Policy Brief 15)

Aden Aw-Hassan, Vitalii Korol, Nariman Nishanov, Utkur Djanibekov, Olena Dubovyk and Alisher Mirzabaev.  2015.  Economics of Land Degradation in Uzbekistan.  (ZEF Policy Brief 14)

Claus Bech Hansen.  2015.  Hegemonic power-struggle over Ukraine’s future leaves the weakest at the roadside.  (ZEF Policy Brief 13)

Franz W. Gatzweiler and Girma Kelboro.  2014.  Decentralization and Institutional Development in East African Forest Landscapes.

Kirui O. and A. Mirzabaev.  2014.  Economics of land Degradation in Eastern Africa.  (ZEF Policy Brief 10)

Eguavoen, I.  2011.  Pro-active farmers and supportive municipalities in Ethiopian dam projects..  (ZEF Policy Brief 9)

Gatzweiler, F.W.  2009.  Biodiversity conservation: Accounting for the diversity of values in nature and society.  (ZEF Policy Brief 8)

Gatzweiler, F.W.  2007.  Deforestation of Ethiopia's Afromontane rainforests - Reasons for concern.  (ZEF Policy Brief 7)

Evers, H.-D., Gerke, S. and T. Menkhoff.  2006.  Wissen und Entwicklung - Strategien für den Aufbau einer Wissensgesellschaft.  (ZEF Policy Brief 6)

Gyasi, K.O., Engel, S. and K. Frohberg.  2006.  What determines the success of community - based institutions for irrigation managements? Results from Ghana.  (ZEF Policy Brief 5)

Frohberg, K. and U. Hiemenz.  2005.  Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Stumbling-Block of the "Doha Round"?.  (ZEF Policy Brief 4)

Hillel, D. and P. Vlek.  2005.  Irrigation can be sustained - at a cost.  (ZEF Policy Brief 3)

Stark, O.  2004.  Rethinking the Brain Drain.  (ZEF Policy Brief 2)

Schetter, C. and B. Kuzmits.  2004.  Why a further Afghanistan Conference?.  (ZEF Policy Brief 1)