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May 27, 2022

The war against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South

Read here what ZEF's researchers have been contributing to the public discourse.

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May 24, 2022

On the optimal size of a joint savings association

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by Oded Stark, Wiktor Budzinski, Marcin Jakubek, and Grzegorz Kosiorowski, ZEF Discussion Paper no. 317

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May 23, 2022

Distinguished Professor and former ZEF-director Joachim von Braun invited by Germany's Federal President Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier for briefing

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May 13, 2022

Gender in ZEF

A report on gender-sensitive research at ZEF by Dennis Avilés Irahola

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ZEF in the press

February 17, 2022

"Biodiversität contra Ernährungssicherheit; Die Ausweitung der Naturschutzgebiete könnte gerade in einkommensschwachen Ländern zu Hungersnöten führen. Ein unlösbares Dilemma?"

in Berliner Zeitung, Febuary 17, 2022

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January 27, 2022

Factors to consider when weighing the health benefits and sustainability of a diet

Interview with Juliana Minetto Gellert Paris in Healio

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25 Mar 2022
March 25, 2022 | 11:13 h - May 31, 2022 | 11:13 h
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Publice Lectures, Interviews and more
02 Jun 2022
June 2, 2022 | 18:00 h - 19:30 h
Limits to Growth – Can the Anthropocene become sustainable?

A hybrid lecture on “The Limits to Growth – Can the Anthropocene become sustainable?” by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
07 Jun 2022
June 7, 2022 | 14:00 h - 15:30 h
Only One Earth: Perspectives on the Interlinkages between Gender and Environment

Virtual panel organized by ZEF's Gender Group on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022

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BIGS-DR News

Dr. Powell Mponela from Malawi tells about his pathway to science.

Edna Agyepong from Ghana obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences after successfully defending her thesis on "Displacement, 'land scarcity', and processes of societal transformation: Social constructions and dynamics of 'land access' around Ghana's Bui Dam".

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Stories about ZEF's Research

The future of science in Afghanistan. Dead end or rays of hope?
Afghan scientists in exile are not waiting for opportunities, they are creating them. Read the story about rays of hope for this war-torn country.

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ZEF in the City
This online exhibition shares photos and stories by the 'ZEF in the City' group, composed of doctoral researchers at ZEF who have been conducting critical urban research in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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The economics of irrigation systems in Ethiopia
This research by former ZEF junior researcher Rahel Deribe Bekele focuses on technological and institutional factors.

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Farmers’ Organizations in Africa: Role and prospects
This research by Willi Kampmann and Oliver Kirui shows what steps could be taken to better engage FOs in Africa in the development of agricultural transformation policies.

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A story about wheat in Egypt
Achieving sustainable wheat self-sufficiency in Egypt: This research, a case study in the River Nile delta, conducted by ZEF doctoral student Ahmed Abdalla is part of the Right Livelihood College (RLC) Programme at ZEF.

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ZEF's Research Projects Worldwide

Overview about current research at ZEF

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More ZEF research

Read more articles and contributions about ZEF's (inter-)disciplinary research and capacity development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America in this section.

How ZEF doctoral researchers conducted field research during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020-21
Daiana Castillo López reports about Colombia and Arif Budy Pratama about Indonesia
Spoken words fly away, written words remain
Promoting written employment contracts between farmers and hired workers
Impact of COVID-19 on West Africa’s people and its biodiversity
by Isimemen Osemwegie
Beyond the curfew: COVID-19’s impact on Colombia
by Eva Youkhana, Emilia Schmidt, Alejandro Mora-Motta

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War against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South

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The war against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South

On the optimal size of a joint savings association

Distinguished Professor and former ZEF-director Joachim von Braun invited by Germany's Federal President Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier for briefing

Gender in ZEF

"Biodiversität contra Ernährungssicherheit; Die Ausweitung der Naturschutzgebiete könnte gerade in einkommensschwachen Ländern zu Hungersnöten führen. Ein unlösbares Dilemma?"

Factors to consider when weighing the health benefits and sustainability of a diet

Upcoming events

Missed any Event? Check out the recordings here

Limits to Growth – Can the Anthropocene become sustainable?

Only One Earth: Perspectives on the Interlinkages between Gender and Environment

BIGS-DR News

Portrait and interview: "Friends of ZEF" Prize co-winner Powell Mponela

Edna Agyepong successfully defended her doctoral thesis today!

Stories about ZEF's Research

The future of science in Afghanistan. Dead end or rays of hope?

ZEF in the City

The economics of irrigation systems in Ethiopia

Farmers’ Organizations in Africa: Role and prospects

A story about wheat in Egypt

ZEF's Research Projects Worldwide

More ZEF research

How ZEF doctoral researchers conducted field research during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020-21

Spoken words fly away, written words remain

Impact of COVID-19 on West Africa’s people and its biodiversity

Beyond the curfew: COVID-19’s impact on Colombia

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