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January 20, 2020

Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa. Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes

Edited by Richard A. Sikora, Eugene R. Terry, Paul L.G. Vlek and Joyce Chitja

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January 20, 2020

Choice without Consciousness: Women’s Participation in Household Decisions and Gender Equality in Children’s Education

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ZEF Discussion Paper no. 290 by Sundus Saleemi and Chiara Kofol

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January 08, 2020

Afforestation in Drylands of West Africa Rehabilitation of degraded croplands

The ongoing cropland degradation in West Africa, particularly in its dryland regions, is increasingly threatening food security, environmental health, and rural and urban livelihoods. This situation is exacerbated by the…

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January 08, 2020

Cocoa and Shea Value Chains in Ghana: Interview with Adjoa Annan, Doctoral researcher at ZEF

Adjoa Annan is a doctoral student at the Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies, which is a collaboration between ZEF and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana,…

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December 11, 2019

Start-ups in Silicon Savannah

Article by Heike Baumüller on the digitalization of African agriculture in the new issue of iz3w (in German).

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November 13, 2019

OPINION: We need to make it cool to consume sustainably

by Michael Shank & Joachim von Braun Reuter, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 15:30 GMT

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23 Jan 2020
January 23, 2020 | 13:30 h - 14:30 h
Sustainable, Climate‐smart Agriculture in Marginal Environments

Public lecture by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi (Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture)
04 Feb 2020
February 4, 2020 | 17:00 h - 18:30 h
Building Better Dams: the Past, Present and Future of Dams

What is known about dam-building in developing countries? A look at future prospects and past experiences.

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Stories and news from the Doctoral Program

"As scientists in Afghanistan we face many challenges".
Interview with ZEF alumnus Dr. Fazlullah Akhtar

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Food security and dietary preferences
Interview with ZEF doctoral researcher Till Ludwig about his research in India, which focuses on dietary consumption choices as effects of food production, markets and preferences.

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Women's power in the Middle East: Syrian women engaging in civil society organizations
ZEF junior researcher Dima Al-Munajed writes about her experiences during her field research in Beirut, Lebanon, on the changing engagement of Syrian refugee women in civil society organizations in host countries such as Lebanon.

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Marginality in urban India
ZEF doctoral student Amit Kumar has been conducting field research in the slums of Mumbai for his research on "Marginality at the interface of contemporary development processes in urban India”. His research was funded by DAAD.

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Sustainability of ecological organic agriculture in Kenya
Doctoral research @ ZEF by Juliet Wanjiku Kamau

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Latest news about our research

In our blog-section our researchers report about their work such as projects, conferences, scientific publications, field research, talks and other milestones.

Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!
blogpost by Jochen Dürr
Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting
blog post by Jessica Felappi
一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”
blogpost by marwa shumo
Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports
Blogpost by Marwa Schumo

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Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa. Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes

Choice without Consciousness: Women’s Participation in Household Decisions and Gender Equality in Children’s Education

Afforestation in Drylands of West Africa Rehabilitation of degraded croplands

Cocoa and Shea Value Chains in Ghana: Interview with Adjoa Annan, Doctoral researcher at ZEF

Start-ups in Silicon Savannah

OPINION: We need to make it cool to consume sustainably

Upcoming events

Sustainable, Climate‐smart Agriculture in Marginal Environments

Building Better Dams: the Past, Present and Future of Dams

Latest photos and videos

ZEF's Research Projects Worldwide

Stories and news from the Doctoral Program

"As scientists in Afghanistan we face many challenges".

Food security and dietary preferences

Women's power in the Middle East: Syrian women engaging in civil society organizations

Marginality in urban India

Sustainability of ecological organic agriculture in Kenya

Latest news about our research

Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!

Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting

一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports

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