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May 30, 2023

ZEF Working Paper 222: Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for employment and skill needs

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by Heike Baumüller, Zaneta Kubik and Tigabu D. Getahun

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May 17, 2023

ZEF-research on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia and Kenya launched

Volkswagen Foundation funds four-year project on “Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from Cultural Landscapes in Ethiopia and Kenya”. …

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May 17, 2023

ZEF-researchers at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome- presenting their work and meeting with Pope Francis

Three ZEF researchers were among the 30 international experts discussing issues of food security and humanitarian crises.

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May 12, 2023

ZEF Policy Brief No 45: Towards a Bioeconomy within planetary boundaries

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by Javier Miranda; Jan Börner; Martin Bruckner; Christian Lutz; Saskia Reuschel; Britta Stöver; Johannes Többen; Rienne Wilts

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ZEF in the press

September 26, 2022

ONE Conference 2022: Interview with Prof. Joachim von Braun

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ZEF in the press

July 12, 2022

Bessere Ernten trotz Trockenheit - Wie Afrikas Landwirtschaft krisenfester werden kann

Interview with Prof. Christian Borgemeister and Prof. Matin Qaim for Deutschlandfunk

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05 Jun 2023
June 5, 2023 | 14:00 h - June 6, 2023 | 17:00 h
Digitalization in higher education and research in international cooperation for sustainability

The SDG Graduate Schools Alliance holds its midterm conference in Bonn.

BIGS-DR News

On November 15, 2022, Renzo Giudice Granados defended his doctoral thesis on "The effectiveness and efficiency of forest conservation policies to reduce deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon".

ZEF-researcher Imran Sajid from Afghanistan successfully defended his doctoral thesis on irrigation efficiency and productivity in Punjab, Pakistan, on November 2, 2022, at ZEF.

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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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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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ZEF's Research Projects

ZEF Working Paper 222: Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for employment and skill needs

ZEF-research on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia and Kenya launched

ZEF-researchers at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome- presenting their work and meeting with Pope Francis

ZEF Policy Brief No 45: Towards a Bioeconomy within planetary boundaries

ONE Conference 2022: Interview with Prof. Joachim von Braun

Bessere Ernten trotz Trockenheit - Wie Afrikas Landwirtschaft krisenfester werden kann

Upcoming events

Digitalization in higher education and research in international cooperation for sustainability

BIGS-DR News

Renzo Giudice defended his doctoral thesis successfully!

Imran Sajid: one more successful ZEF doctoral graduate!

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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