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October 15, 2021

Research Article: Does food security matter to subjective well-being? Evidence from a cross-country panel

by Lukas Kornher and Tekalign Gutu Sakketa

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October 08, 2021

Study compares sustainability of organic and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya

Study suggests: Certified organic farms are economically more resilient, maintain higher soil and water quality and more biodiversity.

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September 15, 2021

A social-psychological reconstruction of Amartya Sen’s measures of inequality and social welfare

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by Oded Stark and Wiktor Budzinski, ZEF Discussion Paper no. 311

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September 06, 2021

A holistic sustainability assessment of organic (certified and non-certified) and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya

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Article by Juliet Wanjiku Kamau et al. in Springer Environment, Development and Sustainability (2021)

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January 21, 2021

"Es gibt nicht 'das' Patentrezept" Interview with ZEF Director Prof. Joachim von Braun

In: Unsere Kirche, Evangelischen Zeitung. January 17, 2021.

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ZEF in the press

October 19, 2020

Radioeins Interview: Bekämpfung des Hungers mit Dr. Heike Baumüller

October 17, 2020. Über die Investitionen und Maßnahmen, die erforderlich sind, um dieses Potenzial in die Realität umzusetzen, sprechen wir mit Dr. Heike Baumüller vom ZEF.

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28 Oct 2021
October 28, 2021 | 15:00 h - 16:00 h
ZEF Gender Group Colloquium on Cassava Value Chain and Gender Analysis in Belize (Latin America)

Speaker: Dr. Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano (Georgetown University in Washington DC)
03 Nov 2021
November 3, 2021 | 09:30 h - 15:30 h
One Health Day 2021- Research Symposium" NRW One Health Graduate School

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BIGS-DR News

ZEF doctoral researcher Abdulrasheed Abdulkarim Isah received a non-resident fellowship at the University of California in Berkeley, USA, for January – mid March 2022.

ZEF junior researcher Arslan Waheed from Pakistan defended his doctoral thesis successfully on August 27, 2021 and obtained thereby his doctoral degree from Bonn University’s Faculty of Arts.

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Stories about ZEF's Research

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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How urban and rural spaces in Africa are interlinked
Interview with Mekdim Dereje Regassa, a junior researcher from Ethiopia who writes his doctoral thesis at ZEF.

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Overview about current research at ZEF

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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

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Research Article: Does food security matter to subjective well-being? Evidence from a cross-country panel

Study compares sustainability of organic and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya

A social-psychological reconstruction of Amartya Sen’s measures of inequality and social welfare

A holistic sustainability assessment of organic (certified and non-certified) and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya

"Es gibt nicht 'das' Patentrezept" Interview with ZEF Director Prof. Joachim von Braun

Radioeins Interview: Bekämpfung des Hungers mit Dr. Heike Baumüller

Upcoming events

ZEF Gender Group Colloquium on Cassava Value Chain and Gender Analysis in Belize (Latin America)

One Health Day 2021- Research Symposium" NRW One Health Graduate School

BIGS-DR News

ZEF doctoral researcher Abdulrasheed Abdulkarim Isah granted fellowship at University of California in Berkeley, USA

Development discourse and the urban poor: A comparative study of the slums of Islamabad and Brasilia

Stories about ZEF's Research

ZEF in the City

The economics of irrigation systems in Ethiopia

Farmers’ Organizations in Africa: Role and prospects

A story about wheat in Egypt

How urban and rural spaces in Africa are interlinked

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

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