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August 03, 2020

ZEF alumnus Felix Ankomah Asante is University of Ghana’s New Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development

ZEF alumnus Felix Asante obtained a PhD in Agriculture Economics from the University of Bonn in July 2002. His PhD study was funded by the German Academic Exchange Programme (DAAD).

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July 21, 2020

At the science-policy interface: ZEF researcher Lisa Biber-Freudenberger appointed BMBF-funded Junior Professor at ZEF/University of Bonn

ZEF researcher Lisa Biber-Freudenberger appointed Junior Professor with project on LANd Use SYNergies and CONflicts within the framework of the 2030 Agenda

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Latest Publications

July 20, 2020

The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness

Raoni Rajão, Britaldo Soares-Filho, Felipe Nunes, Jan Börner, Lilian Machado, Débora Assis, Amanda Oliveira, Luis Pinto, Vivian Ribeiro, Lisa Rausch, Holly Gibbs, Danilo Figueira (Science 17). Photo: Andre Penner/AP…

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Latest Publications

July 16, 2020

Study of Selected Livestock Innovations in Ethiopia

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ZEF Working Paper no. 192 by Azage Tegegne and Getachew Legese Feye

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April 21, 2020

Podcast: The boom and burst of desert locust in Northeast Africa

Listen to the Interview of ZEF Director Prof. Borgemeister with Future Rural Africa

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February 10, 2020

"Africa: Calls for Transparency Over Marked Increase in Land Deals"

in: The Good Men Project. February 9, 2020. "An international coalition of researchers and NGOs have released the world’s largest public database of international land deals, reports the Global Development blog of The…

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Upcoming events

17 Aug 2020
August 17, 2020 | 14:00 h - 16:00 h
Sustainable Food Systems in the Era of the Anthropocene and Pandemics: Can we have it all?

The Transdisciplinary Research Area “Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Futures” (TRA 6) at the University of Bonn cordially invites you to its next Distinguished Lecture in the Series “Innovation Pathways to Sustainability” per Zoom.

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Stories and news from the Doctoral Program

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