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December 01, 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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November 30, 2022

Agglomeration, pollution, and migration: A substantial link, and policy design

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by Oded Stark, Yu Pang, and Simon Fan, ZEF Discussion Paper no. 321

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November 29, 2022

Professor Louise O. Fresco received the Justus von Liebig Prize for World Nutrition 2022

"Agriculture has to be part of the solution", Fresco states in her acceptance speech.

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September 26, 2022

Carbon Farming Training and Welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana

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by Charles Yaw Okyere and Lukas Kornher, ZEF Discussion Paper no. 320

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ZEF in the press

September 26, 2022

ONE Conference 2022: Interview with Prof. Joachim von Braun

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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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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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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.