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August 12, 2022

Are certified products making agriculture more sustainable and lift farmers out of poverty?

Study by researchers from ZEF/University of Bonn and University of Münster show that results are mixed.

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August 12, 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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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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July 05, 2022

Integrating the right to food in sustainability standards: A theory of change to move global supply chains from responsibilities to impacts

Published on behalf of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association AAEA

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June 20, 2022

Can the evolution of joint savings agreements counter the effect of higher costs of migration on its intensity?

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by Oded Stark and Marcin Jakubek, ZEF Discussion Paper no. 318

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June 15, 2022

Ernährungskrise: Gentechnik statt Bio

Article in "Der Pragmaticus" by Prof. Matin Qaim

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BIGS-DR News

After having defended their doctoral theses in Covid-19-induced digital mode, two of our former BIGS-DR and One Health students, Joshua Ntajal (Ghana) and Yasobant Sandul (India) received in-person congratulations at ZEF on their doctoral degrees on July 7, 2022

ZEF Senior Researcher Pallavi Rajkhowa from India received the second prize of the award “Förderpreis für praxisrelevante Entwicklungsforschung” by the KfW and the Verein für Socialpolitik for her doctoral dissertation on “Personalized digital extension services, electronic marketplace, and mobile…

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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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War against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South

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Are certified products making agriculture more sustainable and lift farmers out of poverty?

The war against Ukraine and its impact on the Global South

Bessere Ernten trotz Trockenheit - Wie Afrikas Landwirtschaft krisenfester werden kann

Integrating the right to food in sustainability standards: A theory of change to move global supply chains from responsibilities to impacts

Can the evolution of joint savings agreements counter the effect of higher costs of migration on its intensity?

Ernährungskrise: Gentechnik statt Bio

Upcoming events

Missed a ZEF event? Check out the recordings here!

BIGS-DR News

After-defense celebration for Dr. Joshua Ntajal and Dr. Yasobant Sandul

Pallavi Rajkhowa received second prize of KfW award for her doctoral dissertation

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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