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Save the Date: GFFA expert panel on 19 January 2024
Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organises a panel discussion on “Sovereign, resilient, sustainable. World food and agricultural production of the future on the Eurasian continent”.
IAMO Strengthening International Collaboration through Participating High-end Events in China
In a commendable effort to bolster international partnerships and foster collaborative initiatives, particularly with Chinese partners, Professor Thomas Glauben, Director of IAMO and Dr. Zhanli Sun together with other IAMO colleagues, recently participated in a series of conferences and events in...
IAMO participates in German delegation at Uzbekistan’s InnoWeek
From 15 to 20 October 2023, IAMO researcher Nodir Djanibekov participated in the German delegation to Uzbekistan organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and attended the InnoWeek in Tashkent.
Remembering Professor Dr. habil. Heinrich Hockmann
With profound sadness, we announce that our esteemed colleague and friend, Professor Heinrich Hockmann, passed away on October 30, 2023 after a long and severe illness.
SUSADICA symposium on Central Asia’s sustainable agricultural development
On 12-14 October 2023, project partners from Germany and Uzbekistan gathered for a final academic symposium of the Structured doctoral programme on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia (SUSADICA) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
New research project to promote sustainable agriculture in Uzbekistan
A kick-off workshop of the project “Better understanding of the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in Uzbekistan” (UzFarmBarometer) was held at the Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Uzbekistan, on 11 October 2023.
IAMO researchers receive award for best conference paper
At the annual meeting of the Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V., IAMO scientists have been awarded for the submitted conference paper entitled "The Stability of Global Wheat Trade Network in the Post-Soviet Era - A Trade Duration Approach".
Land degradation and migration: urgent need for research action
In a newly published article in Nature Sustainability, IAMO scientists Kathleen Hermans and Daniel Müller call for expanding the current research agenda on environmental migration and emphasize the necessity of including land degradation as a key element in migration and displacement studies.
IAMO Forum 2024: Call for Submissions
The IAMO Forum 2024 will take place from 26-28 June 2024 to discuss "The Functions of Land in Times of Change: Environmental, Social, and Economic perspectives" in Halle (Saale), Germany.
CAWAMNET workshop on the interplay between climate change, water scarcity and migration in Central Asia
At a workshop on 14 and 15 September 2023 at IAMO in Halle (Saale) an important step was taken towards a better understanding of the climate-water-migration nexus in Central Asia.