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As part of the research project AGRICHANGE “Institutional Change in Land and Labour Relations of Central Asia’s Irrigated Agriculture”, twelve scientists took part in a summer school in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15 to 22 August.

In July 2016, Christine Burggraf was honoured by University Halle-Wittenberg with the Luther certificate for her outstanding research on the topic “Russian Demand for Dietary Quality: Nutrition Transition, Diet Quality Measurement, and Health Investment Theory”. The scientist completed her...

This year the institute has received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for gender equality. IAMO has therefore earned the award for the second time in a row. It is presented for successful, lasting commitment to equal career opportunities for women and men.

The ScienceCampus Halle - Plant-Based Bioeconomy (WCH) and the Leading Edge Cluster BioEconomy organize the BioEconomy Summer School at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Germany, from 5 to 9 September 2016.

Publication focuses on social change, changing eating habits and their health effects in Russia (currently available in German only)

Presentations held at the IAMO Forum 2016 are now available for download on the conference website.

119 participants from 26 nations, among them researchers from the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the KU Leuven (Belgium), the University of Missouri (USA) and many other universities and research institutes, as well as representatives of EU, FAO and the World Bank, debated at the IAMO Forum 2016...

On 18 June, IAMO and the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) jointly organized two sessions entitled “Agricultural Economics” in Yerevan, Armenia. The events were part of the Armenian Economic Association 2016 annual meetings from 17 to 19 June that was hosted by...

IAMO Forum 2016 "Rural Labor in Transition: Structural Change, Migration and Governance" takes place over the next three days at IAMO. The participants await four plenary sessions, 18 parallel sessions and a podium discussion.

IAMO invites applications for a Ph.D. position on “Innovation management in bioclusters” within the project “The Role and Functions of Bioclusters in the Transition to a Bioeconomy” (TRAFOBIT).