06 November 2018
Forum at EuroTier 2018
Under the title “Trends in global pork markets in light of the Russian import ban”, a forum will take place at the EuroTier in Hanover, Germany, on 16 November 2018.
30 October 2018
Opening of Uzbek-German Chair on International Agricultural Economics
The opening ceremony of a joint chair between Tashkent State Agrarian University (TDAU) and IAMO on international agricultural economics took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 29 October 2018.
The joint chair is established in the scope of the IAMO project “An Innovative Pilot Program on the Re-Integration of Scientists to Central Asia: Research and Capacity Building on Food Chains under Climate Change” (IPReS). Funded by Volkswagen...
30 October 2018
Workshop analysed central questions of animal husbandry in Central Asia
From 22 to 27 October 2018 an intensive workshop of Central Asian scientists took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
How do cattle and dairy farmers secure a reliable, year-round supply of fodder for their animals? Which marketing channels do farmers use and in which value chains are they integrated? These questions were the driving forces of the intensive...
30 October 2018
Today starts the conference “Social science knowledge and sustainable agricultural development along the Silk Road”
In order to stimulate the academic environment for the social sciences of agricultural development in Central Asia and to present the results of a number of ongoing research projects, IAMO together with Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) co-organizes a...
29 October 2018
UaFoodTrade summer school in Kiev successfully completed
As part of the “Pilot project for the sustainable internationalization of Ukrainian research structures in the context of the globalization of the Ukrainian food sector” (UaFoodTrade), a summer school for PhD students was held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 8 to 13 October 2018. The summer school was...
The project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is concerned with research into the integration of the Ukrainian agricultural and food economy into regional and international markets and the stability and...
24 October 2018
IAMO researchers present report on “Efficiency and Profitability of Ukrainian Plant Production”
The research results of IAMO researchers Dr. Marten Graubner and Igor Ostapchuk were presented at the Round Table on “Analysis of the Productivity of Agricultural Enterprises – the Example of Plant Production” on 28 September 2018 in Kiev, Ukraine.
The event was opened by APD project leader Dr. Volker Sasse with the provocative question: “Why do considerable productivity potentials in agriculture exist as compared to international standards despite good technical production conditions in...
23 October 2018
Improving sustainable research capacities in Uzbekistan
Since September 2018, IAMO researcher Ihtiyor Bobojonov has been working on an “Innovative Pilot Program on the Re-Integration of Scientists to Central Asia: Research and Capacity Building on Food Chains under Climate Change” (IPReS).
By transforming...
18 October 2018
PASANOA project completed successfully with workshop in Buenos Aires
The project "Pathways to sustainable land management in Northern Argentina (PASANOA)" ended with a final dissemination workshop at the National Agricultural Technology Institute (INTA) in Buenos Aires in October 2018.
Numerous delegates from politics, science and non-governmental organisations from the field of nature conservation took part in the workshop to communicate project results, to discuss political consequences and to identify research gaps that warrant...
17 October 2018
Vacancies
IAMO is looking for several PhD students (m/f), a research assistant (m/f) and a coordinator (m/f) of the IAMO Young Scientists Programme. Furthermore, a janitor (m/f) and a guest relations manager (m/f) are needed to manage the institute building and the guest apartments.