30 December 2019
Workshop supports Ukrainian scientists in their research work
Within the framework of the “Pilot Project for the Sustainable Internationalization of Ukrainian Research Structures in the Context of the Globalization of the Ukrainian Food Sector” (UaFoodTrade), IAMO, together with the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), organised a workshop entitled “Modern Research...
The workshop was organised to help researchers from Ukraine to better understand and adapt the standards of research and publications that are accepted and followed in modern academic journals. A total of 17 scientists from the Food and Agriculture...
19 December 2019
Registration for the GFFA expert panel is now open
Within the framework of the International Green Week 2020, an expert panel entitled “Conducting trade, delivering trust: Quality and transparency in the international agricultural trade with Eastern Europe and Asia” will take place on 17 January 2020 in the CityCube Berlin, Germany.
18 December 2019
IAMO organises workshops on dealing with prejudices and discrimination
Several workshops for IAMO staff to raise awareness in dealing with prejudice and discrimination will take place at the institute in Halle (Saale), Germany, from November 2019 to October 2020. The aim is to promote open and respectful interaction between employees and thus to sustainably preserve a...
The participants are sensitized to the topic, informed about their rights and receive important recommendations for dealing with discrimination, harassment and bullying. The findings from the workshop help to better classify the appropriateness of...
17 December 2019
IAMO receives delegation from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)
During 2 to 3 December, a high-ranking delegation of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) led by Vice President of CAAS Prof. Dr. Xurong Mei, visited IAMO. The main purpose of the visit was to agree on details of future cooperation...
13 December 2019
GEWISOLA conference to be held in Halle (Saale) from 23 to 25 September 2020
Next year the 60th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. (Society for Economic and Social Sciences of Agriculture) (GEWISOLA) will take place from 23 to 25 September 2020 in Halle (Saale). See also: www.iamo.de/gewisola2020.
11 December 2019
5th Sino-German Agricultural Week in Beijing
The 5th Sino-German Agricultural Week (DCAW) was held in Beijing, China, from 18 to 22 November 2019. The event was organized by the German-Sino Agricultural Center (DCZ), which is coordinated by IAMO and IAK Agrar Consulting, and sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs...
The discussion during the event focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation, land management, and agricultural cooperation between China and Germany, including two events “Sino-German Workshop on Climate Change and Agriculture” and...
25 November 2019
UaFoodTrade training seminar “Applied Econometrics for Economists with R”
IAMO, together with the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadim Hetman (KNEU), Ukraine, organised a two-day training seminar entitled “Applied Econometrics for Economists with R” in Kiev, Ukraine, from 23 to 24 November 2019.
The seminar was a 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). Total of 21 postgraduate students, researchers and...
20 November 2019
Agritechnica: Discussions on the pending land market reform in Ukraine
On 12th November 2019, the German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD), together with DLG e.V., the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) and VDMA Agricultural Machinery, organised a discussion event on the prospects and reforms in the Ukrainian...
In his welcome address, Volker Sasse, Head of APD, stressed the successes of the development of the Ukrainian agricultural sector and the existing potential for expanding processing capacities. For this, stable political framework conditions,...
19 November 2019
Submission deadline for workshop "Political Economy" extended
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the workshop "Political economy of agricultural policies and land relations" in Halle (Saale) has been extended to 8 December 2019.
14 November 2019
IAMO researcher as foreign expert in public hearing of Russian State Duma’s Agricultural Committee
The Agriculture Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation held a public hearing on 22 October 2019 on “Legal Aspects of small farm development”.
The hearing was led by Vladimir Kashin, chairman of the Agriculture Committee. In addition to State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ivan Lebedev, representatives of the political groups, the regional administration, farmers' associations...