20 December 2021
Save the Date: GFFA panel discussion on 27 January 2022
Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organise a virtual panel discussion on “Securing #soilidity. Challenges and solutions for sustainable land use”.
17 December 2021
IAMO Policy Brief 43 published
IAMO researchers Nodir Djanibekov and Thomas Herzfeld explain the agricultural impacts of the first COVID-19 pandemic waves and the resulting food policy response measures in Central Asia and Caucasus.
16 December 2021
IAMO newsletter 04/2021 published
IAMO Forum 2022: Call for Submissions +++ Memorandum of Understanding signed between IAMO and Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan +++ IAMO successful at Leibniz Competition +++ These and other reports in the current IAMO newsletter
29 November 2021
Stakeholder workshop on agricultural insurance in Central Asia
On 18 November, IAMO organized an online dissemination workshop on "Digital Innovations in Agricultural Insurance" for stakeholders from business, politics and research. The event was part of the KlimALEZ project.
The project’s overarching goal is to increase the resilience of the Central Asian agricultural sector to climate risks, especially droughts, through innovations in agricultural insurance markets. About 80 international participants attended the...
26 November 2021
Project DITAC kicked off
On 11 November, a consortium of German and Chinese researchers launched the project "Digital transformation of China’s agriculture – resources, trade and food security" (DITAC).
The demand for high-quality, healthy and diverse food is growing globally. Countries such as China, which has a low level of natural resources per capita, must meet this demand by agriculture intensification and/or importing food from the world...
24 November 2021
Two IAMO projects successful in Leibniz Competition
The senate of the Leibniz Association has approved funding for 29 projects totaling 27.6 million euros for the Leibniz Competition 2022. Among them are two projects based at IAMO.
One of the five funded Leibniz Junior Research Groups will be coordinated by IAMO scientist Dr. Antje Jantsch. The five-year research project "Rural well-being in transition: multidimensional drivers and effects on (im)mobility" (RuWell) will...
19 November 2021
IAMO Forum 2022: Call for Submissions
We would like to warmly invite you to participate in the IAMO Forum 2022 “Enhancing resilience in a post-pandemic era: challenges and opportunities for rural development” from 22 to 24 June 2022 in Halle (Saale). Submit your extended abstract or organized session proposal until 6 February 2022.
16 November 2021
APD Western Balkans project meeting at IAMO
On 12 November, IAMO hosted a meeting with relevant stakeholders from Western Balkan countries as part of the Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD) Western Balkans project.
The main focus of the event was the discussion on improving Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) in the region. IAMO experts Dr Franziska Schaft and Dr Ivan Duric presented IAMO as one of the leading research institutions in the...
15 November 2021
GFFA panel discussion on 27 January 2022
Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organise a virtual panel discussion on “Securing #soilidity. Challenges and solutions for sustainable land use”.
12 November 2021
MoU signed between IAMO and Uzbekistan's Ministry of Agriculture
The Uzbek Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Jamshid Khodjaev, and IAMO Director Thomas Glauben signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further intensify the cooperation between IAMO and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Jamshid Khodjaev, and IAMO Director Thomas Glauben signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Munich on 11 November to further intensify the cooperation between IAMO and the Ministry of Agriculture...