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IAMO Forum 2021 +++ Extension of the German-Sino Agricultural Center project +++ IAMO library receives fresh look and new information center +++ These and other reports in the current IAMO newsletter

The Agribusiness Conference entitled “Approaches to sustainable and modern agriculture” is organized by the German-Sino Agricultural Center (DCZ) in Nanjing, China, from 2 to 3 June 2021. The conference can also be followed via online streaming.

IAMO’s new-look library and information center reopened on 1 June 2021 following extensive renovations.

Russia as a global grain player +++ Land rights in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan +++ Quality of life in rural areas +++ Supermarkets and nutrition in rural China +++ These and other articles in the current edition of the IAMO Annual (in German only)

The authors Yanjun Ren, Jiajia Zhao, Thomas Glauben and Bente Castro Campos have published an article in the latest IAMO Annual on the role of supermarkets in the ongoing transition of dietary habits in China. (currently in German only)

IAMO researcher Antje Jantsch and Norbert Hirschauer published a paper on “(In)satisfaction in rural areas and in agriculture? An analysis of job and life satisfaction in Germany”. (in German only)

IAMO researchers Lanjiao Wen and Lioudmila Chatalova recently published a paper entitled “Can smaller farms in Germany benefit from the growing demand for non-food biomass?”. (in German only)

IAMO researchers have successfully piloted a market-oriented crop insurance product based on satellite data. The initiative was carried out in cooperation with local insurance company Mongolian Re as part of the project “Increasing climate resilience via agricultural insurance – Innovation transfer...

In the publication, IAMO director Thomas Glauben and researcher Maximilian Heigermoser address current developments in international maritime food trade and the pandemic-related effects on freight and food prices.

Do Chinese vegetable farmers use "mental accounting" for pest control? IAMO scientists Yangyi Zeng and Thomas Herzfeld recently published a paper on this subject. (in German only)