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IAMO Forum 2020: Registration for online conference ends on 17 June

The IAMO Forum 2020 will take place as an online conference on the topic “Digital transformation – towards sustainable food value chains in Eurasia” from 24 to 26 June 2020.

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Science to Business and Policy: IAMO scientists support the launch of satellite-based index insurance for Mongolian wheat producers

In the scope of the project KlimALEZ, IAMO researchers Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Lena Kuhn, Sarvarbek Eltazarov and Thomas Glauben have successfully supported the launch of Mongolia’s first index insurance product for wheat growers. Since 2017, the KlimALEZ team has been advising the Ministry of...

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German Federal Ministry of Education and Research recognizes successful IAMO cross-country research projects on Central Asia

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) gave the projects AGRIWANET and ANICANET a special mention as examples for successful projects of BMBF-funded international scientific cooperation.

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Female return migrants stand up for progress in Kosovo

In the Leibniz magazine, political scientist Janine Läpple talks about how young and well-educated women who returned to Kosovo from abroad are changing their environment through new values, attitudes and perspectives.

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Use of drones strengthens agriculture in dealing with climate change

Spring 2020 has been one of the sunniest, driest and warmest springs since the launch of systematic weather records. Another drought would considerably harm German farmers, who already suffered heavy yield losses in 2018 and 2019.

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IAMO Forum 2020: Registration deadline extended

The conference registration deadline has been extended until 17 June 2020. The IAMO Forum 2020 will take place as an online conference on the topic “Digital transformation – towards sustainable food value chains in Eurasia” from 24 to 26 June 2020.

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Study examines the relation between agriculture and the declining marmot population in Kazakhstan

Daniel Müller and Catalina Munteanu published a study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, which uses historical spy satellite images to demonstrate a long-term decline in the marmot population in response to the expansion of croplands.

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Crisis interventions and their impact on the agricultural market

In an interview with the Leibniz Research Alliance “Crises in a Globalised World”, agricultural economist Linde Götz talks about crises in the food sector and political interventions in agricultural trade. (in German only)

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IAMO Forum 2020: Interview with keynote speaker Wenbin Wu (CAAS)

“Digital transformation of food value chain is complex and system-changing process, which goes beyond technological innovation alone.”

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Online Seminars on Applied Economics and Policy Analysis in Central Asia

IAMO researchers join the Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in organization of an open online academic seminar series on the issues of applied economics and policy analysis in Central Asia.

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