Projects: Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)

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Achieving sustainable Striga control for poor farmers in Africa: Biocontrol using Fusarium oxysporum sp strigaea current
ACULTURE: The Re-establishment of Human Resources, Curricula, Systems and Institutions at the Agricultural Faculty of the Syiah Kuala University in Aceh completed
Adaption of selected biophysical models to predict resources use efficiency of ruminant production in tropical grasslands current
Adaption strategies to the effects of climate change in the Andes: Use of multi-nutrient blocks and chemical treatment of cereal straws current
Addressing the challenges of smallholder farming communities: Restoring Degraded Agroecosystems current
Agrarpreispolitik und ihre Auswirkung auf Produktion, Einkommen und Beschäftigung completed
Analyse und Modellierung der initialen Selbsterwärmung in Biomassehaufwerken aus Holzhackschnitzeln (AiF) current
Assessment of business opportunities through the introduction of solar milk cooling in rural Colombia completed
Assessment of mycotoxins contamination and the causing factors along the Maize value chain in the production regions of Rwanda current
Aufdeckung des Potenzials von vernachlässigten diversen Agrarprodukten um das Einkommen der armen Bevölkerung zu verbessern: Das Beispiel des Paprikas in seinem Ursprungsland completed
Impact of Climate Change on Growth and Yield of Maize and Cowpea under Small Scale Farmer Conditions in Semiarid Regions completed
Auswirkungen einer Währungsunion auf die internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen der Mitgliedstaaten am Beispiel der West- und Zentralafrikanischen Währungsunion (Franc-Zone) completed
Auswirkungen landwirtschaftlicher Preispolitik auf die Produktion von Export- und Nahrungsmittelkulturen am Beispiel des Kaffeesektors in Kamerun completed
Auswirkungen von Entwicklungshilfe und Außenhandel auf die Nahrungssicherheit completed
Auswirkungen von internationalen Arbeitskräftewanderungen completed
Auswirkungen westafrikanischer Bodenrechtssysteme auf Innovations- und Investitionsverhalten von Kleinbauern in Niger und Benin completed
BATROS - Bodenmelioration und Anbauverfahren für trockenheitsgefährdete Standorte completed
Beans with benefits completed
Bewertung der Adaptationsmechanismen von Nassreis (Oryza sativa L.) an Bedingungen der Eisentoxizität current
Bio economy developement in Puerto Rico current
Biogeochemical Processes in Tropical Soils completed
BIOM-LAND completed
BMBF: Carbon sequestration, biodiversity and social structures in Southern Amazonia: models and implementation of carbon-optimized land management strategies completed
BMBF: Efficient extraction and use of oil, and production of feed grade protein concentrate and seed meal from Jatropha curcas seeds for inclusion in monogastric, fish and ruminant feeds completed
BMZ: Working together for market access: Strengthening rural producer organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa completed
CassavaUpgrade - Utlization of cassava by-products current
CGIAR: Challenge Program on Water & Food: Integrating Governance and Modeling completed
Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: Integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil current
SFB 564 - The Uplands Program, Special research project D2: "Sustainable land use and rural development in mountainous regions of Southeast Asia" completed
Conflicts of human land-use, conservation areas, and expanding rubber plantations: The case of Asian elephants in Southern Thailand current
Conservación y uso sostenible de la llama de Ayopaya completed
Consumer Preferences for Qualities of Beans in Latin America completed
Das Vermarktungssystem von Mais in der Provinz Atlantique in Benin completed
Der Einfluß von Kreditmärkten auf Produktion, Angebot und Vermarktung von Getreide und Vieh in Nord-Yatenga, Burkina Faso completed
Deutsche Direktinvestitionen in vor- und nachgelagerten Bereichen des Agrarsektors in Mexiko completed
Developing rice and sorghum crop adaptation strategies for climate change in vulnerable environments in Africa - RISOCAS completed
DFG-FOR 1695: Agricultural Landscapes under Global Climate Change – Processes and Feedbacks on a Regional Scale completed
DFG-FOR 1695: Central project management and communication (PZ) completed
DFG-FOR: Agent-based modelling and assessment of human-environment interactions (P6) completed
DFG-FOR: Integrated land system modeling (P8) completed
DFG-Forschergruppe "Regional Climate Change": Climate change scenario modelling of soil carbon turnover on basis of improved soil carbon pool distribution on a regional scale current
DFG-PAK: Agent-based modelling and assessment of human-environment interactions (P6) completed
DFG-PAK: Conceptual and technical integration of land system model components (P8) completed
DFG-PAK: Structure and Functions of Agricultural Landscapes under Global Climate Change - Processes and Projections on a Regional Scale (Regional Climate Change) completed
DFG-SFB: Assessment of innovations and sustainability strategies (G1) completed
Die Vermarktung von Grundnahrungsmitteln in Benin - eine Bestandsaufnahme vor und nach der Liberalisierung completed
Drivers of human-elephant conflicts and their management implications: a case study of Rombo, Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania current
Drying test of Folium cum Flore Crataegi in Universität Hohenheim and Agro-MAP farm in Albania completed
Dynamik der Intensivierung der Produktionssysteme bei Kleinbauern in Süd-Benin completed
EaTSANE: Education and Training for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition in East Africa current
Effizienzeffekte des Marktzuganges für Farmer der Northern Region, Sudan completed
Effects of tropical supplement feeds on activity and composition of rumen micro-organisms quantified by rRNA targeted oligonucleotide probes completed
Einsatz hydroponischer Systeme zur ressourceneffizienten landwirtschaftlichen Wasserwiederverwendung (HypoWave) current
Rural Financial Market Development for the Small Private Farm Sector completed
Entwicklung eines standortspezifischen Zuchtprogramms mit kleinbäuerlichen Lamahaltern in den Hochanden Boliviens completed
Entwicklung inter-regionaler Strategien für die nachhaltige Arznei- und Gewürzpflanzen Produktion in den Dinarischen Alpen current
Environmental friendly technology for co recycling Seri-Agri-Plastic waste. completed
Estimating Rangeland Grass Productivity under Different Herbivore Pressure and Climate Change Scenarios current
ETEA: Energieoptimierte Trocknung von Arznei- und Gewürzpflanzen; Teilvorhaben I: Entwicklung eines modularen Trockners für Einsteiger current
Evaluation and optimization of enzymatic cassava roots peeling completed
Farmer Adaptation to Climate Variability in Subsaharan Africa completed
Fe-Tox-WARDA - Screening of lowland rice varieties for iron toxicity responses current
Feodor-Lynen stipend: The interplay of large grazing ungulates, woody, and grassy vegetation in a South African savanna completed
Field testing of an innovative solar powered milk cooling solution for the higher efficiency of the dairy subsector in Tunisia completed
Finanzierungsbedarf ländlicher Haushalte und formeller und informeller Agrarkredit am Beispiel der Provinz Oueme in Benin completed
Forschungsthema 2.3 „Detektion des Phosphatstatus im Boden und in Maisbetsänden mit nichtinvasiven Methoden“ innerhalb des Internationalen Graduiertenkollegs "Anpassung von Mais-basierten landwirtschaftlichen Produktionssystemen zu Nahrungsmit current
Fostering rural development and environmental sustainability through integrated soil and water conservation systems in the uplands of Northern Vietnam completed
German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)" current
German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD – Subproject: Control of the weed Striga hermonthica by the fungal biocontrol agent Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae current
German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD – Subproject: Exploitation of cassava for food and feed current
German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD – Subproject: Robust adaptation strategies to climate change for Ethiopian agriculture – heterogeneity of farming households and the role of social networks current
GlobE: BiomassWeb - Improving food security in Africa through increased system productivity of biomass-based value webs (WP 5.1) completed
GrassNet - Cross-continental network for sustainable adaptation of grassland systems vulnerable to climate change completed
GrassRest - Grassland restoration in Northern China from a whole plant perspective current
HealthyLAND - Crops for Healthy Diets: Linking Agriculture and Nutrition current
HerbBi – Herbicide-mediated biphasic responses in plants current
HOSEP - Hohenheimer Selbstentzündungsprojekt (VGB) completed
Household wastewater reuse for resource-efficient hydroponic crop production (HypoWave) current
IDRC: Innovations and Sustainability Strategies in Upland Agriculture of Northern Vietnam completed
Impact of Intensification on Land use Dynamics and Environmental Services of Tropical Mountainous Watersheds (SFB 564, C4.2) completed
Impact of long-term exposure to elevated pCO2 on activity and populations of free living N2 fixing organisms in a temperate grassland system completed
Improving lamb meat and milk production for fat-tail sheep of the Middle East through breeding completed
Improving the livelihoods of poor livestock keepers in Africa through community based management of indigenous farm animal genetic resources completed
In situ assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from dairy production system in East Africa current
INNOVATE - Interplay among multiple uses of water reservoirs via innovative coupling of substance cycles in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems current
Innovative youth and women-based integrated farming practices for sustainable food and nutrition security in Tanzania, Nigeria and South Africa current
Integrated DFG Project "Regional Climate Change": Application of Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy for parameterisation of soil carbon turnover models on a regional scale completed
Integrated Isotopic Approaches for an Area-wide Precision Conservation to Control the Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Land Degradation and Soil Erosion current
Invasive plant species management for sustainable ecosystem conservation in the Ngorongoro ecosystem, Tanzania current
Investigations on the induction of hormesis in plants by herbicidal compounds - mechanisms, interactions, practical implications completed
Kilimanjaro ecosystems under global change: Linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes current
Konsumkredit für die arme Landbevölkerung südlich der Sahara completed
Kosten und Rentabilität verschiedener bäuerlicher Reisanbausysteme im Süd-Benin completed
Rural development through land use diversification: actor-based strategies and integrative technologies for agricultural landscapes in the south-western Chinese highlands completed
LiveCarbon - Livelihood diversifying potential of livestock based carbon sequestration options in pastoral and agro pastoral systems in Africa current
Making Value Chains Work for Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Populations in East Africa current
Makroökonomische Bewertung von technischen und institutionellen Innovationen in Niger, Benin und benachbarten Ländern completed
Managing dry woodlands facing climate change in East Africa current
Managing Prosopis juliflora for better (agro-) pastoral Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa completed
Marketing von Sorghum in Sudan completed
Marktzugang und Produktivität von Familienfarmen in ausgewählten Orten in zwei Regionen Kenias completed
Master of Science in Agricultural Economics and Policy Reforms with special emphasis on Structural Adjustment completed
Measuring and modeling spatially variable fluxes in the soil-plant system completed
Milchproduktion in Südkorea bei unterschiedlicher Futtergrundlage und Auswirkungen verschiedener agrarpolitischer Maßnahmen im Milchsektor completed
The utilization of a multi-purpose goat (fibre, meat and milk) in different husbandry systems for the production of high quality fibre (cashgora) completed
Natürliche Phosphatvorkommen und -einsatzmöglichkeiten in Westafrika completed
Ökonomik der Intensivierung der Tierhaltung im Sudan und im Sahel-Gürtel Westafrikas am Beispiel bäuerlicher Rindermast in Mali completed
Ökonomik der Rindfleischproduktion auf der Basis von Grünlandwirtschaft in Korea completed
Ökonomische Bewertung von Kosten der Bodenerosion in Zimbabwe completed
Ökonomische Effizienz und Übernahme von verbesserten Technologien in der Pflanzenproduktion completed
Optimierung der Zucht- und Organisationsplanung für die Rinderunion Baden-Württemberg e.V. am Beispiel Braunvieh und Hinterwälder Rind completed
Optimization of a Solar Bubble Dryer for drying rice and other commodities completed
Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in ruminant feeding current
Organisation und Planung der Ziegenzucht in Baden-Württemberg completed
Performance optimization of a solar press for the productive extraction of sesame oil in Burkina Faso completed
Piloting business models for solar milk cooling in Kenya completed
Prioritätensetzung in der nationalen Agrarforschung in Entwicklungsländern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Nachhaltigkeit im Ressourcenmanagement completed
Produktions- und Marktpotentiale für Sojabohnen in Westafrika completed
Promotion of solar refrigeration for agricultural value-chains current
Coupling of Process-Based Hydrology and Multi-Agent Simulation Models (IMK-IFU) completed
The Effect of HIV/AIDS on Farming Systems in Southeast Uganda (GMU) completed
Remigration und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung completed
Research Subject 2.3 “Detecting phosphate status in soil and in maize canopies by non-invasive methods” within the International Research Training Group "Adaptation of maize-based food-feed-energy systems to limited phosphate resources” current
Rohphosphat-Exploration und -Vermarktung zur Ertragssteigerung in der Subsistenzlandwirtschaft completed
Role and valuation of livestock farming in complex systems current
Safe food, fair food: Building capacity to improve the safety of animal source foods and ensure continued market access for poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa completed
Scalable straw management options for improved farmer livelihoods, sustainability, and low environmental footprint in rice-based production systems current
Scientific Software Project MPMAS completed
SFB 564-T6: Modelling Impacts of Land Use Change on Environmental Services – from Research to Implementation completed
SFB Africa scheduled
SFB564-C4.2: Impact of intensification on land use dynamics and environmental services of tropical mountainous watersheds completed
SMACC - Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change completed
Soil organic carbon sequestration in a sandy soil as influenced by plant quality current
Sozioökonomische Bedingungen und institutionelle Voraussetzungen für die Beteiligung von Bauern an Wasserbewirtschaftungsprogrammen in den semiariden Tropen Südindiens completed
Sozioökonomische Beurteilung von Innovationen in Niger completed
Sozioökonomische Evaluierung von Winderosionsschutzmaßnahmen in West-Niger completed
Spatial-temporal variability of natural resources at landscape level by smallholders farmers in three different settlement areas in Zimbabwe completed
Strengthening drought resilience of pastoralists in the Afar Region completed
Strengthening post-harvest processes in Africa using improved solar drying completed
Supporting dairy value chains and smallholder agricultural mechanization in Ghana, Kenya, Tunisia and Zambia: Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) completed
SURUMER - Nachhaltiger Kautschukanbau in der Mekong-Region - Teilvorhaben: Projektkoordination, Kohlenstoffdynamik, Wasserhaushalt, Bestäuberdienstleistungen, Naturreservatkonflikte, sozio-ökonomische Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung current
SURUMER - TP Kohlenstoffdynamik in den Landnutzungssystemen current
Tanninhaltige Ackerfuttermittel als Komponenten der Endoparasiten-Bekämpfung bei kleinen Wiederkäuern im ökologischen Landbau completed
The Future of Family-Based Smallholder Systems in Times of Bioeconomy - a MPMAS analysis for San Pedro del Paraná/Paraguay completed
The potential for production and marketing of wheat in Rwanda completed
The Potential of Sorghum as a Contribution to Food Security in Zimbabwe completed
Trans-SEC - Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard Food Security using Technology and Knowledge Transfer current
Trees in multi-Use Landscapes in Southeast Asia (TUL-SEA): A Negotiation Support Toolbox for Integrated Natural Resource Management completed
Understanding the importance of termite mounds and other nutrient hotspots for ungulates in the Issa Valley ecosystem current
Understanding the present distribution of parasitic weeds of the genus Striga and predicting its potential future geographic distribution in the light of climate and land use change completed
Underutilized or unprotected? New methods for analyzing diverging perspectives on the large-scale conversion of tropical grassland eco-systems completed
Unravelling the potential of neglected crop diversity for high-value product differentiation and income generation for the poor: The case of chili pepper in its centre of origin completed
Untersuchungen zur Hormesis bei Pflanzen verursacht durch herbizidwirksame Verbindungen - Mechanismen & praktische Konsequenzen completed
Verbundvorhaben INNOVATE: Nachhaltige Nutzung von Stauseen durch innovative Kopplung von aquatischen und terrestrischen Ökosystemfunktionen - Teilvorhaben 2: Terrestrische Ökosystemfunktionen current
Comparision and validation of the plant growth simulation models CERES-Maize and CORNF completed
WUJIM - Wassernutzung von Jatropha in Madagaskar completed
ZPLAN - a tool to optimize breeding programmes completed
Genetic improvement of chicken breed lines with specific adaption to tropic locations by utilization of major genes completed
Zweinutzungshuhn Baden-Württemberg – Geflügelzüchtung im gesellschaftlichen Dialog current