Funded projects

PhD Research Scholarship

Arevalo, Ashly (Colombian)

University of Hohenheim, PD Dr. Frank Rasche / CIMMYT, Dr. Hannes Karwat

Topic: Wheat genotype adaptation to heat and drought stress and its implication on rhizosphere metabolome and microbiome dynamics
Country of Operation: Mexico

Asravor, Jacob (Ghanaian)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller / IITA, Dr. Alexander Nimo Wiredu

Topic: Integrated soil fertility management, farm performance and household welfare: evidence from smallholder farmers in Mozambique
Country of Operation: Mozambique

Awoke, Mahlet Degefu (Ethiopian)

ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / ICRAF, Dr. Anthony A. Kimaro

Topic: Developing an assessment framework along the agroforestry: food security nexus: sustainable dryland strategies for people-centered land restoration in Tanzania
Country of Operation: Tanzania

Baldivieso Soruco, Carla (Bolivian)

ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / WorldFish, Dr. Mark Dubois

Topic: Collective action and governance of aqua agroecological food systems in Cambodia
Country of Operation: Cambodia

Balingbing, Carlito (Filipino)

University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Oliver Hensel / IRRI, Martin Gummert

Topic: Enhanced monitoring and classification on insect pests in stored rice based on their sound signature
Country of Operation: Philippines

Beck, Lilian-Marleen (German)

DITSL, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann / ICRAF, Dr. Delia Catacutan

Topic: Inter-organizational learning to foster co-development and implementation of agroforestry innovations in Cambodia
Country of Operation: Cambodia

Bisia, Collins Muhadia (Kenyan)

KIT, Prof Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl / ILRI, Dr. Sonja Leitner

Topic: Water pans as multifunctional components of climate-smart landscapes in semiarid regions
Country of Operation: Kenya

Bochmann, Helena (German)

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Prof. Dr. Uwe Rascher / IRRI, Dr. Amelia Henry

Topic: The long-term effect of rice lateral root types on drought recovery and yield
Country of Operation: Philippines

Publications:

Mau, L., Junker, S., Bochmann, H., Mihiret, Y. E., Kelm, J.M., Schrey, S. D., Roessner, U., Schaaf, G., Watt, M., Kant, J., Arsova, B.; 2022; Root Growth and Architecture of Wheat and Brachypodium Vary in Response to Algal Fertilizer in Soil and Solution; Agronomy; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020285

Chavez Miguel, Giovanna (Mexican)

ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / CIP, Dr. Stef de Haan

Topic: Agroecology as a territorial governance strategy for rural reconstruction and resilience-building in the aftermath of shocks and crises
Country of Operation: Peruvian and Colombian Andes

Publications:

Chavez-Miguel, G., Bonatti, M., Ácevedo-Osorio, Á., Sieber, S., Löhr, K.; 2022; Agroecology as a community-based natural resource management approach for strengthening social cohesion and community resilience in post-conflict settings; GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society; https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.31.1.9
Chavez-Miguel, G., Ácevedo-Osorio, Á., Castano Arcila, G., Löhr, K., Sieber, S., Bonatti, M.; 2022; Farmer-led education on the Colombian Andes: Escuelas Campesinas de Agroecología as a social learning approach for post-conflict reconstruction; Agroecology and Sustainable Food Sytems; https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2022.2092577

Dambo, Geckem (Malawian)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Matthew Reynolds

Topic: Remotely sensed spectral indices as indicator of climate resilience in wheat breeding context
Country of Operation: Mexico

Deissler, Luzia (German)

University of Hannover, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote / ICRAF, Dr. Kai Mausch

Topic: Drivers of change: understanding the process of complex technology adoption in Sub Saharan Africa
Country of Operation: Kenya and Zambia

Do, Hoa Thi (Vietnamese)

University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Eike Lüdeling / ICRAF, Dr. Nguyen La

Topic: Transisitoning to tree-based farming systems – Exploring barriers to agroforestry uptake among smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam
Country of Operation: Vietnam

Hossain, Shahadat (Bangladeshi)

University of Gießen, Prof. Dr. Franco Falcone / ILRI, Dr. Philip Toye and Dr. Lian Thomas

Topic: Development of a fluorescent RBL reporter system for diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis
Country of Operation: Germany

Islam, Md. Amirul (Bangladeshi)

University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Mathias Becker / CIMMYT, Dr. Timothy J. Krupnik

Topic: CropShift-Bangladesh: Significance of newly emerged cropping systems in supply demand synchrony and crop nutrient management strategy
Country of Operation: Bangladesh

Joseph, Jacob Emanuel (Tanzanian)

University of Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Reimund Paul / ICRISAT, Prof. Dr. Anthony Whitbread

Topic: Understanding the climate-induced crop production risks and designing on-farm level agro-advisory tools in the drylands of Senegal and Tanzania
Country of Operation: Senegal and Tanzania

Lienert, Anja (German)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Christian Lippert / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Stefan Burkart

Topic: A system’s perspective on adoption barriers and potential upscaling paths for the sustainable intensification of cattle husbandry in the Colombian Amazon
Country of Operation: Colombia

Maina, Kevin Wanjau (Kenyan)

University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim / ILRI, Dr. Elizaphan James Oburu Rao

Topic: Assessment of farmers’ preferences for bundled delivery of East Coast Fever vaccine amongst smallholder dairy producers in Kenya
Country of Operation: Kenya

Mbabazi, Esther Gloria (Ugandan)

University of Kiel, Prof. Dr. Awudu Abdulai / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Enoch M.Kikulwe

Topic: The adoption and impacts of banana agronomic practices on the livelihoods of rural smallholder farmers in Uganda
Country of Operation: Uganda

Oloo, Richard Dooso (Kenyan)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda / ILRI, Dr. Alley Okeyo Mwai

Topic: The contribution of natural gut microbial populations to genetic relationship between degree of resilience to tropical environment and productivity in dairy cattle
Country of Operation: Kenya

Publications:

Oloo, R.D., Ekine-Dzivenu, C.C., Ojango, J.M.K., Gebreyohanes, G., Mrode, R., Okeyo, A.M. and Chagunda, M.G.G.; 2023; Opportunities to quantify resilience of dairy cattle to environmental stressors in sub-Saharan Africa; ILRI Research Report 113; Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Pandey, Ambika (Nepalese)

University of Gießen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei / IRRI, Dr. Jauhar Ali

Topic: Understanding the genetic and physiological basis of arsenic responses and exclusion in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Country of Operation: Philippines

Paudel, Gokul Prasad (Nepalese)

University of Hannover, PD Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen / CIMMYT, Dr. Peter Craufurd

Topic: Examining the interlinkages between water, agriculture, and poverty in the Indo-Gangetic Basin of South Asia
Country of Operation: Nepal

Publications:

Paudel, G. P., Gartaula, H., Rahut, D. B., Justice, S. E., Krupnik, T. J., McDonald, A. J.; 2023; The contributions of scale-appropriate farm mechanization to hunger and poverty reduction: evidence from smallholder systems in Nepal; Journal of Economics and Development; https://doi.org/10.1108/JED-10-2022-0201
Paudel, G. P., Khanal, A. R., Rahut, D. B., Krupnik, T. J., McDonald, A. J.; 2022; Smart precision agriculture but resource constrained farmers: Is service provision a potential solution? Farmer’s willingness to pay for laser-land leveling services in Nepal; Smart Agricultural Technology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2022.100084
McDonald, A. J., Singh,b., Keil, A., Srivastava, A., Craufurd, p., Kishore, A., Kumar, V., Paudel, G. P., Singh, S., Singh, A. K., Sohane, R. K., Malik, R. K.; 2022; Time management governs climate resilience and productivity in the coupled rice-wheat cropping systems of eastern India; Nature Food; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00549-0
Paudel, G. P., Krishna, V. V., Rahut, D. B., McDonald, A. J.; 2022; Sustainable intensification under resource constraints: Estimating the heterogeneous effects of hybrid maize adoption in Nepal; Journal of Crop Improvement; https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2022.2066041
Risal, A., Urfels, A., Srinivasan, R., Bayissa, Y., Shrestha, N., Paudel, G. P., Krupnik, T. J.; 2022; Impact of climate change on water resources and crop production in western Nepal: Implications and adaptation stratigies; Hydrology; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9080132
Brown, B., Paudel, G. P., Krupnik, T. J.; 2021; Visualizing adoption processes through a stepwise framework: A case study of mechanization on the Nepal Terai; Agricultural Systems; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103200
Devkota, K. P., Devkota, M., Paudel, G. P., McDonald, A. J.; 2021; Coupling landscape-scale diagnostics surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulations to identify entry points for sustainably closing rice yield gaps in Nepal; Agricultural Systems; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103182
Kandel, P., Kharel, K., Njoroge, A., Smith, B. W., Díaz-Valderrama, J. R., Timilsina, R. H., Paudel, G. P., Baributsa, D.; 2021; On-farm grain storage and challenges in Bagmati Province, Nepal; Sustainablity; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147959

Seidel, Anna (German)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Regina Birner / ILRI, Dr. Todd Crane

Topic: Assessment of the adaptation strategies of dromedary pastoralists under climate variability in northern Kenya
Country of Operation: Kenya

Surendran Padmaja, Subash (Indian)

University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim / CIMMYT, Dr. Vijesh V. Krishna

Topic: Economic and environmental impacts of laser land leveling technology in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Country of Operation: India

Publications:

Surendran-Padmaja, S., Khed, V. D., Krishna, V. V.; 2023; What would others say? Exploring gendered and caste-based social norms in Central India through vignettes; Woman's Studies International Forum: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2023.102692

Tiozon, Rhowell Jr. (Filipino)

MPI, Prof. Dr. Alisdair Fernie / IRRI, Dr. Nese Sreenivasulu

Topic: Genetic diversity of pigmented rice and its nutritional benefits
Country of Operation: Philippines

Publications:

Sreenivasulu, N., Alseekh, S., Tiozon, R.N. Jr., Graner, A., Martin, C., and Fernie, A.; 2022; Metabolic Signatures from Genebank Collections: An Underexploited Resource for Human Health?; Annu. Rev. Food Sci. Technol.; https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-food-060822-113022
Tiozon, R.N. Jr., Sartagoda, K., Serrano, L., Fernie, A.R., Sreenivasulu, N.; 2022; Metabolomics based inferences to unravel phenolic compound diversity in cereals and its implications for human gut health; Trends in Food Science & Technology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.06.011
Tiozon, R.N. Jr., Sartagoda, K., Fernie, A.R., Sreenivasulu, N.; 2021; The nutritional profile and human health benefit of pigmented rice and the impact of post-harvest processes and product development on the nutritional components: A review; Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition; https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1995697

Volk, Johanna (German)

University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. Maria Andrade

Topic: Model-supported identification of phenotypic traits and development of a field-based screening tool for salinity tolerant sweet potato clones
Country of Operation: Mozambique