Funded projects
PhD Research Scholarship
Arevalo, Ashly
University of Hohenheim, PD Dr. Frank Rasche / CIMMYT, Dr. Hannes KarwatTopic: Wheat genotype adaptation to heat and drought stress and its implication on rhizosphere metabolome and microbiome dynamics
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Colombian
Asravor, Jacob
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller / IITA, Dr. Alexander Nimo WireduTopic: Integrated soil fertility management, farm performance and household welfare: evidence from smallholder farmers in Mozambique
Country of Operation: Mozambique
Nationality: Ghanaian
Publications:
- Asravor, J., Tsiboe, F., Asravor, R.K., Wiredu, A.N., Zeller, M.; 2023; Technology and managerial performance of farm operators by age in Ghana; Journal of Productivity Analysis;
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11123-023-00679-y - Tsiboe, F., Asravor, J., Owusu, V., Mensah-Bonsu, A.; 2022; Production technology, efficiency, and productivity of cereal farms: Prospects for enhancing farm performance in Ghana; Agricultural and Resource Economics Review;
http://doi.org/10.1017/age.2022.16
Awoke, Mahlet Degefu
ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / ICRAF, Dr. Anthony A. KimaroTopic: Developing an assessment framework along the agroforestry: food security nexus: sustainable dryland strategies for people-centered land restoration in Tanzania
Country of Operation: Tanzania
Nationality: Ethiopian
Baldivieso Soruco, Carla
ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / WorldFish, Dr. Mark DuboisTopic: Collective action and governance of aqua agroecological food systems in Cambodia
Country of Operation: Cambodia
Nationality: Bolivian
Balingbing, Carlito
University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Oliver Hensel / IRRI, Dr. Nguyen Van HungTopic: Enhanced monitoring and classification on insect pests in stored rice based on their sound signature
Country of Operation: Philippines
Nationality: Filipino
Beck, Lilian-Marleen
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Claudia Bieling / ICRAF, Dr. Delia CatacutanTopic: Inter-organizational learning to foster co-development and implementation of agroforestry innovations in Cambodia
Country of Operation: Cambodia
Nationality: German
Bisia, Collins Muhadia
KIT, Prof Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl / ILRI, Dr. Sonja LeitnerTopic: Water pans as multifunctional components of climate-smart landscapes in semiarid regions
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
Bochmann, Helena
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Prof. Dr. Uwe Rascher / IRRI, Dr. Amelia HenryTopic: The long-term effect of rice lateral root types on drought recovery and yield
Country of Operation: Philippines
Nationality: German
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
ZALF, PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / CIP, Dr. Stef de HaanTopic: 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
Nationality: Mexican
In cooperation with Junior Scientist Simon Bock and Juan Tomailla, Janika Hämmerle and María José Cordero Fernández
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
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Matthew ReynoldsTopic: Remotely sensed spectral indices as indicator of climate resilience in wheat breeding context
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Malawian
In cooperation with Junior Scientist Deena Thankachan and Ilaria Parente
Deissler, Luzia
University of Hannover, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote / ICRAF, Dr. Kai MauschTopic: Drivers of change: understanding the process of complex technology adoption in Sub Saharan Africa
Country of Operation: Kenya and Zambia
Nationality: German
Puplications:
- Deißler, L., Mausch, K., Karanja, A., McMullin, S., Grote, U.; 2023; A complex web of interactions: Personality traits and aspirations in the context of smallholder agriculture; BAE Bio-based and Applied Economics;
https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13475
Do, Hoa Thi
University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Eike Lüdeling / ICRAF, Dr. Nguyen LaTopic: Transisitoning to tree-based farming systems – Exploring barriers to agroforestry uptake among smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam
Country of Operation: Vietnam
Nationality: Vietnamese
Hossain, Shahadat
University of Gießen, Prof. Dr. Franco Falcone / ILRI, Dr. Philip Toye and Dr. Lian ThomasTopic: Development of a fluorescent RBL reporter system for diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Islam, Md. Amirul
University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Mathias Becker / CIMMYT, Dr. Timothy J. KrupnikTopic: CropShift-Bangladesh: Significance of newly emerged cropping systems in supply demand synchrony and crop nutrient management strategy
Country of Operation: Bangladesh
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Joseph, Jacob Emanuel
University of Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Reimund Paul Rötter / ICRISAT, Prof. Dr. Anthony WhitbreadTopic: 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
Nationality: Tanzanian
Publications:
- Joseph, J. E., Akinseye, F. M., Worou, O. N., Faye, A., Konnte, O., Whitbread, A. M., Rötter, R. P.; 2023; Assessment of the relations between crop yield variability and the onset and intensity of the West African Monsoon; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology;
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109431
Lienert, Anja
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Christian Lippert / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Stefan BurkartTopic: 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
Nationality: German
In cooperation with Junior Scientist Adrian Lüdtke
Maina, Kevin Wanjau
University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim / ILRI, Dr. Elizaphan James Oburu RaoTopic: Assessment of farmers’ preferences for bundled delivery of East Coast Fever vaccine amongst smallholder dairy producers in Kenya
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
Mbabazi, Esther Gloria
University of Kiel, Prof. Dr. Awudu Abdulai / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Enoch M.KikulweTopic: The adoption and impacts of banana agronomic practices on the livelihoods of rural smallholder farmers in Uganda
Country of Operation: Uganda
Nationality: Ugandan
Oloo, Richard Dooso
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda / ILRI, Dr. Ally Okeyo MwaiTopic: Assessment of resilience to environmental disturbances and the associated genetic progress in dairy cattle performing in sub-Saharan Africa
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
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
University of Gießen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei / IRRI, Dr. Jauhar AliTopic: Understanding the genetic and physiological basis of arsenic responses and exclusion in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Country of Operation: Philippines
Nationality: Nepalese
- Pandey, A., Wu, L.-B., Murugaiyan, V., Schaaf, G., Ali, J., Frei, M.; 2023; Differential effects of arsenite and arsenate on rice (Oryza sativa) plants differing in glutathione S‑transferase gene expression; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28833-x
Paudel, Gokul Prasad
University of Hannover, PD Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen / CIMMYT, Dr. Jordan ChamberlinTopic: Examining the interlinkages between water, agriculture, and poverty in the Indo-Gangetic Basin of South Asia
Country of Operation: Nepal
Nationality: Nepalese
Publications:
- Nguyen, T. T., Grote, U., Neubacher, F., Rahut, D.B., Do, M. H., Paudel, G. P.; 2023; Security risks from climate change and environmental degradation: implications for sustainable land use transformation in the Global South; Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability;
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101322 - Paudel, G.P., Charmberlin, J., Balwinder-Singh, Maharjan, S., Nuguyen, T.T., Craufurd, P., McDonald, A.J.; 2023; Insights for climate change adaptation from early sowing of wheat in the Northern Indo-Gangetic Basin; International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103714 - 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
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Regina Birner / ILRI, Dr. Todd CraneTopic: Assessment of the adaptation strategies of dromedary pastoralists under climate variability in northern Kenya
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
Surendran Padmaja, Subash
University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim / CIMMYT, Dr. Vijesh V. KrishnaTopic: Economic and environmental impacts of laser land leveling technology in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Country of Operation: India
Nationality: Indian
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.
MPI, Prof. Dr. Alisdair Fernie / IRRI, Dr. Nese SreenivasuluTopic: Genetic diversity of pigmented rice and its nutritional benefits
Country of Operation: Philippines
Nationality: Filipino
Publications:
- Tiozon, R.N. Jr., Joerg Fettke, Nese Sreenivasulu, Alisdair R. Fernie; 2023; More than the main structural genes: Regulation of resistant starch formation in rice endosperm and its potential application; Journal of Plant Physiology;
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2023.153980 - 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
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. Maria AndradeTopic: Model-supported identification of phenotypic traits and development of a field-based screening tool for salinity tolerant sweet potato clones
Country of Operation: Mozambique
Nationality: German
In cooperation with Junior Scientist Jane Cypriyana Pedinedi Jerald and Eugenio Giacopelli, Theresa Schilbert and Dhruv Patel