On-going projects

Global Agrifood Supply Chain, EU Food Safety Standards and Small-Scale Vegetable Producers: The case of vegetable exports from Kenya. Project carried out in collaboration with ICIPE, Kenya. Sponsor: BMZ, Duration: 2005-2008.

Impact of shocks on vulnerability to poverty in Thailand and Vietnam- consequences for emerging economies. Project carried out in collaboration with the Universities of Göttingen and Frankfurt (in Germany) as well as Kasetsart University (KU) in Bangkok, Thailand and Centre of Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Duration 2006–2009.

External costs of pesticides in vegetable production in Kenya. PhD Project in collaboration with ICIPE, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsor: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Duration 2007–2009.

Food security and poverty alleviation through valuation and governance of river fisheries in Cameroon and Nigeria. Project carried out in collaboration with World Fish Centre, Penang, Malaysia. Sponsor: BMZ, Duration: 2006-2009.

 

Completed projects

Economic study on the role of information in the transition of horticultural firms in adopting organic horticulture practices and establishment of a public research private sector research network in organic horticulture in Germany. Duration 2004–2006. Sponsor: Bundesanstalt für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BLE).

Study and Task Force on the Health Benefits of IPM Programs and their consequences for agricultural and health policies in Nicaragua and other countries in Central America together with the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua and other regional partner. Duration 2004–2005. Sponsor: European Commission (EC).

Impact Assessment of new production technologies and farmer training in cotton in Asia. Sponsored by EU/FAO Regional Office Bangkok. Duration 2002-2004. This project is carried out as a network of socioeconomists in six Asian countries (Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines) and with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand (collaborator: Dr. Suwanna Praneetvatakul). Cooperation on bioeconomic modeling with the University of California at Berkeley, Chinese National Training and Research Centre Beijing and FAO Regional program on IPM in cotton in Asia. Sponsor: EU/FAO.

Development of an Internationalization and international student recruitment concept for the University of Hannover and to study the Economic Benefits of Higher Education and International Migration. This project is in connection with my assignment as the university’s Director of International Affairs. Duration: 2000–2003.

Environmental Policy Reform in Development Countries: the case of pesticides, in collaboration with research institutions in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Pakistan, Costa Rica; funded by GTZ, Germany, FAO/UNEP and The World Bank. Duration: 1994–2001.

The Economics of well irrigation for vegetable production in the province of Lahj, Yemen; funded by GTZ. Duration 1997–2001.

Pesticide Policy Reform in Pakistan. Study, training workshops and policy meetings, sponsored by UNDP and conducted in collaboration with the Global IPM Facility of FAO and Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. Sponsor UNDP. Duration: 2000–2001.

Research activities are being continued to finalize a book on agro-environmental policy reform in Pakistan.

Upland Agricultural Development in Vietnam, in collaboration with IRRI, funded by BMZ, 1999-2003. Cooperation with Dr. Sushil Pandey, Economist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Philippines. Research activities are being continued preparing a book on the role of upland rice for food security.

Economics of Post Harvest Development in Vietnam, in collaboration with IFPRI, funded by BMZ. Duration 1999–2001.

The Economics of Desert Locust Control in Africa. Sponsored by GTZ. Duration 1998- 2000.

Organization and Management of the World Bank (WB) and Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) Pavilions at the World EXPO 2000 at Hannover. The pavilions displayed themes on development projects in Asia Africa and Latin America. The task was to manage a group of international students of the University of Hannover who had to explain WB and IDB development concepts and projects to EXPO visitors. Duration 2000.

The extension of Cost Benefit Analysis in Irrigation Investments: an explorative study from Rajasthan in India. Sponsor German Development Bank (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau). Duration 1996–1997.

Data and Information requirements to conduct socioeconomic research in organic horticulture in Germany. Sponsor Bundesanstalt für Ernährung (BLE). Duration: 2001

The Economics of Transition to Organic Fruit Farming in Northern Germany funded by The Environmental Agency of Hamburg. Duration 2001.

Socioeconomic Value of Traditional Fruit Tree Systems in Germany funded by the German Environment Foundation. Duration 1999–2000.

 

Ongoing Ph.D. projects (with expected year of completion)

EUREP-GAP standards and poverty reduction in Keynian Horticulture (2008) ASFAW, SOLOMON

Assessment of Inland Fisheries Resources in Nigeria (2009) CHIWAULA, LEVISON

Spatial distribution and regional dynamics of vegetable production in Thailand (2007) HARDEWEG, BERND

The Health Benefits of Farmer Training in Nicaragua (THESIS SUBMITTED). GARMING, HILDEGARD

Constraints to adoption of safer vegetable production technologies in Thailand (THESIS SUBMITTED) KRASUAYTHONG, THANAPORN

External Costs of Pesticide Use in vegetable production in Kenya (2009) IBRAHIM NDEGWA, MACHARIA

The impact of Farmer Education on Productivity and Efficiency of Cotton in Asia (2008) PANANURAK, PIYATAT

The impact of interventions in the post-harvest sector in the Brong Ahafo Region. Ghana (THESIS SUBMITTED) SCHILL, MAURICE

Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand (2009) TONGRUKSAWATTANA, THONGPORN

Diversification strategies in agriculture in Vietnam (2009) TUNG, Phung Duc

Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture in Hue Province, Vietnam (2009) VÖLKER, MARC

The impact of inland fisheries resources management on poverty reduction in Northern Cameroon (2009) WITT, RUDOLF

Interaction effects of new Technology and Farmer Training in cotton in China (THESIS SUBMITTED) WU, LI-FENG

 

Completed Ph.D. projects (year of examination)

Economics of De-intensification Strategies of Cereal-based Farms in Northern Germany. STOYKE, CORD (1995), Dr. sc. agr.

Economics of introducing Fruit Trees in the Cordillera Central Northern Luzon, Philippines. WESSELER, JUSTUS (1996), Dr. sc. agr.

The Economics of Rice-Fish Production Systems in North Sumatra, Indonesia. PURBA, SIRMAN (1997), Dr. sc. agr.

Small-scale Aquaculture and Integrated Pest Management in intensive Rice-based Farming Systems – a socioeconomic analysis of potentials, constraints and interactions. HORTSTKOTTE-WESSELER, GESA (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

Socio-economic impact of stone terraces in the province of Bam/Burkina Faso. KUNZE, DAGMAR. (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

Economic Criteria for Pesticide Policy Assessment. FLEISCHER, Gerd (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

The Effect of a Pesticide Tax on Pesticide Demand and Income in Costa Rica. AGNE, STEFAN (1999), Dr. sc. agr.

The Economics of Pest Management in Citrus Production in Thailand. JUNGBLUTH, FRAUKE (1999), Dr. rer. hort.

Pesticides and Human Health: an economic analysis of rice-cotton systems in Northern Côte d’Ivoire. AJAYI, OLUDEYE. (1999), Dr. rer. hort.

The Role of Improved Seeds and Fertilizer in Food Security under Risk: The case of Smallholders in Eastern Oromya, Ethiopia. EMMANA, BEZABIH. (2000), Dr. rer. hort.

The Costs of Soil Conservation Measures among Smallholders in the Hararghe Highlands of Ethiopia. ADENEW, BERHANU (2000), Dr. rer. hort.

Willingness to Pay for traditional fruit tree meadows in two counties of Germany. ZANDER, KATRIN (2001), Dr. rer. hort.

Economics of irrigation of vegetables and other intensive crops in the province of Lahj, Yemen. ABDUL-RAHMAN SAEED, SAMIR (2002), Dr. rer. hort.

Economics of utilization and production of indigenous fruits in Southern Africa. MITHOEFER, DAGMAR, (2004) Dr. oec.

The economic benefits of transgenic cotton in China. PEMSL, DIEMUTH, (2005) Dr. oec.

Economics of biological control in field vegetables in Europe - a cross-country comparison. DIRKSMEYER, WALTER (2006), Dr. rer. hort.

The Economics of Trypanosomiasis Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa AFFOGNON, HIPPOLITE (2007), Dr. oec.