Sustainable agricultural development
Sustainable agricultural development in transition economies
Rising commodity prices, an increasing recognition of arable land as a globally scarce resource, as well as income and employment needs of rural populations have reinvigorated the debate about how farming should be organised in a sustainable manner worldwide. With a focus on post-Soviet Europe and Central Asia, we investigate patterns of agricultural restructuring, labour and tenancy arrangements, sustainable use of land and water, and the emergence of the livestock sector.
Projects:
- ELNAC – Enhanced Livelihood and Natural Resource Management under Accelerated Climate Change
- FURA – Determinants of Food Insecurity in Urban and Rural Afghanistan
- TRANS-LIVESTOCK – Economic integration of livestock husbandry in the trans-border region of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- SDG Nexus Network
- SUSADICA – Structured doctoral programme on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia
- AGRICHANGE – Institutional change in land and labour relations of Central Asia’s irrigated agriculture
- ANICANET – Revitalising animal husbandry in Central Asia: A five-country analysis
- AGRIWANET – Agricultural Restructuring, Water Scarcity and the Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia: A Five-Country Study
(Photo: Martin Petrick)