Labinot Kryeziu
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PhD candidate
labinot.kryeziuDivision of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning
Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resource Management
Research Center for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (iFZ)
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26–32
35392 Giessen
Tel : 0641 / 99-37172
| Since 6/2024 |
Research assistant – Landscape ecology and resources management, Justus Liebig University, Project: Sustainable use of organic side streams in the Republic of Kosovo: Concept development and development of implementation paths using the example of the municipality of Viti (ORG-VITI) |
| Since 2021 |
PhD candidate – Landscape ecology and resources management, Justus Liebig University, Project: Production, trade and consumption of mealworms in Kosovo – towards a sustainable agricultural value chain |
| 2017–2020 |
Master of Plant Protection – Phytomedicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina" - Content of minerals in Canada thistle ( Cirsium arvense L. Scop) in locality of Malisheva |
| 2014–2017 |
Bachelor of Plant Production – Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina" |
Projects
- Production, trade and consumption of mealworms in Kosovo – towards a sustainable agricultural value chain - PhD project (since 2021)
- Feasibility Study for Production & Application of Insect Frass - University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina" & GoBeyond funded by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH project: Digital Transformation Center Kosovo, EU-cofinanced component “Digitalisation of Micro and Small businesses to increase their resilience in the crisis” (2023 - 2024)
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Sustainable use of organic side streams in the Republic of Kosovo: Concept development and development of implementation paths using the example of the municipality of Viti (ORG-VITI) - Research project funded by the DBU (6/2024 - 5/2027)
Poster
Kryeziu L, Neitzel F, Waldhardt R, Rühl M (2023). Regional and seasonal side streams for sustainable mealworm production in the context of the Republic of Kosovo. INSECTA Conference, Magdeburg.
Kryeziu L, Neitzel F, Waldhardt R, Rühl M (2023). Side streams from agricultural and food systems for Sustainable Mealworm Production in
the Context of the Republic of Kosovo.16th GGL Annual Conference, Giessen.
Talks
Kryeziu L, Rühl M, Waldhardt R (2022). The importance of mealworms in a circular bioeconomy. INTECOL Conference, Geneva.
Publications
- Bytyçi H, Mehmeti A, Zogaj, M, Berisha K, Kryeziu L, Waldhardt R (accepted, 2025) From Waste to Wealth: Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Side-Stream Utilization for Circular Bio-Economy. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science.
- Kryeziu L, Neitzel F, Düring R-A, Waldhardt R, Rühl M (2026) Upcycling agri-food side streams via Tenebrio molitor rearing: growth performance, nutritional composition, and frass quality of larvae. Foods 15/9, 1478. [ https://doi.org/10.3390/foods15091478 ]
- Kryeziu L, Mehmeti A, Waldhardt R (2026) Agricultural land-use structure across hierarchical classification levels in Kosovo. Land 15/3, 465. [ https://doi.org/10.3390/land15030465]
- Mehmeti A, Zogaj M, Bytyçi H, Kabashi E, Mehmetaj D, Kryeziu L, Waldhardt R (2025) Effects of insect frass on growth and weed occurrence in Chamomile ( Matricaria chamomilla L.). Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus 90: 47-54.