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Following the problems: das Programm der Nachwuchsforschergruppe "Entdeckung, Erforschung und Bearbeitung gesellschaftlicher Großprobleme"
Kaldewey, Davidd; Russ, Daniela; Schubert, Julia (2015-09)Das Verhältnis der Wissenschaft zu ihrer gesellschaftlichen Umwelt beschäftigt nicht nur die Wissenschaftssoziologie seit geraumer Zeit. Während sich die öffentliche Debatte um das Bild einer im Elfenbeinturm isolierten ... -
Food for thought: The effect of nutrition on dementia and memory decline
Melo van Lent, Debora (2018-11-26)The worldwide number of elderly is rising, and simultaneously the number of people with dementia is also increasing (Blennow, et al., 2006; Jicha and Carr, 2010). In the past 20 years the care of dementia patients has ... -
Food habits and nutrition security in West Africa: Practices from Southwestern Burkina Faso
Germer, Aminata (2020-10-30)Background: The southwestern part of Burkina Faso (BF) like the whole country faces severe vulnerability to food and nutrition insecurity, which is characterised by a cyclical up and down, and particularly by a high rate ... -
Food price volatility: the role of stocks and trade
Kornher, Lukas (2015-10-14)After a period of relatively low international food price volatility since the 1970s, prices spiked in 2007/2008 and 2011. These international price changes transmitted to domestic markets where they generate extra volatility. ... -
Food Security Monitoring for Developing Countries in the Age of Big Data
Weber, Regine (2020-02-10)Approximately 817 million people are currently estimated to be undernourished and 85 million people across 46 countries are estimated to be in need of food emergency assistance over the course of 2019. Conflict, migration ... -
Food Security Standard: Principles, Criteria and Indicators
Gamba, Liliana; Beuchelt, Tina; Schneider, Rafaël (2020-06)International demand for agricultural commodities is growing due to population growth, changes in consumption patterns and the current shift from petroleum-based to bio-based economies. This can have adverse effects, ... -
Food Security Standard (FSS) National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool 1.1
Voigt, Holm; Beuchelt, Tina; Schneider, Rafaël; Gamba, Liliana (2020-04-01)The Food Security Standard (FSS) provides practicable and measurable criteria and tools to ensure the Right to Food on sustainably certified agricultural production sites. The National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool ... -
Food System in India: Challenges, Performance and Promise: Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit March 30, 2021
Gulati, Ashok; Paroda, Raj; Sanjiv, Puri; Narain, D.; Ghanwat, Anil (2021-03-30)India’s transformation of its food system from a highly deficit one in mid 1960s to self-reliant and marginally surplus now is a story of success and holds lessons for many small holder economies of Africa and south and ... -
Food System Innovations and Digital Technologies to Foster Productivity Growth and Rural Transformation: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit May 2021
Benfica, Rui; Chambers, Judith; Koo, Jawoo; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Falck-Zepeda, José; Stads, Gert-Jan; Arndt, Channing (2021-05)This brief looks at food system innovations and digital technologies as important drivers of productivity growth and improved food and nutrition security. The analysis emphasizes a mix of research feasibility and ... -
Food Systems: Definition, Concept and Application for the UN Food Systems Summit
von Braun, Joachim; Afsana, Koaisar; Fresco, Louise O.; Hassan, Mohamed; Torero, Maximo (2021-03-05)The UN Food System Summit seeks to alter food systems to be healthier, safer, more sustainable, more efficient, and more equitable. This paper aims to inform the public and stakeholders interested in the Food Systems Summit ... -
Food Systems Innovation Hubs in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit March 26, 2021
Beesabathuni, Kalpana; Askari, Sufia; Bajoria, Madhavika; Bloem, Martin; Gavin-Smith, Breda; Hamirani, Hamid; Kraemer, Klaus; Kumari, Priyanka; Lingala, Srujith; Milan, Anne; Tshering, Puja; van Zutphen, Kesso Gabrielle; Woltering, Kris (2021-03-26)Our food systems are under pressure and failing us. This failure includes the inability to (a) produce and deliver high-quality diets to meet nutritional needs, (b) produce equal and equitable benefits, and (c) mitigate ... -
Food waste reduction concepts for stakeholders in the food supply chain and auxiliary organizations
Strotmann, Christina (2019-09-10)The objective of this thesis was to develop concepts to support the reduction of food waste in the food sector. The concepts are targeted to private companies, such as manufacturing businesses, retailers, and large-scale ... -
Forage supply of West African rangelands: Towards a better understanding of ecosystem services by application of hyperspectral remote sensing
Ferner, Jessica (2018-12-12)Grazing is the predominant type of land use in savanna regions all over the world. Although large savanna areas in Africa are still grazed by wild herbivores, the West African Sudanian savanna region mainly comprises ... -
The Foraminifera of the Zanzibar Archipelago: (Tanzania, East Africa)
Thissen, Jens Michael (2015-01-08)The Zanzibar Archipelago is the largest reef system in eastern Africa and represents the transition from the high-diversity region of the Asian Indo-Pacific to the cold-water areas of southern Africa. It is among the most ... -
Forced Displacement and Development in Host Countries - Resilience as New Concept for Dealing with Situations of Forced Displacement?
Meier, Amrei (2021-03-17)In light of increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, often resulting in protracted refugee situations that affect refugees as well as the development of the countries hosting them the thesis analyzes what contribution the ... -
Forced relocation after the Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004: case study of vulnerable populations in three relocation settlements in Galle, Sri Lanka
Fernando, Nishara (2010-05-19)This study focuses on the impact of forced relocation on the livelihoods of residents who lived in the city of Galle, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, prior to the 2004 tsunami, who were later forcibly relocated into new ... -
‘Forced to Green’ or ‘Willingness to Green’?: Behaviors under Uncertainty of Quota Evidence from China’s Adoption of New Energy Vehicles
Liu, Yang (2021-07-07)This research, in term of the macro-perspective, covers the politics, environment, and economics, by integrating the macro with the micro-perspectives, digging into individuals’ decision making. Based on the literature ... -
Forderung und Förderung der Teilnahme Älterer an Innovationsprozessen
Schneider, Anna (2014-05-16)Trotz des Demografischen Wandels richten Unternehmen in Deutschland ihr Augenmerk nach wie vor hauptsächlich auf jüngere Konsumentengruppen. Die vorliegende Arbeit hatte zum Ziel, grundlegende Voraussetzungen für die ... -
Forecasts for Galaxy Cluster Observations and Cosmological Implications from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey
Borm, Katharina (2016-04-19)One of the most commonly asked questions in astrophysics today refers to the nature of dark energy. The characteristics of this parameter are imprinted in the large-scale structure of matter and accordingly also in the ... -
Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector: trends, determinants and impacts
Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta (2019-04)In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the ...