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New publication: Angelova, D.; Käbel, J. "Weather Volatility and Production Efficiency". Sustainability.

Chair Group welcomes Ph.D. students to the course "Technology and Innovation in the Agricultural Sector - Theoretical and Empirical Approaches" (16/11-20/11)

For the fifth time already, between November 16 and 20, the Chair Group of Production and Resource Economics taught the module "Technology and Innovation in the Agricultural Sector - Theoretical and Empirical Approaches" as part of the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics.…

New publication: Wuepper, D.; Wimmer, S.; Sauer, J. "Is small family farming more environmentally sustainable? Evidence from a spatial regression discontinuity design in Germany". Land Use Policy.

Chair Group strengthens collaboration with partners in Egypt

As part of the Chair Group’s internationalization strategy, Professor Sauer and Emmanuel Benjamin travelled to Egypt for the third time in order to intensify the chair’s cooperation with Egyptian partners in the fields of research, teaching and student/staff exchanges. On the 6th of November, the…

Research results implemented in new sustainability standard of the German Agricultural Society

How can the sustainability profile of a farm be measured in its entirety or in parts and converted into a system that is easy for the farmer to use? Veronika Hannus investigates this question as part of her research. Through a comprehensive survey of farmers, Ms. Hannus, in collaboration with the…

Postgraduate course "Applied Microeconometrics and Impact Analysis" at the Chair Group of Production and Resource Economics (4/11-8/11)

In 2019, as in previous years, the Chair Group of Production and Resource Economics offers modules of the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics, a structured program for training doctoral students in the field of agricultural and food economics. One of them, "Applied…

Presentation of Maria Vrachioli at the third meeting of the OECD Network on Agricultural and Total Factor Productivity and the Environment at the University of Maryland (30/10-31/10)

At the end of October, the members of the OECD Network on Agricultural Total Factor Productivity and the Environment, which develops methods for agricultural productivity measurement taking into account environmental effects, met at the University of Maryland. The Chair Group of Production and…

Professor Sauer presents research results at the 24th Session of the OECD Network for Farm-Level Analysis in Paris (28/10-29/10)

Five months after the last meeting of the OECD Farm-Level Analysis Network, members of the network, international experts in agricultural and environmental economics as well as ministry representatives from various OECD member states, meet in Paris for the second time in 2019 to discuss latest…

Dr. Will Chancellor from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) visits chair group (23/10-25/10)

On Wednesday, Professor Sauer had the pleasure to welcome a well-traveled guest for a short visit at the chair group. Dr. Will Chancellor, agricultural economist at the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in Canberra,…

New publication: Tröster, M. F.; Pahl, H.; Sauer, J. "Effects of application costs on fertilizer application strategy". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.