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Professor Sauer gives presentation at OECD Farm-level Analysis Network in Oslo (4/6-5/6)(4.6.-5.6.)

Paper by Richard Smart one of the top downloaded articles in the Journal of Agricultural Economics in 2016/2017

Richard Smart's article "Trends in Approval Times for Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States and the European Union" published in the Journal of Agricultural Economics, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers. As of year-end 2017 the article had received 1155…

Research seminar on 30/05: Maria Vrachioli presents current research findings

On May 23, our new colleague Maria Vrachioli will talk about her research in the field of impact evaluation of irrigation technology. Date and place: 30/5/2018, 11-12 am, seminar room PuR Presenter: Maria Vrachioli Title: Impact Evaluation of Alternative Irrigation Technology in Crete: Correcting…

Professor Sauer and Stefan Wimmer in China for research stay (10/05-18/05)

For the second time Professor Sauer and Stefan Wimmer travel to Beijing in the course of the Chair's internationalization activities. They will continue to work on a research project that was started with Dr. Jing You from the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of the Renmin…

We are pleased to welcome Maria Vrachioli in our team.

Veronika Hannus presents her work about the acceptance of sustainability standards in the weekly research seminar

On May 9, Veronika Hannus will talk about her research results concerning sustainability standards in German agriculture in the research seminar.  Date and place: 9/5/2018, 11-12 am, seminar room PuR Presenter: Veronika Hannus Title: Akzeptanz von Nachhaltigkeitsstandards – Ergebnisse eines…

We are pleased to welcome Maya Flekstad in our team.

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Research seminar begins with a presentation entitled "An implementation of the calibration approach for estimators at regional level” on 2/5/2018

As in previous semesters, researchers of the chair will present their work in the PuR research seminar on a weekly basis. On May, 2, Lucian Stanca will talk about a new estimation technique to determine and forecast the income of farmers reported in the Bavarian Agricultural Report. The PuR…

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Benjamin in our team

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Chair explores interactions between society, land use, ecosystem services and biodiversity in the new joint project BLIZ

How will ecosystem services and biodiversity in Bavaria develop until the year 2100? The interdisciplinary joint project BLIZ takes an outlook to the future and develops new scenarios for sustainable management of ecosystems. Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach, scientists from the…