West Africa

Program 1: Sustainable farming systems in West Africa: Socio-economic and gender dimensions

Research projects:

1)     Livestock systems and land resources economics and sustainability

·       The economics of trypanosomiases control in cattle herds in Togo

·       The economics of trypano-tolerant cattle breeds and herd management in ranches

2)     Postharvest economics and economic security

·       The economics of post harvest loss reduction and of biological control in smallholders storage in Southern Togo

·       Socioeconomic Impact of Cassava Postharvest Technologies on Smallholders in Southeastern Nigeria  

3)     Gender issues and food security

·       The economic role of off-farm income to sustainable land use systems and food security and modeling Gender roles

·       The role and contribution of women in decision-making in smallholder farms and families

Hohenheim researchers involved:

Research project (1): Fred Brandl, Ann Waters-Bayer, Werner Doppler, Carlos Sere

Research project (2): Helmut Albert, Ralf Schlauderer, Petra Mutlu, Chinedum Nwajuba

Research project (3): Werner Doppler, Cyrille Honagbode, Ann Floquet, Eunice Obamiro, Adeola Funso Akinsanmi

Publications: 

Books: 4

PhD theses:  9

Peer-reviewed articles: 44

Funding:

   External Funding:  DFG (SFB), GTZ, DAAD, IITA, ILRI,  INRA (Paris)

   Internal funding: Universities of Hohenheim, Montpellier and Kumasi, Technical University

   Berlin

Co-operation

With GTZ projects in various countries, IITA, ILRI, universities in Montpellier, Kumasi, Cotonou, Ibadan and Lome.