PhD dissertations III
List of dissertations (2002-7) organized by thematic group
Group I Group II Group III Group IIII
Thematic Group III: Agricultural Economy and Sociology
Year | PhD Student | Title of dissertation and supervisor(s) |
2011 | Akouègnon, Guy-Erick | Targeting Herbaceous Legumes: Experiences with Intensification Domains and Local Knowledge Systems in West Africa. Prof. Volker Hoffmann, Prof. Rainer Schultze-Kraft. |
2011 | BAUER, V. B.M. | The East African Banana System – Organization of Planting Material Supply and Produce Marketing. Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2011 | BEUCHELT, T. | Analysis of participation and welfare effects in certified coffee supply chains on small-scale farmers. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2011 | BIRHANU, A.D. | Rainfall shock, social capital and household wellbeing in an agrarian economy: Empirical studies on Ethiopian smallholders. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2011 | BÖBER, C. | China in Transition – Poverty, Income Decomposition and Labor Allocation by Agricultural Households in Hebei Province“. Institute of Economics, Prof. Michael Ahlheim. |
2011 | BÖRGER, T. | Social Desirability And Environmental Valuation. Institute of Economics, Prof. Michael Ahlheim. |
2011 | GRASS, M. | Opportunities and constraints for agrofuels in developing countries: Case studies on economic viability and employment effects of Jatropha production. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2011 | INAYATI, D. | Nutritional interventions among mildly wasted children on Nias Island, Indonesia: impact on children’s nutritional status and knowledge-practice of caregivers. Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Anne Camilla Bellows. |
2011 | KLEINWECHTER, U. | Village Level Impacts of Trade Reform in China. Institute of Agricultural Policy and Markets. Prof. Harald Grethe. |
2011 | MILAN, F.M.P. | Social performance of microfinance institutions: Theory and empirical measurement. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2011 | PURWESTRI, R. | Supplementary feeding and cost analysis of locally produced Ready-to-Use-Food (RUF) for moderately and mildly wasted children in Nias Island, Indonesia: daily and weekly programs. Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Anne Camilla Bellows. |
2011 | SAIGENJI, Y. | Productivity, efficiency and comparative advantage of tea production in northern Vietnam: A micro-economic and institutional-level analysis. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2011 | SCHAD, I. | "We Vietnamese do new things differently" Dealing with uncertainty in agricultural innovation. Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2010 | ALCARAZ, G | Locating the food insecure: A spatial analysis of Guatemala’s Food Security Situation. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2010 | ALVES FINCO, M. | Bioenergy Economics: an analysis of oil seed farming and biodiesel production in the Brazilian savannah. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2010 | BHATTA, G. D. | Potential of organic agriculture in farming systems development in the urban and peri-urban hinterlands of Kathmandu valley. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2010 | FINCO, M. V. A. | The socio-economics of farm oil seed and biodiesel production in the Brazilian Savannah. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2010 | FISCHER, I. | Vulnerability and risk management of farm households in northern Vietnam. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2010 | HOUSSOU, N. | Assessing rural poverty through proxy indicators in Malawi. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2010 | JAFFÉ, M. | Institutional change in Cuba’s agricultural sector. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2010 | RUDIARTO, I. | Assessing rural resources and livelihood development through spatial explicit modeling in rural mountain of Java: A case of dieng plateau, Central Java, Indonesia. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2010 | THAI THI, M. | Agricultural Innovation Systems in Vietnam’s Northern Mountainous Region. Six Decades Shift From a Supply-Driven to a Diversification-Oriented System. Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2009 | AMANI AL-ASSAF | The impact of resources quality and pricing on rural families living standard in Jordan. In: DOPPLER, W. & BAUER, S. (Eds.): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim; Vol. 106, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2009 | ARNOLD THORSTON | Linking farm economics and hydrology: Model integration for watershed-level irrigation management, applied to RegionVII, Chile. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Thomas Berger. |
2009 | AROUNA, A | Domestic and Agricultural Water Use by Rural Household in the Oueme River Basin (Benin): An Economic Analysis Using Recent Econometric Approaches (Dissertation Part 1). Department of Farm Management, Prof. Stephan Dabbert. |
2009 | BREUNIG PETER | Rentabilitaet und Risiko typischer Ackerbaubetriebe in der Russischen Foederation. Department of Farm Management, Prof. Jürgen Zeddies. |
2009 | ECKER, O | Economics of Micronutrient Malnutrition: The Demand for Nutrients in Sub-Saharan Africa. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Matin Qaim |
2009 | GONZALEZ, A | Trade Liberalization, Poverty and Household Analysis: The Case of Mexico. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Martina Brockmeier. |
2009 | KRIESEMER, S | Adoption and Diffusion of Small-Scale Pond Aquaculture - The Case of Cameroon in Comparison to Malawi. Kommunikation und Beratung, Band 94, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, pp.154. Department of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2009 | PARASECOLI, F | Food and Men in Cinema: An exploration of Gender in Blockbuster Movies. Competence centre for gender and nutrition, Prof. Anne C Bellows. |
2009 | PELIKAN, J | Pelikan, J. 2009. Quantitative Analysen zu den WTOAgrarverhandlungen der Doha-Runde, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Martina Brockmeier. |
2009 | THAI THI MIN | Agricultural Innovation Systems in Vietnam’s Northern Mountainous Region - Six decades shift from a supply-driven to a diversification-oriented system. Kommunikation und Beratung, Band 96, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, pp. 260. Department of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2009 | VAN DER HOER, R | Farmers Researching Multipurpose Forages – A Case of Participatory Action Research in Honduras, Kommunikation und Beratung, Band 91, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, pp.207. Department of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2009 | VASSILEV, Z. | Structural Change Requirements in the Bulgarian Dairy Sector aiming at higher Competitiveness within the EU. Department of Farm Management, Prof. Reiner Doluschitz. |
2009 | WELDESILASSIE, A | Economic Analysis and Policy Implications of Wastewater Use in Agriculture in the Central Region of Ethiopia. Department of Farm Management, Prof. Stephan Dabbert. |
2008 | ALMOHAMED, S | Sozioökonomische Analysen und Evaluierung des Bewässerungsprojektes West Maskana in Nord Syrien. In: DOPPLER, W. & BAUER, S. (Eds.): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim; Vol. 96, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2008 | KURZWELI, M | Interdependencies between Agricultural and Labor Markets. DFG-Projekt im Rahmen der Forschergruppe “Strukturwandel und Transformation im Agrarbereich” an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Martina Brockmeier. |
2008 | POTCHANASIN CHAKRIT. | Investigation through Simulation of Sustainability of Farming Systems in the Mountainous Area of Northern Thailand. Department of Farm Management, Prof. Jürgen Zeddies. |
2008 | SANCHEZ, E.A. | From Subsistence to Market Oriented Livestock Smallholder Development in Nicaragua and Honduras. In: DOPPLER, W. & BAUER, S. (Eds.): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim; Vol. 94, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2008 | SCHULER JOHANNES | An Economic Analysis of the Implementation Options of Soil Conservation Policies. Department of Farm Management, Prof. Stephan Dabbert. |
2008 | SIART, S | Strengthening Local Seed Systems – Options for Enhancing Diffusion of Varietal Diversity of Sorghum in Southern Mali. Reihe: Kommunikation und Beratung 85, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, pp. 200. Department of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2007 | ABU SHABAN, A. | Socio-Economic Assessment of Using Treated Wastewater in Irrigated Agriculture. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2007 | AGRAJA, L. | Analysis of Comparative Advantage of Wheat Production under Transformation and Trade Liberalisation in Albania. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | ARJCHARIYAARTONG, W. | The Competitiveness of the Sugar Industry in Thailand. Prof. Jürgen Zeddies. |
2007 | BLAIR | An Assessment of Agricultural Risk and Diversification on Farming Families’ Living Standard under Fuzzy Conditions – A Case from Guyana. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2007 | BREISINGER, C. | Infrastructure investments, growth and poverty: a two region computable general equilibrium model for Vietnam. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | DJEUDJA, R. | Les Effets du Crédit sur le Groupe Cible: Une Analyse d’Impact de l’Approche des MC2 avec ADAF et Afriland First Bank Cameroun. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | DJOUM, S. | Structure, Performance et Portée des Institutions de Finance Rurale: Une Analyse du Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Cameroun (CamCCUL). Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | DUFHUES, T. | Accessing rural finance – The rural financial market in Northern Vietnam. Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central and Eastern Europe, Vol. 36, Halle (Saale). Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | FRÖR, O. | Rationality concepts in environmental valuation. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt. Prof. Michael Ahlheim. |
2007 | HEYD, H. | "Food Consumption, Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Potential of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes in Uganda”. Prof. Matin Qaim. |
2007 | HIEN DINH PHAM | Community participation in the transfer of advanced technologies in agriculture to farm households in the mountainous region of northern Vietnam. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | KABURA, E.A. | Smallholder Cashcrop Production and its Impact on Living Standards of Rural Families in Kenya. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2007 | KRISHNA, V. | Adoption, Impacts and Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Eggplant in India: An ex ante analysis. Prof. Matin Qaim. |
2007 | MATUSCHKE, I. | Adoption and impact of proprietary seed technologies in staple food crops: The case of hybrid wheat and pearl millet in India. PhD thesis, Institute of International Agricultural Trade and Food Security. Universität Hohenheim. Prof. Matin Qaim. |
2007 | NABULSI, A. | Socio-Economic Impacts of Water Availability and Prices on Farming Systems – the Case of the Eastern Jordan Valley. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2007 | SIMTOWE, F. | Performance and Impact of Microfinance: Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Programs in Malawi. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | SRICHAROEN, T. | Vulnerability and risk management for sustainable livelihoods of farm households in northern Thailand - the role of health insurance in managing risks. Prof. Manfred Zeller. |
2007 | SUBRAMANIAN, A. | Distributional Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology in a Village Economy:The Case of Cotton in India. Prof. Matin Qaim. |
2006 | APOLINÁRIO DE ALBUQUERQUE, A.F. | Socio-Economic Development of Indigenous People in Three Different Environments in Pernembuco, Brazil. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2006 | AWAD, M.A. | Environmental and socio-economic assessment of arid land farming rural development: A case for Lake Nasser region in Egypt. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2006 | HENNIGES, O. | Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Bioethanolproduktion in Deutschland unter Berücksichtigung der internationalen Konkurrenz. Prof. Jürgen Zeddies. |
2006 | STEIN, A. | Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification? Prof. Matin Qaim. |
2005 | AKINSANMI A. | Gender relations and food security of rural families in Imo State, South East Nigeria. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 68. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 233 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2005 | CANZ S. | Linking small-scale farmers to markets. A multi-level analysis with special references to Malawi, Kenya and South Africa. Kommunikation und Beratung 67, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 230 p. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2005 | CUONG TRAN HUU | Market access and agricultural productivity in Viet Nam. Prof. Mathias von Oppen. |
2005 | DAUDE S. | Agricultural trade liberalization in the WTO and its poverty implications. A study of rural households in northern Viet Nam. Development Economics and Policy, Vol. 48. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt, 199 p. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2005 | DENGLER B. | Approaching vulnerability. Rural livelihoods in the West Bank Palestine. Kommunikation und Beratung 68, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 246 p. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2005 | DIALLO V. | Mensch und Natur in Mauretanien. Zum Verhältnis ehemaliger Nomaden zur Natur und deren Schutz. Kommunikation und Beratung 65, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 240 p. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2005 | DINH NGOC LAN | Forest Land Allocation to Households in Northern Vietnam: Processes, Perceptions of the Local People and the Use of Forest Land. Beuren : Grauer, 196 p. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2005 | HALLE E.I. | The rationality of african cultural dynamism. A case study in Bakossiland, South-West Province, Cameroon. Kommunikation und Beratung 69, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 258 p. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2005 | HORNA J.D.R. | Evaluating private participation in agricultural extension: The case of rice in Nigeria and Benin. Prof. Mathias von Oppen. |
2005 | K.C. KRISHNA BAHADUR | Combining socio-economics and spatial methodologies in rural resources and livelihood development: A case from mountains of Nepal. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 69. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 233 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2005 | KATWIJUKYE A.K. | Socio-economic analysis of land use changes and soil conservation in Uganda. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 71. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 166 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2005 | MARINDA AYIERA P. | Gender and Resource Allocation: The Cost of Gender Discrimination in Kenya. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2005 | MÖLLERS J. | Einkommenssicherungsstrategien durch außerlandwirtschaftliche Diversifikation im ländlichen Raum. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2005 | SCHMIDT U. | Finanzierung privater landwirtschaftlicher Beratung in Transformationsländern. Untersuchungen zur Wirtschaftlichkeit von Beratung am Beispiel der Erzeugergemeinschaft "Federatia Agriculturilor de Munte Dorna" in Rumänien. Kommunikation und Beratung 60, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 144 p. Prof. Volker Hoffmann. |
2005 | SULO TH. | An econometric analysis of food security in West Pokot, Uasin Gishu and Baringo Districts of Kenya. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 70. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 128 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2004 | DO ANH T. | Family resources and their impact on living standard and food security of farmers in the mountainous farming systems in northwest Viet Nam. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 54. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 164 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2004 | GARRIDO C. | Reproduktionssteuerung bei der parasitischen Bienenmilbe Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman 2000. 84 p. Dr. Peter Rosenkranz. |
2004 | HAIGIS J. | Sozioökonomische Beurteilung von Innovationen, Untersuchungen über die Innovationsakzeptanz auf Betriebs-/Haushaltsebene in Niger. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2004 | NGUYEN THI THANH H. | The impact of animal production in mountainous farming systems development in northwest of Viet Nam. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 57. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 174 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2004 | OBAMIRO E.O. | Rural food security and living standard in humid zones of Nigeria. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 59. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 198 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2004 | SUEBPONGSANG P. | Potential of futures market for rice in Thailand. Verlag Grauer, beuren/Stuttgart, 165 p. Prof. Matthias von Oppen. |
2004 | TADESSE B. | The impact of policy reform and industrial transformation on agricultural performance. An economic study of Ethopian agriculture. Development economics and policy, 47. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt, 216 p. Prof. Franz Heidhues. |
2004 | VIEGAS H.A. | Socio-economic development in indigenous and non-indigenous systems in Brazil - the case of west Tocantins. Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 58. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 176 p. Prof. Werner Doppler. |
2003 | BRACKEN, U. | Wie die Leute so reden. Eine Untersuchung von öffentlicher Kommunikation und gesellschaftlichem Wandel bei den Lobi in Burkina Faso. Kommunikation und Beratung, 52, Margraf, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. V. Hoffmann. |
2003 | BREITSCHOPF, B. | Rural financial markets under transformation: A study of credit supply and demand in Romania’s private farm sector. (published as Online-Ressource). Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. F. Heidhues. |
2003 | DJADJAGLO, D. | Les facteurs influençant la productivité des systémes de production rizicole au sud du Bénin. Prof. Dr. M. von Oppen. |
2003 | GABAGAMBI, D. | Road infrastructure investment and its impact on agricultural productivity and equity in Tanzania. Verlag Grauer: Beuren/Stuttgart. 238 pp. Prof. Dr. M. von Oppen. |
2003 | HIJAWI, TH. | Economics and management of the use of different water qualities in irrigation in the West Bank. In: DOPPLER, W. and S. BAUER (eds): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 50. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2003 | JIMÉNEZ-PORTUGAL, A. | Consumer preferences for dry beans qualities (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Mexico: a hedonic price analysis. Prof. Dr. M. von Oppen. |
2003 | KASANDA-KAYEMBE, T. | Zusammenarbeit zwischen Agrarforschern und Bauern innerhalb NARS: Bäuerliche Beteiligung an der Finanzierung der öffentlichen Agrarforschung in Westafrika. Prof. Dr. M. von Oppen. |
2003 | KITCHAICHAROEN, J. | Socio-economic assessment of the farm resources and living standards of different ethnic groups- a case from Northern Thailand. In: DOPPLER, W. and S. BAUER (eds): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 47. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2003 | LENTES, P. | The contribution of GIS and remote sensing to farming systems research on micro- and regional scale in North Vietnam. In: DOPPLER, W. and S. BAUER (eds): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 52. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2003 | MAJDALAWI, M. | Socio-economic and environmental impacts of the re-use of water in agriculture in Jordan. In: DOPPLER, W. and S. BAUER (eds): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 51. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2003 | REYS, M. DOS | Farming and rural systems analyses in forest margins: An application of fuzzy theory- the case of West Tocantins, Brazil. In: DOPPLER, W. and S. BAUER (eds): Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Vol. 48. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2002 | CHRISTINCK, A. | This seed is like ourselves. A case study from Rajasthan, India, on the social aspects of biodiversity and farmers‘ management of pearl millet seed. Kommunikation und Beratung 47, Margraf Verlag Weikersheim. 189 pp. Prof. Dr. V. Hoffmann. |
2002 | GRUNDMANN, P. | Economics of Farming Systems Development in the Brazilian Savannah. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2002 | ISSAKA, K. | Innovations in agricultural technology: Assessment of constraints and performance in Benin. Prof. Dr. M. von Oppen. |
2002 | LUIBRAND, A. | Transition in Vietnam. Impact of the Rural Reform Process on an Ethnic Minority. Frankfurt, D: Peter Lang Verlag. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. F. Heidhues. |
2002 | MUNGKUNG, N. | Socio-Economic Impact of Land Availability and Land Use Change on Farming and Rural System Development in Northern Thailand. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2002 | NGUYEN, MANH HAI | Changing Comparative Advantage of Rice Production under Transformation and Trade Liberalisation. Beuren/Stuttgart, D: Grauer Verlag. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. F. Heidhues. |
2002 | PROBST, K. | Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: A Promising Concept in Participatory Research. Kommunikation und Beratung 49, Margraf Verlag Weikersheim. 220 pp. Prof. Dr. V. Hoffmann. |
2002 | REGASSA, S. | The Economics of Managing Land Resources towards Sustainability in the Highlands of Ethiopia. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |
2002 | VALQUI-HAASE, A. | Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Sekundärwalderhaltung im Bundesstaat Sucre, Venezuela. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. F. Heidhues. |
2002 | VETTER, C.-C. | Synergiepotentiale von Organisationen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Prof. Dr. W. Doppler. |