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.