IAMO

Presentation of the Max-Eyth commemorative medal in silver to Prof. Dr. Alfons Balmann The Executive Board of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) awarded Prof. Dr. Alfons Balmann the Max Eyth Silver Medal for long-standing involvement in DLG committees and influential contributions to...

Prof. Dr. Alfons Balmann received the Max-Eyth commemorative medal in silver from the German Agricultural Society (DLG) at the DLG Winter Conference in Hannover, recognizing his outstanding scientific contributions and commitment to rural development.

www.iamo.de/en/press/pre...

#MaxEythMedal #DLG

Two hands hold a smartphone. A shopping app can be seen on the screen. Boxes of fruit and vegetables are in the background. The forum logo is at the bottom of the picture.

Submit your contributions for the #iamoForum26 “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural #Economics” from 17-19 June in Halle (Saale). #Submission deadline is 22 February. www.iamo.de/forum/2026

#AgEcon #CallForPapers #ResearchConference

Climate change is driving rising agricultural water use in Central Asia Even as farmers shift toward less water-intensive crops, climate change is pushing agricultural water consumption upward in Central Asia. A new study by IAMO researchers shows that rising temperatures...

IAMO researchers published a new study on “Climate change has increased crop water consumption in Central Asia despite less water-intensive cropping”: t1p.de/wy4f2

#agriculture #ClimateChange #AtmosphericWater #CropWaterConsumption #LandUseChanges #CentralAsia #AmuDaryaBasin

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: FEM-Power kick-off event at IAMO In the morning of 11 February 2026, the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science together with other...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: IAMO celebrates its women scientists with a FEM-Power kick-off, new workshops, career support and fresh science communication formats in 2026. t1p.de/42i8a
#WomenInScience #Leibniz #IAMO #FEMPower #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Climate change has increased crop water consumption in Central Asia despite less water-intensive cropping - Communications Earth & Environment Total crop water consumption increased by 10% from 1987 to 2019 in Central Asia’s Amu Darya Basin, mainly driven by climate change as less water-intensive crops were adopted, according to analyses of ...

Our new article (doi.org/10.1038/s432...) shows how climate change is reshaping water use and irrigation demand across Central Asia.

GFFA panel guests discussed the challenges of efficient water use in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture On 16 January 2026, IAMO and the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organised a panel discussion on “Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern Eur...

#GFFA panel guests discussed the challenges of efficient #WaterUse in #EasternEuropean and #CentralAsian #agriculture. Please find the results of the event here: t1p.de/olyfb

#ClimateChange #WaterManagement #FoodSecurity #FoodProduction #Ukraine #Kazakhstan #GAA #CityCubeBerlin

Lithium as a Building Block of the German Energy Transition: Acceptance, Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Regions in Central Germany The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), together with the Institute for Technologies and Economics of Lith...

#Lithium as a building block of the German #EnergyTransition: A new research project is focusing on societal #acceptance factors for the lithium value chain in #CentralGermany: t1p.de/s3i60

#LithiumAkzeptanz #MLU #ITEL #BMWE #ForschungszentrumJülich #batteries #Germany #Europe

GFFA expert panel presented solutions for dealing with scarce water resources in agriculture for both China and Germany In the panel discussion “Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation” on 16 January 2026, at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, German and Chinese experts disc...

#GFFA expert panel in #Berlin presented solutions for dealing with #scarce #water #resources in #agriculture for both #China and #Germany. Please find the detailed report here: t1p.de/83zc8

#ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #WaterStress #WaterManagement #FoodSecurity #IrrigationTechnologies #DCZ

Close-up of green plants with environmental symbols in the foreground

Be part of the #iamoForum26 on “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural #Economics”. Submit your contribution until 22 February: www.iamo.de/forum/2026.

#AgEcon #CallForPapers #ResearchConference

Eight people are standing on a podium for a group photo.

At #GFFA expert panel in #Berlin, representatives from politics, business and science discussed the opportunities and challenges of sustainable #water use and innovative agricultural #technologies in #EasternEurope and #CentralAsia. t1p.de/z1003 #GAA #agriculture #FoodProduction #Ukraine #Kazakhstan

Four men and a presenter are sitting on a podium and looking into the camera.

Today, the guests at the #GFFA expert panel in #Berlin discussed how #WaterScarcity puts pressure #FoodSecurity in #China and how #WaterManagement and #IrrigationTechnologies in #agriculture can be improved. t1p.de/ofwrq #DCZ #WaterStress #ClimateChange #Germany

GFFA expert panel “Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation” Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ) organises a panel discussion. This event will take place on...

Under the title “#Water, #Food & #Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation”, IAMO and #DCZ organise a #GFFA expert panel discussion on 16 January 2026 in #Berlin, #Germany. Agenda and registration here: t1p.de/ycouh #agriculture #ClimateChange #China #CityCubeBerlin

GFFA expert panel “Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture” Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organises a panel discussion. This event will take place on 16...

On 16 January 2026, IAMO and #GAA organise a #GFFA expert panel on “Getting to the point: sustainable #water use and innovative agricultural #technologies in #EasternEuropean and #CentralAsian #agriculture” in #Berlin, Germany. See the programme here: t1p.de/tw7t7

logo „Berlin Network of Research on Well-Being”

The annual #BeWell Meeting will be held for the first time in #Halle (Saale), Germany, on 26–27 February 2026. The international scientific meeting on #happiness #research is organised by IAMO and #MLU. t1p.de/kuxa5

#HappinessResearch #BerlinNetwork #WellBeing #FUBerlin

A man is working on a tablet with a green field in the background.

#iamoForum26 on “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural Economics” taking place 17-19 June 2026 in #Halle (Saale). www.iamo.de/forum/2026

Submit your abstract or organized session proposal by 25 January 2026: www.conftool.org/iamo2026

Ein Mann und eine Frau gucken gemeinsam auf einen Laptop auf dem Tisch.

Am IAMO wird eine Studentische #Hilfskraft für die #Buchhaltung (m/w/d) in der Abteilung #Administration gesucht. Das Bewerbungsverfahren läuft bis zur Besetzung der #Stelle. www.iamo.de/karriere/stellen

#Job #Stellenausschreibung #Hiwi #Wissenschaft #Forschung #Landwirtschaft #HalleSaale

Training courses on remote sensing and geographic information systems in Tirana In the frame of the project “Establishing a Geoinformation Centre for the Western Balkans” (GEO-WB6), IAMO, the Agricultural University of Tirana and the Department of Geoinformatics at the Paris Lodr...

#IAMO and its partners completed two #GEO_WB6 training courses on #RemoteSensing and #GIS in Tirana in 2025. 36 participants from five Western Balkan countries strengthened skills in #QGIS, #Python and Google Earth Engine using open-source tools.

www.iamo.de/en/news/news...

GFFA expert panel on water-smart agriculture in arid regions Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ) organises a panel discussion entitled “Water-Smart Agricult...

IAMO in cooperation with the #DCZ organises a #GFFA expert panel on #water-smart #agriculture in arid regions on 16 January 2026 in #Berlin, Germany. Further information: t1p.de/ztkc1

GFFA expert panel on water use and technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organises a panel discussion entitled “Getting to the point: s...

IAMO in cooperation with the #GAA organises a #GFFA expert panel on water use and technologies in #EasternEuropean and #CentralAsian #agriculture on 16 January 2026 in #Berlin, Germany. Register now! t1p.de/qwfe2

IAMO researchers contribute to the 1st Uzbekistan–Germany Universities Forum in Berlin On 18 November 2025, IAMO researchers took part in the inaugural Uzbekistan–Germany Universities Forum. The event held at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Berlin, Germany, and brought toge...

IAMO researchers contribute to the inaugural Uzbekistan-Germany #Universities #Forum in #Berlin, #Germany, in order to strengthen academic cooperation and develop new joint initiatives. t1p.de/gewtl

#research #education #innovation #transformation #agriculture #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan

IAMO newsletter 3/2025 released:

IAMO Forum 2026: Call for Submissions +++ Expert panels at the GFFA 2026 in Berlin +++ IAMO establishes new research center in Kyiv +++ and much more.
EN: www.iamo.de/en/iamo-newsletter-3/2025
DE: www.iamo.de/iamo-newsletter-3/2025

International Conference on Croatia’s Migration Transition From 27 to 29 October 2025, the international conference “The Migration Transition in Croatia – Current State and Perspectives” took place in Zagreb, Croatia.

Participants of the #conference “The #Migration #Transition in #Croatia – Current State and Perspectives” in #Zagreb discussed Croatia’s rapid shift from an #emigration to an #immigration country – a process that increasingly affects other Central and Eastern European countries as well. t1p.de/fzrvv

Workshop on "Scaling Innovations in Uzbekistan’s Agri-Food Sector Held" in Tashkent On 12 November 2025, IAMO scientist Abdusame Tadjiev presented research findings on sustainable agricultural practices in Uzbekistan at the workshop “Applied Policy Research for Scaling Innovations in...

IAMO scientist Abdusame Tadjiev presented #research findings at the #workshop “Applied Policy Research for #Scaling Innovations in Uzbekistan's #Agricultural and #FoodSector” on 12 November 2025 in #Tashkent, #Uzbekistan. t1p.de/60jwz

DigiAgrar_UA Workshop on digital solutions for sustainable agriculture From 10 to 12 November 2025, German and Ukrainian experts gathered for the workshop “Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development: German-Ukrainian Perspectives on Future Agricultural and Food S...

In November 2025, German and Ukrainian experts gathered for the #DigiAgrar_UA #workshop on digital solutions for sustainable agriculture at IAMO in #Halle (Saale), #Germany. t1p.de/ok1zm

#DAAD #digitalisation #agriculture #Ukraine #Europe

Cover IAMO Annual 2025

#iamoAnnual 2025 EN published

Read now: Rural roots and routes: Navigating complexities of well-being, immobility, and migration +++ Agricultural labor shock in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion +++ Measuring the stability of (agricultural) trade flows in unstable times: t1p.de/op1d6

IAMO research project on Agricultural Policy Reforms in Uzbekistan A project, in collaboration of the Global Department of Agriculture and Food of the World Bank, explores how recent agricultural policy reforms — particularly the liberalisation of cotton and wheat pr...

IAMO and the World Bank's #Global Department of #Agriculture and #Food are researching agricultural policy reforms in #Uzbekistan in a joint project: t1p.de/1iinv

#CWPEU #WorldBank #AgriculturalPolicy #MarketReforms #CottonPrices #WheatPrices #farmers

Cargo harbour with transport goods and several ships

#iamoForum26 on “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural Economics” taking place 17-19 June 2026 in #Halle (Saale). www.iamo.de/forum/2026
Submit your abstract or organized session proposal by 25 January 2026: www.conftool.org/iamo2026

Agricultural Economics Course at ISET Master’s Program in Georgia In October 2025, IAMO researcher Miranda Svanidze recently delivered an intensive course on “Agricultural Economics: Price formation on Agricultural Markets” in the Master’s Program in "Economics" at ...

Miranda Svanidze recently delivered an intensive course on “Agricultural #Economics: Price formation on Agricultural Markets” in the Master’s Program in "Economics" at the #ISET at #TSU in #Georgia. t1p.de/9oerg

#MoU #agriculture #universtity #GraduateProgram #students #Tbilisi #SouthCaucasu

IAMO establishes new research center in Kyiv In cooperation with the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), IAMO plans to establish the Leibniz Centre of Agri-Food Economics Kyiv in Ukraine at the beginning of 2027. The center aims to advance research ...

In cooperation with the #KSE, IAMO plans to establish the Leibniz Centre of Agri-Food Economics #Kyiv in #Ukraine at the beginning of 2027. t1p.de/2yhg9

#EU #Leibniz #AgriFood #agribusiness #EuropeanIntegration #professorships

Global Food Security Forum for Young Scientists 2025 called for stronger cooperation From 19 to 25 October 2025, the Global Food Security Forum for Young Scientists 2025 convened at the Shanghai Expo Center in China. The forum brought together over 50 experts from around the world to ...

The Global Food Security Forum for Young Scientists 2025 in #Shanghai, #China, brought together over 50 experts from around the world to address the complex challenges of global #FoodSecurity from a multidisciplinary perspective. t1p.de/mrevy
#IFPRI #CIMMYT #CIEP #YoungScientists