PhD Students
PROJECT
A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE LAUNDERING CYCLE SUGGESTS A PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF SOIL BACTERIA ON MALODOUR FORMATION
ABSTRACT
Understanding the microbial composition in washing machines and on used textiles is crucial for preventing unpleasant odors. To delve deeper into this topic, Dr. Marc-Kevin Zinn conducted a comprehensive study involving 359 households, examining their washing habits, detergent choices, and experiences with laundry malodors.
KEYWORDS
washing machine; malodour; next-generation sequencing; Rhizobium spp.; household
ARTICLE
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Dr. WILLIAM DUMENU
PROJECT
ABSTRACT
Informal Microenterprises in Developing Countries: Can They Grow?
Informal microenterprises play a significant role in developing countries, employing over 90% of the workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa. But are they really unproductive as commonly believed?
In our latest video, we explore the critical questions: How can these growth-oriented microenterprises be identified, and what characteristics make them stand out?
This knowledge is invaluable for entrepreneurs looking to invest in growth factors and policymakers aiming to support these enterprises. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain insights that can drive economic development.
KEYWORDS
Informality, Involuntary exclusion, Dualism, Developing economies, Baobab, NTFPs
ARTICLE
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Dr. Katie Meinhold
PROJECT
DISCOVERING ITS TRANSITION FROM SUBSISTENCE USE TO GLOBAL MARKETS
ABSTRACT
The research aimed to shed light on how Baobab managed to transition from sole subsistence use to an ingredient in (international) markets.
Why Baobab? Baobabs have a rich history deeply intertwined with the lives of people in sub-Sahara Africa. The nutritious fruit of the Baobab tree has been a vital source of sustenance for generations, yet its potential is not fully exploited yet. Compared to domesticated crops, baobab may well be better adapted to climate change and provide important income opportunities even when other crops fail. Exploring how wild, underutilized food resources like Baobab can be sustainably commercialised can contribute to making our food systems more sustainable.
KEYWORDS
Non-timber forest products, Innovation, Market development, Entrepreneurship, Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.), Export market
ARTICLE
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MD SOFIULLAH
AFFILIATED PROJECT
Valuation of ecosystem services provided by forest and agroforestry production systems for fruit and nut production in Central Asia
SUPERVISOR
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Darr
SUBJECT
Economics
PhD CANDIDATE
Md Sofiullah is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interests aim to promote international trade, innovation and entrepreneurship using socio-economic assessments and experimental methods. He is currently working as a PhD student in the SUFACHAIN project with a focus on the valorization of ecosystem services provided by forest and agroforestry production systems in Central Asia. Md Sofiullah also teaches in various disciplines of business economics at Faculty of Life Sciences.
NICOLE VAN LEUVEN
AFFILIATED PROJECT
SUPERVISOR
Prof. Dr. Dirk Bockmühl
SUBJECT
Microbiology
PhD CANDIDATE
Nicole van Leuven´s research interests are the usage of ex-situ biofilm models for different types of biofilms from home, hospital and farm settings. The research is focused on changes in bacterial communities and their resistances before and after treatments with biocides or disinfectants.
RAJIV KUMAR MANDAL
AFFILIATED PROJECT
COMBINED EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTIC AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS ON SOIL MICROBIAL FUNCTIONS
SUPERVISOR
Prof. Dr. Florian Wichern
Prof. Dr. Dirk Bockmühl
SUBJECT
Soil Science
PhD CANDIDATE
Rajiv Kumar Mandal is from Nepal, and his research aims to analyze the short and long-term interactive effects of anthropogenic pollutants such as microplastics, heavy metals, and quaternary ammonium compounds on the functions of soil microbial communities, including antibiotic resistance development. In addition, he is also involved in the Bene Frass Project.
PHILIP SCHIERNING
AFFILIATED PROJECT
ANALYZING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, ASSESSING THEIR VARIOUS IMPACT AND INTERACTION ON FIELD AND FARM LEVELS, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THEIR MANAGEMENT AND THE FLUXES OF CARBON, NUTRIENTS, AND WATER
PhD CANDIDATE
Philip Schierning’s research focuses on analyzing agroforestry systems, assessing their various impact and interaction on field & farm levels, especially in relation to their management and the fluxes of carbon, nutrients, and water.
Master Students
| Author(s) | Subject | Field of Study | Year |
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Paul Swiderek |
Can golf courses help in conserving and improving local biodiversity – a case study at the Elfrather Mühle, Krefeld |
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2024 |
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Aneeba Shuja Ud Din |
School Feeding and Public Food Procurement Programs as a Policy Instrument to Promote Smallholder Farming and Sustainable Food Systems – A Systematic Literature Review |
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2024 |
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Thanmai Sai Kalyanam |
The Environmental Impact of Urban Agricultural Technologies Determined Using Life Cycle Assessment Method – A Systematic Review |
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2024 |
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Marvin Hoetger |
Evaluation of the potential of a silphie supply chain for fiber production and CO2 binding in East-Westphalia Lip |
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2024 |
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Nele Vahrenhorst |
How to initiate transformative research on permaculture in the Lower Rhine valley? A framework developed based on the analysis of previous experiences |
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2023 |
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Nirupan Ganesharajah |
The social and environmental costs and benefits of the baobab fruit shell briquette production in Malawi. |
Biological Resources |
2023 |
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Leah Freyberg |
Application of agroforestry in Europe, North America and Australia: A scoping review. |
Biological Resources |
2023 |
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Olha Bovenkerk |
A discrete choice experiment to measure the Malawian potential market for baobab fruit shell briquettes: evidence from consumer preferences in Mzuzu City. |
Biological Resources |
2022 |
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Samuel Lemmen |
Operational effectiveness of means reducing food losses and waste in food retail. |
Biological Resources |
2022 |
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Divya Bhadula |
Evaluating the influence of adaption to vegan lifestyle on protecting the rights of farm animals and challenges faced by them due to climate change |
Biological Resources |
2022 |
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Linda Kube |
Insekten als Proteinquelle der Zukunft mit Handlungsempfehlungen zur Akzeptanz der Entomophagie |
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2022 |
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Caroline Morawietz |
Etablierung von digitaler betrieblicher Gesundheitsförderung im Unternehmen anhand eines Praxisbeispiels im Handlungsfeld Ernährung |
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2022 |
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Victoria Maria Demand |
Effect of the combination of fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis on the functional properties, sensory profile and main allergens of pea protein isolates |
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2022 |
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Rohit Kausal |
The correlation between milk temperature as measured in an automatic milking system and other body temperatures in dairy cows. |
Biological Resources |
2022 |
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Meenakshi Duarah |
Healthy Additions in Dairy Milk: A Systematic Literature Review. |
Biological Resources |
2022 |
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Chimaobi Ezeobi-Chris |
Quantification of carbon rhizodeposition of different biomes and arable crops from above- and below-ground biomass. |
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2021 |
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Manoj K C |
Material uses of nut and other fruit shells. |
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2021 |
Bachelor Students
| Author(s) | Subject | Field of Study | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
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Levi Kipchumba Mutai |
Utilisation of biomass waste as feed for edible insects and how it can be used to close the food economy cycle and contribute to food security in Sub Sahara Africa |
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2024 |
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Hickmann Ina |
Potential of Social media marketing for farm shops |
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2024 |
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Lena Guttkowski |
Enrichment of Bacillus anthracis using phage-derived recombinant fusion proteins |
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2024 |
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Isabelle Decher |
Analysing Marketing Strategies of Agroforestry-Grown Walnuts: Lessons for the Lower Rhine Region |
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2024 |
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Philip-Marcel Cantos Siemers |
Assessment of the availability and sustainability of using agricultural residues and side streams in the Heinsberg region as raw material in a transdisciplinary circular bioeconomy |
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2024 |
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Jingyi Zhao |
The Potential of Paulownia tomentosa in Agroforestry Systems - A Literature Review. |
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2023 |
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Sabrina Stuckmann |
In vitro Fleisch als Alternative zu konventionellem Fleisch. |
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2023 |
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Duc Anh Pham Tran |
A Meta-Analysis of Fish and Crop Yields of Coupled and Decoupled Aquaponics. |
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2023 |
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Patmanjalie Murugesu |
Production and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastic from Palm Sludge Oil. |
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2023 |
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Manfred Mahachi |
Sustainability of small scale dairy farming as a tool to improve milk production in Zimbabwe. |
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2023 |
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Dylan Nathaneal Jeory |
Production of Improved Oil Palm By-Product (Oil Palm Frond) as Animal Feed through Solid State Fermentation with Pleurotus Ostreatus. |
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2023 |
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Abu Bakarr Jallloh |
Understanding the Impact of Livestock in Enhancing Food Security, Poverty Reduction, and Wealth Creation in the Moyamba District. |
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2023 |
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Nayan Jyoti Gogoi |
Combined effects of microplastics and heavy metals: implications for soil microbial ecology. |
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2023 |
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Liban Furre |
Somaliland Livestock Export: Understanding Reasons Behind Recurring Export Embargoes. |
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2023 |
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Johnson Blay |
Baobab (Adansoina digitata) in Ghana: A supply chain analysis. |
Agribusiness |
2022 |
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Arlind Stublla |
Nitrogen fixation of Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea), Vicia sativa (common vetch) and Phaseolus vulgaris (common beans). |
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2022 |
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Nathan Siamudaala |
Enhancing the Resilience of the Zambian Maize and Aquaculture Value Chains. |
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2022 |
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Yudit Ruiz |
Investigation of Self-Healing in Fruit Epidermis with Atomic Force Microscopy. |
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2022 |
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Pinja Pöytäniemi |
Communication for development: The case of promoting organic farming in northern Ghana. |
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2022 |
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Ferdinand Clemens Oesterwind |
Study on the Potential of Mob Grazing on Animal and Pasture Performance exemplified by an Organic Holstein Dairy Herd. |
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2022 |
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Amal Mizane |
Implementation of organic agriculture and sustainability thinking in higher agricultural education in Uganda. |
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2022 |
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Jiale Leng |
Analysis of the Blueberry Project for Chinese agricultural SMEs: A Case Study on RBGEA’s Blueberry Project. |
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2022 |
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Duy Le Hoang |
A look into the importance of social capital in agriculture extension of developing countries: A case study of the black carp project value chain extension in Hoa Binh, Vietnam. |
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2022 |
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Felix Künneke |
The influence of tire wear particles (microplastic) on food security With a focus on agriculturally relevant plant species (Avena sativa L., Brassica napus L. & Zea mays L.) and soil organisms (Aporrectodea caliginosa & Eisenia andrei). |
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2022 |
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Zacharias Kouis |
Photovoltaic power potential in Cyprus and how the synergies observed in an Agrivoltaic system affect the efficiency of food and energy production. |
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2022 |
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Mohammed Islam |
Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth, yield, and plant-parasitic nematode control in organic tomato production: A field study and a systematic review. |
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2022 |
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Katharina Coort |
Rhizosphere and endophytic colonization of cover crops by entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum. |
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2022 |
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Monica Camacho |
Urban Agriculture: an alternative to alleviate poverty and food insecurity in Panama. |
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2022 |
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Nico Brons |
Implementation of a Genome Editing Procedure for Wheat (Triticum aestivium) Protoplasts with CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins. |
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2022 |
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Nadja Brender |
Effects of Simulated Drought on Microbial Activity in Biologically and Conventionally managed Soils. |
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2022 |
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Moritz Lasse Brandt |
The fungal endophyte Metarhizium brunneum: Possible multifunctional plant promoter in sustainable agriculture. |
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2022 |
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Paula Forscheln |
Diurnal Activity, Group Formation and Behaviour of Fattening Pigs at First Time Occupancy of a Bavarian Hute Forest. |
Sustainable Agriculture |
2022 |
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Anne Gurda |
An Unnecessary Organ? – A Critical Reflection on the Common Practice of Disbudding and Dehorning Cattle in the Light of Justifiability and Sustainability. |
Sustainable Agriculture |
2022 |
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Andrea Fröhlich |
Effects of a uniform milk label, consumer behavior, implication in regards to animal welfare. |
Sustainable Agriculture |
2022 |
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Dirtje Derksen |
Prevalence of lameness in dairy cow herds – The influence of feeding and hoof health management. |
Sustainable Agriculture |
2022 |
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Jörg Wagner |
Entomophagy: Insects as part of sustainable food production and food safety. |
Sustainable Agriculture
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2022 |
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Morgan MD |
Effects of honey bee management optimisation on the sustainability of food security: A systematic literature review. |
Sustainable Agriculture |
2022 |
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Cutt AW |
Mechanical weed control in maize – Study on the adaptation of organic approaches to conventional farming. |
Agribusiness |
2022 |
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Katrin Hermsen |
Bio für eine zukunftsfähige Landwirtschaft? Untersuchung über den Ansatz der biologisch angebauten Lebensmittel bezüglich der Nachhaltigkeit unter Berücksichtigung der Erwartungen des Verbrauchers. |
Bioscience and health |
2022 |
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Radostina Belcheva |
Certified cocoa sourcing: Private sector contribution to achieving sustainable development in cocoa production. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Donald Beng |
The root and tuber crop value chain in Cameroon: An analysis of its structure and performance. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Svenja Erfkämper |
Growth rates of different poplar clones in Central Asia. |
Sustainable Agriculture
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2021 |
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Anke Meyer |
Effect of the fertilizer application ordinance (DüV 2020) on feed management in pig fattening farms in Lower Saxony: an economic analysis. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Chang Su |
A study on the factors affecting customer purchases in E-commerce sales of agricultural products in China. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Zhaoran Chen |
A study on the relationship between host residents’ place attachment and their attitude toward tourism development in rural tourism destination —take Nanking “Shitang Renjia” tourist village as an example. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Yuzheng Yang |
Study on the development of Internet plus and agricultural products sales in China. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |
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Osuri Ratnayake |
A time - motion study of the production process and the areas to be optimized at an Agaricus bisporus farm. |
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2021 |
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Manuela Ostrick |
The challenge of professionalization vs. social capital orientation in agricultural cooperatives- A case study of agricultural supply cooperatives in North-Rhine-Westphalia. |
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2021 |
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Marta Nidola |
Frass upcycling: study on the properties of frass and its use as fertilizer and soil amendment in agriculture. |
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2021 |
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Siru Lai |
Investigation on conventional tea industry in Chinese domestic market analysis along the supply chain. |
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2021 |
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Mohammed Islam |
Business Diversification through honey production and marketing: An analysis of Gamerschlagshof GmbH, Xanten. |
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2021 |
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Rushan He |
Degradation of the herbicide glyphosate in the presence of a second herbicide MCPA as a chemical stressor in agricultural soil. |
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2021 |
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Siru Lai |
Investigation of COVID-19 effect on conventional tea industry in Chinese domestic market – Analysis along the supply chain. |
Agribusiness |
2021 |