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Water Security and Climate Change Conference 2019
28-30.10.2019

The Food Security Center – FSC (University Hohenheim), the Universidad Autonóma of San Luis Potosí, the Center for Natural Resources and Development ...more

World Food Day Colloquium
16.10.2019

How can local/regional trade in developing countries become strengthened? Can the complexity of trade, climate change, and food security become a sustainable system? ...more

CLIFOOD: Field trip within the Block Seminar 6
11.10.2019

The field trip to the Arba Minch Region was a part of the Program of the Block Seminar 6 of the CLIFOOD SDG Graduate School on “Agro-Ecosystems” ...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 6: Official Day
10.10.2019

The highlight of the Block Seminar 6 was the public event on 10 October 2019. The official day was opened by CLIFOOD Scientific Leader Dr. Tesfaye Abebe Amdie ...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 6: Agro-Ecosystems
07-13.10.2019

The Block Seminar 6 of the CLIFOOD SDG Graduate School on “Agro-Ecosystems” was conducted from 10th September to 12th October 2019 ...more

CLIFOOD Media Didactic Seminar II “OpenILIAS e-Learning platform”
04.10.2019

The second CLIFOOD Media Didactic Seminar “OpenILIAS e-Learning platform” with a trainer from the University of Hohenheim ...more

CLIFOOD Media Didactic Seminar I: “Perspectives of the digital change for academic teaching”
02.10.2019

Media Didactic Seminar is a part of the qualification program for CLIFOOD Scholars. Sequence ...more

Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools 2019
17-22.09.2019

Network Meeting 2019 of 7 SDG Graduate Schools was organized by the RoHan Catalysis SDG Graduate School in Hanoi ...more

CLIFOOD Scholar Abera Habte Desta attended DSSAT 2019 Training in Thailand
19.08.2019

CLIFOOD Scholar from Hawassa University Abera Habte Desta participated in the Small Farm Precision ...more

CLIFOOD Scholar Fasil Mequanint at the 15th European Ecological Federation Congress
29.07.2019

CLIFOOD scholar Fasil Mequanint attended the 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) ...more

Workshop on blended learning concept development for Block Seminar 6 Agroecosystems
27.07.2019

On 27 July 2017 the Workshop on blended learning concept development for Block Seminar 6 Agroecosystems took ...more

FSC Interdisciplinary Seminar with Scholars
19.07.2019

The interdisciplinary seminar for FSC and CLIFOOD scholars took place on 19 and 20 July, 2019 in the city of Konstanz, Germany. Part of the seminar was...more

Coordination visit of Dr. Sintayehi Yiegrem Mersha in Hohenheim
24.06.2019

In the period from 24 June until 15 July 2019 the CLIFOOD coordinator in Hawassa University Dr. Sintayehu Yigrem Mersha visited ...more

1st National Conference on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Climate Change
13-14.06.2019

A Collaboration between Hawassa University's Agriculture Department, the Ethiopian Ministry of...more

World milk day celebration
01.06.2019

Milk and traditional dairy foods are important components of the diets of millions. In order to celebrate and enhance collaboration between stakeholders, producers...more

CLIFOOD PhD Scholar participated in the International CEPLAS Summer School 2019 2019
27-31.05.2019

Transatlantic Summer School - Frontiers in Plant Sciences took place at Maria in der Aue, Wermelskirchen...more

CLIFOOD on Entwicklungspolitische Landeskonferenz 2019
27.04.2019

Since 2012, the state government of Baden-Württemberg has been organising a citizens' participation process...more

CLIFOOD on Entwicklungspolitischer Hochschultag 2019
26.04.2019

Entwicklungspolitischer Hochschultag is an event organized by the Engagement Global to intensify discussion among Higher...more

CLIFOOD interim evaluation at Hawassa University
23-26.04.2019

From April 23 to 26 2019 the second round of the of the on-site inspection of the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food...more

Minister Theresia Bauer emphasizes FSC and CLIFOOD
26.03.2019

Expert Talk with Minister Theresia Bauer on “Research for Food and Nutrition” took place at the Dr. Rainer Wild Stiftung in Heidelberg...more

CLIFOOD Scholars at the 3rd Elsevier-Conference: Agriculture and Climate Change
24-26.03.2019

CLIFOOD representatives presented their posters at the 3rd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference...more

CLIFOOD data sharing meeting
06.03.2019

Data collection and sharing is often a crucial issue for success and quality of doctoral dissertations. Cooperation networks become an important source of support to...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 5: Official Day
04.03.2019

The highlight of the Block Seminar 5 was the public event on ‘Improving food and nutrition security’ on 4 March 2019. The official day was opened by CLIFOOD...more

CLIFOOD: Field trip within the Block Seminar 5
03.03.2019

As always, a field trip was a part of the Block Seminar (link) Program. This time the participants were offered to visit local food producers in Baden-Wuerttemberg...more

CLIFOOD at the SPECIAL FSC SESSION “Burundi” on the Hidden Hunger Congress
01.03.2019

SPECIAL FSC SESSION “Burundi” on the Hidden Hunger Congress was a part of the Block Seminar 5...more

FSC Networking Meeting
28.02.2019

Network Meeting organized by the FSC in the framework of CLIFOOD Block Seminar and Congress Hidden Hunger brought together and catalyzed cooperation among scientists from the...more

CLIFOOD meets Burundi
28.02.2019

Meeting of delegation from the University of Burundi with CLIFOOD representatives became a successful example for spin-off cooperation activities. The meeting was one of the series of...more

CLIFOOD coordination meeting
27.02.2019

CLIFOOD coordination meeting took place at the University of Hohenheim on 27 February. CLIFOOD coordinators Dr. Susanne Dreschl-Bogale...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 5: Nutrition and Food Security in the Context of Climate Change
26.02-05.03.2019

External experts from Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, College of Health Sciences / Nutrition Unit / School of...more

CLIFOOD Meeting of the Subproject-leaders
25.02.2019

CLIFOOD Meeting of the Subproject-leaders from Hawassa University (Dr. Tesfaye Abebe Amdie, Prof. Aberra Melesse Ayenew, Prof. Adugna Tolera Yadeta...more

CLIFOOD interim evaluation
23.01.2019

On January 23, 2019 the interim on-site inspection of the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)” was conducted by external...more

ZEF press release on the Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools
14.01.2019

ZEF researchers of the “Doctoral Studies Support Program on Environmental Peace-building and...more

CLIFOOD: Field trip within the Block Seminar 4
01.12.2018

As a part of the Block Seminar 4 and Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools a field trip was organized to introduce the participants into farming systems and agricultural research in Ethiopia. During the field trip participants...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 4: Official Day
30.11.2018

Delegate of the of Hawasa University, Vice-Presedent for Academic Affairs Dr. Fisiha Getachew and Communication Directorate Director Armaye Assefa opened the official day of the Block Seminar 4 “Sustainable Intensification of African Livestock...more

Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools: “Making SDGs reality?”
28.11-02.12.2018

On November 28 – December 2, 2018 the German-Ethiopian SDG graduate school “Climate Change Effects on Food Security” (CLIFOOD) organizes the Network Meeting of the SDG...more

CLIFOOD Financial Training
27-28.11.2018

Parallel to the CLIFOOD Block Seminar entitled “Sustainable Intensification of African Livestock Systems in a Changing World” and the Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools: “Making SDGs reality?” the Financial Training within CLIFOOD project...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 4: Sustainable Intensification of African Livestock Systems in a Changing World
26-30.11.2018

The CLIFOOD Block Seminar entitled “Sustainable Intensification of African Livestock Systems in a Changing World” started at Hawassa University...more

CLIFOOD at the presentation of the new Africa-Strategy
12.11.2018

CLIFOOD was invited to join the presentation of a new Africa-Strategy by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Dr. Nicole Schönleber represented the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate...more

SDG Winter School Innovations through Brain-Gain: the SDGs and the Next Generation
31/10-02/11.2018

On October 31 – November 02, 2018, the FSC CEO Dr. Jenny Kopsch-Xhema, CLIFOOD coordinator Tetyana Tonkoshkur and scholars Haimanot Hailegiorgis Ayele and Mekides...more

CLIFOOD scholars participated at the World Food Day Colloquium
16.10.2018

The World Food Day Colloquium is an annual event organized by the Food Security Center (FSC), an Excellence Center for Exchange and Development at the University of Hohenheim. This year the World...more

FSC in Südzeit
“The Global Nutrition in view” - press release in Südzeit Newspaper
25-26.10.2018

An article about the Food Security Center published in “Südzeit” issue no. 78. CLIFOOD scholar and Ph.D. student in Hohenheim Markos Budusa Ware from Ethiopia gave an interview...more

CLIFOOD at the Network Meeting on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Centres of African Excellence Programme
10-13.10.2018

On October 8-12, 2018 a short course entitled “Application of Advanced Food Analysis for Enhancing Food Security” was conducted at the Faculty of Agro-industry in...more

Rethinking Development Cooperation Conference
18.09.2018

The Rethinking Development Cooperation Conference took place in Bonn, Germany on September 18-19, 2018. The organizers of the conference – the five exceed centers and German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik...more

CLIFOOD presented at the International Nutrition and Food Industries Conference in Hawassa
15-18.08.2018

International Nutrition and Food Industries Conference “Partnership for Effective Food and Nutrition Training and Sustainable Development” was held in Hawassa, Ethiopia on 15-18 August 2018....more

Entwicklungspolitischer Hochschultag 2018:
Higher education institutions and their contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
06.04.2018

The 'Entwicklungspolitischer Hochschultag 2018' addresses the question “Where do high-level education...more

CLIFOOD:  Field trip within the Block Seminar 3
24-25.03.2018

Besides the lectures and workshops, a field trip was part of the program. On March 24-25, 2018 the participants visited the Katharinentaler Hof, where they learned about LI-COR Eddy Covariance Systems for Flux Measurements, the ...more

CLIFOOD:  CLIFOOD Block Seminar 3: Official Day
22.03.2018

A public event on the topic „Climate and Modeling“ opened the CLIFOOD Block Seminar 3 on March 22, 2018 at the University of Hohenheim. Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz, Director of Food Security Center, Prof. Dr. Ralf Vögele, Dean of Faculty of...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 3: Climate and Modeling
22-28.03.2018

As part of the qualification program for the SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD, six Block Seminars are planned per generation of PhD Scholars between the Hawassa University (HU) in Ethiopia and the University of Hohenheim (UHOH). The third Block...more

Soft Skills Seminar 4: Presenting scientific research ideas and results
20.03.2018

The fourth soft skills seminar was held at the University of Hohenheim on March 20, 2018. CLIFOOD scholars from Hawassa University and University of Hohenheim...more

Soft Skills Seminar 3:  Scientific poster presentation training
19.03.2018

The soft skills seminar scientific poster presentation training was held at the University of Hohenheim on March 19, 2018. CLIFOOD scholars from Hawassa...more

Soft Skills Seminar 2:  Intercultural training
26-28.01.2018

The soft skills seminar intercultural training organized in cooperation with IKUD®Seminare took place in Ulm at the Museum of Bread Culture, from February 26 to February 28, 2018...more

CLIFOOD: Bilateral meetings of subproject leaders
22-28.01.2018

From January 22, to January 28 in the framework of the CLIFOOD project the Food Security Center welcomed subproject leaders and CLIFOOD scholars...more

Soft Skills Seminar 1: Methods of scientific working
22-25.01.2018

The first Soft Skill Seminar of scientific working was conducted at the University of Hohenheim from January 22 to January 25, 2018. CLIFOOD scholars from...more

FSC in Dialog
22.01.2018

On January 22, 2018 Prof. Aberra Melesse from Hawassa University presented "Screening of Livestock feed resources owning low enteric methane emissions for sustainable food security in Sub-Sahara Africa" ...more

GFFA / Green Week in Berlin
19.01.2018

On January 19, 2018 the Food Security Center was presented at the Cooperation Market of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) during the International Green Week. They had a...more

FSC in Cape Town
3-6.12.2017

Members of SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD represented the FSC at the 3rd Global Food Security Conference in Cape Town. The Food Security Center affiliates participated in both oral and poster presentation sessions...more

CLIFOOD:  Public event within the Block Seminars at Hawassa University
24.11.2017

The highlight of the seminars was the public event on November 24, 2017 with invited experts and key-note speakers from national Ethiopian and...more

CLIFOOD:  Field trip within the Block Seminars at Hawassa University
25.11.2017

As part of the qualification program for the SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD, six Block Seminars are planned per generation of PhD Scholars between the Hawassa...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 2: Food and feed crops
25-29.11.2017

The second Block Seminar of the CLIFOOD SDG Graduate School took place directly after the first one also at the Hawassa University from November 25th to 29th, 2017.  CLIFOOD scholars from...more

CLIFOOD Block Seminar 1:  Introduction to state of the art in research on climate change and food security with respect to SDGs
20-25.11.2017

The first Block Seminar of the CLIFOOD SDG Graduate School took place at the Hawassa University...more

CLIFOOD in Media: German Academic Exchange Service reports
17.11.2017

Press release of DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst /German Academic Exchange Service about Bilateral  SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD...more

CLIFOOD in Media: deutschland.de reports
13.10.2017

Press release of deutschland.de about Bilateral German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School ‘Climate change effects on food security’ CLIFOOD...more

SDG schools meeting
05.10.2017

From October 4 to 6 the FSC Team together with partners form Hawassa University attended the Network Meeting of the Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools in Bonn, organized by DAAD with its CLIFOOD-Project...more

CLIFOOD kickoff, Hawassa
16.05.2017

From May 14 to May 18, 2017 the Delegation of the Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim visited its Ethiopian partner Hawassa University. The main purpose of the visit was the coordination meeting for CLIFOOD...more

CLIFOOD in Media: Semonegna Ethiopia reports
29.04.2017

Check out press release of Semonegna Ethiopia about Bilateral German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School ‘Climate change effects on food security' CLIFOOD...more

CLIFOOD in Media: bioökonomie.de reports
06.03.2017

Check out press release of bioökonomie.de about Bilateral German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School ‘Climate change effects on food security’ CLIFOOD...more

Official opening of CLIFOOD
08.03.2017

The official kick-off of the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)" took place on 8 March 2017 at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany...more

CLIFOOD in Media: Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e. V. reports
03.02.2017

Press release of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e. V. about Bilateral German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School CLIFOOD...more