Block seminar 1 - Pt. 1: State of the art on climate change and food security with special focus on sustainable crop production and crop protection under varying climate impacts (online event)

Due to the existing uncertainties caused by the COVID pandemic and the related contact restrictions, the first part of Block Seminar 1 was conducted in March as an online event. The second part is planned for July as a face-to-face event in Hohenheim, with the possibility of online participation. The first part of Blockseminar 1 focused on providing an overview of the "State of the art on climate change and food security".
 
The program included following talks.
 
“Trends & Drivers of hunger - globally and in East Africa”, Ms. Bettina Iseli, Director Programs, Welthungerhilfe, Bonn, Germany

“Social Protection and Food Security”, Dr. Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

„Pathways to address food security in global agricultural supply chains”, Dr. Tina Beuchelt, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany

"Molecular perspectives on the ecologically inconsistent effectiveness of the mycoherbicide Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae against Striga hermonthica", Mr. Williams Oyifioda Anteyi, University of Hohenheim, Germany

”Establishing an interdisciplinary data center at Hawassa University”, Dr. Abebe Kebede Habtegabriel, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

“Cowpea-Rhizobium symbiosis: an option for sustainability in crop production under the changing climate”, Mr. Tewodros Ayalew Dejene, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

“Observed Climate Change and its Future Outlook in Southwest Ethiopia: Analysis of its Impact and Adaptation Strategies for Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Production”,  Mr. Abera Habte Desta, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

“Climate and Food Security: Policy Options for Achieving SDGs”, Mr. Mersie Ejigu, Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability (PAES), Ethiopia