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Department of Agricultural Economics (BW27)

Mission: to stimulate basic, applied and innovative research on all socio-economic aspects of agriculture, nutrition, natural resources and rural development as a basis for excellence in education and decision support in business and government.
Themes: (1) natural resource management; (2) rural (development) economics and sociology; (3) business management; (4) agri-food marketing and supply chain management; (5) agricultural economics; (6) agricultural, food and environmental policy; (7) consumer behavior.
Social impact: apacity building, market research, decision support for policy and business.

Maquette Oehoe

Agenda

The Chancellor of Ghent University has the honour of inviting you to attend the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of:

Lidya Samuel Abayneh

Title of the doctoral dissertation:
Drivers and barriers to farmeres’ intention to adopt Orange-fleshed Sweet Potatoes in Ethiopia

Practical:
Date: Tuesday 20 January 2025
Time: 17:00
Location: A0.1 Academieraadzaal (A0.030)
Coupure Links 653,
9000 Gent

The Chancellor of Ghent University has the honour of inviting you to attend the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of:

Estellina Namutebi

Title of the doctoral dissertation:
Community resilience and envirionmental justice in the context of extractive industries in rural areas. The case of oil and gas drilling in Albertine Graben (Uganda).

Practical:
Date: Friday 30 January 2025
Time: 14:00
Location: A0.1 Academieraadzaal (A0.030)
Coupure Links 653,
9000 Gent

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Wetenschap uitgedokterd

Hou jij ook zo van koffie? Heel wat goede koffie komt uit Kivu en Ituri, streken in Oost-Congo waar al jaren hevige gevechten plaatsvinden tussen rebellengroepen en de staat. Hoe slagen koffieboeren erin om ondanks die moeilijke situatie toch koffie te produceren en te verkopen? Coöperatieven spelen daarin een belangrijke rol, legt UGent-onderzoeker Wannes Slosse uit.