Agrarian Transformations and Social-Ecological Complexities - TRANSECT
Research project
05/2019 - 04/2025
Project volume:2.620.000 EURO
Competence field:Sustainable, site-adapted production systems, Regional development and development of rural areas, Sustainability in decision-making processes and accountability structures
Cooperation:Strategic cooperation
Funding partner:State funding
Local Bioeconomy Scenarios in Central and South Asia
The early-career research group investigates the socio-ecological impacts and interdependencies of agrarian transformation in Central and South Asia. Drawing on an in-depth understanding of developments to date, we critically examine potential pathways towards a bioeconomy in the agricultural sector in the research region. As part of our TRANSECT project – Agrarian Transformations and Socio-Ecological Complexities. Local Bioeconomy Scenarios in Central and South Asia – we ask: What social and ecological consequences can be expected from further intensification of agricultural production? Which technologies benefit whom? What are locally adapted pathways towards more sustainable production systems?
Contact
Projektleitung
Michael SpiesAllgemeiner Kontakt
Dr. Henryk AlffPostdoctoral Researcher TRANSECT Junior Research Group
Monocultures shape agricultural development across large parts of Central and South Asia, with implications for food and energy production as well as the bioeconomy.
As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has a growing economic interest in the agricultural development of Central and South Asia, both as a source of raw materials and as potential markets for seeds and agrochemicals produced in China.
Funding partner
Federal funding
Partnerships
Strategic partnerships
