Agricultural Development & Trade Group at Humboldt-University

Changed from “International Ag. Trade & Development” to “Ag. Development & Trade”

1) Development =general; trade = 1 aspect of dev.
2) #AgriculturalDevelopment is an ongoing process in all countries🌍
4) We work on intern. as well as nat. trade

So, designation follows reality, but same people 👇

Back from #Ghana teaching on simulation modeling & prep. research on #climatechange.
🙏 #UniversityofGhana & participants!
IATD team:
@zuhalelnour.bsky.social #ThierryKinkpe, #JonasLuckmann,
#SawsanAbdul-Jalil, #MartialHouessou, #HedvigLagercrantz, @petermwangi.bsky.social, @haraldgrethe.bsky.social

Enabling free movement but restricting domestic policy space? The price of mutual recognition Free movement of goods within the EU is guaranteed via mutual recognition: any product lawfully produced in one member state must also be accepted in all other member states. While unleashing economi...

New article of Jasmin Zöllmer & @haraldgrethe.bsky.social at @iatd-hu.bsky.social.

“Mutual recognition” is a key principle to constitute the EU Common Market.

Does it limit member states' space to pursue societal objectives?

The case of #animalwelfare.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

www.agrar.hu-berlin.de/de/news/hara...

Great article on "Made in #Africa"

Tackling agr. & rural development needs developing agr. input (e.g. machinery) & output markets (e.g. food processing).

"While infant-industry... arguments have re-emerged in African policy debates..., a lot can be done in terms of industrial policies & investm."

Outcomes of the Global Peatlands Assessment for Africa presented today at #COP28, with Ifo Suspense, Jean-Jacques Bambuta, @simonlewis.bsky.social and Lera Miles. Several African countries include peatlands in their NDCs for many years - a very good example how to address them in climate policies!

Check out our new article on farm typologies and how they can be used to improve agricultural policy making. Was great to be part of this exciting team of authors, many thanks to Robert Huber for the fantastic lead! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Read the whole paper open access here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Consumers face higher prices in the EU and outside.

In Least Developed Countries, prices rise especially for products that are already now consumed less than recommended, e.g., vegetables, fruit and animal protein.
#GlobalImpact #LDC

5/6

EU agricultural production expands in response, but with consequences:

Nitrogen surpluses rise, particularly in regions where they are already critically high.

Some of EU meat production is replaced by imports, contributing to increased global GHG emissions. #ClimateChange

4/6

We find that oilseeds are most affected due to high import shares, especially of soy products.

Meat production is indirectly impacted and declines, relying on imported soy for feed.

Some products with high self-sufficiency levels remain rather unaffected.

3/6

Using a global partial equilibrium model (#CAPRI), we simulate the impact, examining adjustment mechanisms and regional differences within the EU. How resilient is the sector in the face of such disruptions?

2/6

Recent disruptions in global trade impact us all. Our new study by #FerikeThom, #AlexanderGocht & @haraldgrethe.bsky.social dives into vulnerabilities of EU agriculture & food, exploring the effects of an import stop on food & feed products. #Trade #EU onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Left to right: Team NZ Paul Smerda, Adina Stoyke, Jan Heyen, Hamish Marr and Jonas Luckmann of IATD, Thaer-Institute, Humboldt-University of Berlin

Hamish Marr presenting at Humboldt-University

Thanks Hamish Marr, Special Agricultural Trade Envoy of New Zealand; Adina Stoyke, Paul Smerda & Jan Heyen of Embassy of 🇳🇿 for discussing with our students @thaer-inst.bsky.social & staff members @iatd-hu.bsky.social on ag trade policy & the inclusion of agriculture in climate policy. Great evening!

Welcome @niklasdomke.bsky.social @iatd-hu.bsky.social @thaer-inst.bsky.social at Humboldt-Unviersität zu Berlin.

Niklas wrote an excellent MSc-thesis at IATD on the opportunity cost of rewetting farmed peatland in 🇩🇪.

He will work on our new project on peatland GHG emission data & the EU context.

Just arrived here... and:

We are glad to having received funding for a two year project together with @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social on:

New impulses for climate protection through peatland protection: data bases, European context and perspectives after 2045