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Improving training programs for women farmers in central India
ETH student found in study how effective trainings should be in order to increase the potential for adoption. Her main research question was how training programs can become better in supporting women farmers, taking into account their gender and socio-economic background.
FAO Director General visits ETH
The Director General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization recently visited ETH Zurich to discuss innovation and collaboration for sustainable food systems.
Extreme weather shocks on smallholder farmers
In a new study, an international consortium led by researchers at ETH Zurich, investigated the cascading impacts after two consecutive hurricanes (Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017) on smallholder banana farmers in Dominican Republic.
Inequalities and ecological pressures in food value chains
A multidisciplinary project led by the AgroEcological Transition Group at ETH Zurich aims to understand the links between collective decision-?making and ecological footprints in coffee and soybean value chains.