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Ländlicher Wandel

Viele ländliche Gebiete im Globalen Süden stehen vor enormen Herausforderungen, darunter anhaltende Armut, demographischer Druck, Klimawandel und eine erodierende Ressourcenbasis. Die Konkurrenz um Land und Ressourcen wirkt sich auf vielfältige Weise auf das Leben der ländlichen Bevölkerung aus.

News und Highlights

Policy Brief 10/2020

Responsible Large-Scale Agricultural Investments in and by G20 Countries: A Call for more Transparency

Policy Brief for the T20 Task Force 10: Sustainable Energy, Water, and Food Systems.

Dr. Insa Flachsbarth, Research Fellow

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Lead Research Fellow

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kerstin Nolte Assoziiert

Ecological Economics 09/2020

Impact of Oil Palm Expansion on the Provision of Private and Community Goods in Rural Indonesia

This article examines the impacts of oil palm expansion on rural economic development in Indonesia. We carried out a nation-wide study to examine the effects of oil palm expansion on rural households' access to essential private goods, and on community goods.

Dr. Christoph Kubitza Research Fellow

World Development 2021

Large-Scale Farms in Zambia: Locational Patterns and Spillovers to Smallholder Agriculture

In light of the surge in large‐scale farms in developing countries, concerns have been raised that smallholders may be negatively affected. There is, however, very little evidence beyond case studies to support these claims. Drawing on nationally representative household data sets and an inventory of large‐scale farms in Zambia, this study investigates the relationship between large‐scale farms and smallholders.

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay Lead Research Fellow

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kerstin Nolte Assoziiert

Konferenz | 05.06.2020

Is Poverty Necessary in the World to Mitigate Climate Change?

On World Environment Day 2020, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification hosted a virtual panel discussion on the relation between poverty, economy, and climate. GIGA researcher Jann Lay was one of the Panelists.

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay Lead Research Fellow

01.03.2019 - 31.12.2021

Large-Scale Land Acquisitions, Rural Change, and Social Conflict

By combining theoretical and methodological approaches in political science, economics, and environmental sciences, this project analyzes the effects of large-scale land acquisitions on rural structural change and social conflicts in order to advance academic research, provide international policy advice, and inform the work of local advocacy and development organizations. BMZ, 2019-2021

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Lead Research Fellow

Daniel Geissel, Research Fellow

Rebecca Lohmann, Research Fellow

Lisa Hoffmann, Research Fellow

Dr. Alexander De Juan

01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023

Integrated Analyses of Policies for Sustainable Rural Economies (CRC 990, phase 3, project C11)

The Collaborative Research Center EFForTS (Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems, coordinated by the University of Göttingen) aims at providing science-based knowledge on how to protect and enhance the ecological functions of tropical forests and agricultural transformation systems at a landscape scale, while improving human welfare. In the third phase of EFForTS, the GIGA leads the projects B10 on landscape-level assessment of functions and C11 on policies for sustainable rural transformations.
DFG, 2020-2023

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay Lead Research Fellow

Anette Ruml Research Fellow

01.09.2020 - 31.08.2026

Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa

MIASA, based at the University of Legon, Ghana, is one of five Maria Sibylla Merian Centres for Advanced Studies, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research. Its overall aim is to work towards a reduction of global asymmetries in knowledge production and bridging the cultural divide between anglophone and francophone Africa. MIASA's thematical focus is on sustainable governance. The GIGA contributes to the Interdisciplinary Fellow Group on ‘Sustainable Rural Transformation’ and its outreach activities.
BMBF, 2020-2026

Apl. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Lead Research Fellow