Professional Positions

• Since 2007 Professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development,
  Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany

• 2004-2007 Professor of International Agricultural Trade and Food Security,
  University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

• 2003-2004 Senior Researcher and Team Leader, Center for Development Research (ZEF),
  University of Bonn, Germany

• 2001-2003 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics,
  University of California, Berkeley, USA

• 1997-2000 Research Associate/Fellow, Center for Development Research (ZEF),
  University of Bonn, Germany

• 1996-1997 Research Associate, Institute of Food Economics,
  University of Kiel, Germany

Academic Degrees

• Habilitation in Agricultural and Development Economics, University of Bonn (2003)

• PhD in Agricultural Economics, University of Bonn (2000)

• MSc in Agricultural Economics, University of Kiel (1996)

• BSc in Agricultural Sciences, University of Bonn (1992)

Main Research Areas

• Economics of Biotechnology and Agricultural Research Systems

• Economics of Food Security and Poverty

• Nutrition and Health Economics

• Modern Food Supply Chains in Developing Countries

• Agricultural Markets and Policies in Developing Countries

Selected Awards and Honors

• Excellence Award 2011 for Policy-Oriented Development Research of the German Development Bank (KfW)

• Grand International DLG-Prize for Scientific Achievements of the German Agricultural Society (DLG), 2010

• Outstanding Review of Agricultural Economics Article Award 2007 of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)

• Emmy Noether-Grantee of the German Research Foundation (DFG) (2001-2005)

• Josef G. Knoll-Science-Award 2000 of the Eiselen Foundation

• Nils Westermarck-Award 2003 of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

Other Selected Academic Roles and Appointments

• Member of the Standing Committee on Life Sciences, Leopoldina, German National Academy of Sciences (since 2015)

• Member of the Steering Committee, German Agricultural Society (DLG) (since 2014)

• Elected Member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences (since 2011)

• Senior Fellow, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn (since 2010)

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand (since 2010)

• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Protection (since 2009)

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) (2009-2014)

• Member of the Board of Directors of Africa Harvest Biotech International Foundation (2009-2014)

• Chair of the External Advisory Board of the Africa Biofortified Sorghum (ABS) Project (Funded by the Gates Foundation) (2006-2009)

• Member of the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board (since 2006)

• Associate Editor of the Journal “Agricultural Economics” (2007-2012)

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Food Policy” (since 2007)

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