Scholarship for Capacity Development in Improving Dryland Livelihoods in Somalia
Rural livelihoods in drylands of the Horn of Africa depend on natural resource management: this fragile resource base is managed by pastoralsists and dryland farmers, who derive a living thereof. How can you make this sustainable?
Steckbrief
- Beteiligte Departemente Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
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Institut(e)
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agronomie - Forschungseinheit(en) Internationale Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung
- Förderorganisation Andere
- Laufzeit 01.10.2018 - 31.03.2021
- Projektleitung Prof. Dr. Filippo Lechthaler
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Projektmitarbeitende
Dr. Pascale Waelti
Prof. Dr. Urs Christoph Scheidegger
Laura Kuonen - Partner Transtec Belgium
- Schlüsselwörter Rangeland management, sustainability, dryland farming, soil conservation
Ausgangslage
The objective of this joint scholarship program between TRANSTEC and HAFL is to enhance capacities and skills of staff of TRANSTEC’s “Improving Dryland Livelihoods in Djibouti and Somalia through Productivity-enhancing Technologies” project.
Vorgehen
Two capable staff will be selected jointly by TRANSTEC and HAFL for MSc studies at HAFL in Switzerland and working on their MSc theses in Somalia. They will develop a research project in the field of sustainable rangeland management.
