School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL

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Researcher Diaries: Constraints and Opportunities of Cassava Seed Systems in South India

27.08.2020 In his #ThrowbackThursday contribution to the new Researcher Diaries series, Sebastian Mengel of the HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute looks back on a day in the field in South India in August 2018.

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The new BFH-HAFL director

01.09.2020 Ute Seeling became the new director of BFH-HAFL on 1 September 2020, a role she undertook with pride and pleasure: ‘The school enjoys a very good reputation in Switzerland and far beyond’.

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Researcher Diaries: How mulch impacts crop yield in the tropics – a case study from Bolivia

03.09.2020 In her contribution to the Researcher Diaries series, Laura Kuonen, a BFH-HAFL Master’s Programme student, describes a day ploughing the field in Cochabamba, Bolivia in January 2019.

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Online instead of on-site: Presentation of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses

24.09.2020 Because of the coronavirus, there will be no colloquia or poster exhibition on-site in connection with this year’s graduation ceremonies at BFH-HAFL. Instead you will find the contributions online.

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BFH-HAFL students take part in the largest conference on tropical agriculture in central Europe

05.10.2020 From 9 to 11 September nine BFH-HAFL students participated in the largest annual conference on tropical agriculture in central Europe, Tropentag. Their presentations ranged from coffee agroforestry systems...

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Can small-scale Honduran coffee farmers build resilience post-COVID-19?

14.10.2020 BFH-HAFL research associate Dr Ingrid Fromm discusses how the pandemic is affecting local communities and highlights some of the resilience measures actors in the coffee sector are already implementing on...

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Researcher Diaries: Nature Conservation Programme in Macedonia

22.10.2020 In her contribution to the Researcher Diaries series, Jelena Markovic reflects on the highlights of the 2019 Nature Conservation Programme project in Macedonia.

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BFH-HAFL experts reflect on World Food Day and the UNDROP declaration

02.11.2020 BFH-HAFL experts Nathalie Oberson and Johannes Brunner reflect on the highlights of the World Food Day event, share key takeaways and discuss the next steps in promoting sustainable, resilient and social...

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ONLINE - Master of Science in Life Sciences - Food, Nutrition and Health 9.12.2020

BFH-HAFL teaches and conducts research in agricultural, forest and food sciences, and prepares MSc students for their professional future as methodologically competent and solution-oriented specialists and...

09.12.2020, 18:30-19:30 o'clock – ONLINE

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ONLINE - Master of Science in Life Sciences Forest Science and Regional Management in Mountain Areas (the Alpine Master’s) 9.12.2020

BFH-HAFL teaches and conducts research in agricultural, forest and food sciences, and prepares MSc students for their professional future as methodologically competent and solution-oriented specialists and...

09.12.2020, 18:30-19:30 o'clock – ONLINE

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ONLINE - Master of Science in Life Sciences - Agricultural Science 9.12.2020

BFH-HAFL teaches and conducts research in agricultural, forest and food sciences, and prepares MSc students for their professional future as methodologically competent and solution-oriented specialists and...

09.12.2020, 18:30-19:30 o'clock – ONLINE

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POSTPONED – 5th international conference on Soil, Bio- and Eco-Engineering SBEE

Due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, the 5th international conference on Soil, Bio- and Eco-Engineering SBEE 2020 has been postponed to 2021. Further information will follow as soon as...

01.01.2021 until 31.12.2021 – BFH-HAFL, Länggasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland