Function and Working Areas at SLE
Coordination of Development Policy Discussion Days, supervision of SLE research projects abroad, member of selection committee for application review.
Professional Profile
Horticultural Engineer (M.Sc. hort.) with focus on integrated crop protection.
Broad professional experience in international development cooperation, mainly with former German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH.
Expertise in rural regional development, agricultural extension, local economic development, value chain development, quality management, certification and hygiene standards (GAP, EurepGAP/GlobalGAP, HACCP, promotion of business associations, private sector promotion, export promotion, capacity building (trainings, workshops), project and programme management, participatory methods.
Project experience in Africa and Germany.
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Since 2009 |
Research Fellow at Centre for Rural Development (SLE), Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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2008
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Sabbatical
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2004-2007 |
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH,
Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme, Ghana
Head of components for value chain and private sector promotion
Topics: value chains, quality and hygiene standards, certification of smallholders, private sector, association and export promotion
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2001-2004 |
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH
Integrated Crop Protection Project, Ghana
Head of regional component, temporary project team leader
Topics: integrated crop protection, participatory extension, quality standards (Good Agricultural Practice GAP), certification schemes, policy development for National Plant Protection Division
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1999-2000 |
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH,
Rural Regional Development Programme North, Ivory Coast
Programme Assistant
Topics: integrated crop protection, participatory extension methods
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1998-1999 |
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH,
Programme for Locust Research and Control, Germany
Topic: execution of emergency measures in Africa and Asia
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1998 |
Execution of diverse consultancies
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1997 |
Centre for Rural Development (SLE)
Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Participant
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Publications
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Will, M. / Kühn, A. (2011): GIZ-Sektorvorhaben Agrarhandel – Informationsbroschüre. GIZ Eschborn.
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Braun, M. / Kühn, A: (2006): Demand Orientation: The Case of Participatory Group Extension in Ghana (PTD&E). GTZ Eschborn und Ghana.
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Kyofa-Boamah, M. et al (2005): Good Agricultural Practices and Crop Protection Recommendations for Selected Vegetables. Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate 2005.
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Kwarteng, J.A. et al (2003): Assessment of Participatory Technology Development and Extension (PTD&E) in Ghana. Journal of Extension Systems, 07/2004.
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Spiller, I. et al (1998): L’intégration des approches participatives et genre dans un projet du développement rural régional: le cas de l’ODAI/Madagascar. Center for Advanced Training in Agricultural Development (CATAD), 175 pages Berlin.
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