DITSL GmbH Witzenhausen
the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, and Transdisciplinary and Social-ecological Landuse Research
DITSL is a centre of expertise for transdisciplinary research for development and transformation in social ecological land-use systems worldwide. It specialises in innovation in agriculture and livestock-based food and farming systems in highly heterogeneous and variable environments.
DITSL contributes to promoting food and income security, and sustainable value chain development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It employs an actor-oriented approach to integrate the perspectives, interests and capacities of different societal actors and to co-create contextual knowledge and options for actions to mitigate or solve complex problems.
DITSL does methodological, conceptual and applied research to foster innovation processes. This includes system analysis, knowledge management, knowledge integration and co-creation, gender analysis, multi-stakeholder processes, collaborative learning and action research.
DITSL generates decision support for society and policy and supports capacity building through academic, professional and extracurricular education and training programmes.
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6-session online course: PARTICIPATORY VIDEO FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Researchers, scientists, extension officers and facilitators involved in agricultural research are invited to participate in a 6-session online course:
PARTICIPATORY VIDEO FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
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5-day training course: Participatory video facilitation, July 2021
Researchers, scientists, extension officers and students involved in agricultural research are invited to participate in an intensive 5-day training course:
PARTICIPATORY VIDEO FACILITATION FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
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Announcement of MSc Thesis Research Topics
In the frame of the PhD research project CollAqua aiming to co-develop technical and social innovations for sustainable water resource management with Kenyan smallholder farmers through the application of a Collaborative Learning approach, two research topics for preparation of a Master Thesis are proposed:
a) Co-Identification and Co-Assessment of local Best Water Management Practices on Farm and Community Level (>> download pdf with more details)
b) Understand Water Resource Management on Farm and Community Level using a Systems Approach (>> download pdf with more details)
Data collection in Nakuru County, Kenya, is scheduled for a period of three month (between Juli and November 2020). Candidates would need to apply for scholarships covering travel and living costs abroad; Costs for conducting fieldwork activities, e.g. for local transport and translations will be covered.
