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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International DAAD Alumni Seminar – “Applied Engineering for Smart Integration of Renewable Energy in Value Chains in Developing Countries”
Call for Application
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On behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) the University of Kassel and the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL) in Witzenhausen are organizing the
International DAAD Alumni Seminar – “Applied Engineering for Smart Integration of Renewable Energy in Value Chains in Developing Countries”
24–31 March 2019 in Witzenhausen, Germany
followed by a visit to the world's leading trade fair for the industry Hannover Messe 2019,
1–6 April 2019 in Hanover, Germany
Module announcement: A08 Social ecology in livestock production systems
A08 Social ecology in livestock production systems
Block module (6 ECTS credits), Sustainable International Agriculture (SIA)
Summer semester 2018: 24.09.2018 – 12.10.2018 (Mo – Fr 13:30 pm – 17:00 pm)
Prof. Dr. B. Kaufmann
German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL)
Registration latest until 31.08.2018. Module venue will be seminar room S1, Steinstr. 19, Witzenhausen.
Read more ...International DAAD Alumni Seminar – Anuga FoodTec 2018
Call for Application
“Sustainable Food Production and Food Security in Developing Countries – Quality Management and Resource Use Efficiency along Agri-Value Chains”
11–19 March 2018 in Witzenhausen, Germany
followed by a visit to the world's leading trade fair for food processing technology Anuga FoodTec 2018,
20–23 March 2018 in Cologne, Germany
