Prof. Dr. Hermann Waibel

Professor of Development and Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Hannover (since 2001)

Professor of Economics in Horticulture, University of Hannover, tenured position (1994 - 2001).

Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen (1991 – 1994), temporary (non-tenured) position

Associate Professor of Farming Systems, Agriculture and Food Engineering Division, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Bangkok, Thailand, (1988 – 1990)

Deputy Project Manager and Project Economist, Agricultural Development Project in Thailand, Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangkok, Thailand (1984 – 1988)

Research Associate, Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Hohenheim

Associate Project Economist, Agricultural Development Project in the Philippines, and Bureau of Plant Industry with duty stations in Manila, Camarines Sur, Iloilo, Nueva Ecija and Sultan Kudarat (1980 – 1982)   

Coordinator DFG Langzeitvorhaben-  Poverty and Sustainable Development: a long-term panel data project in Thailand and Vietnam; The Thailand-Vietnam Socioeconomic Panel (see www.TVSEP.de)  since 2016; (first phase until 2018; complete duration until 2024).

Coordinator of the Research Unit 756 on “Vulnerability to Poverty in emerging economies in South East Asia”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (since 2006). Includes nine professors, 10 - 15 research staff and up to 80 local research staff (temporary basis).

Director of International Programs of the University of Hannover (2000 – 2003). Supervising six staff members of the university’s international office  

Chairman of the Senate Committee for International Relations of the University of Hannover (2000 – 2003)

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Centre of Business Management and Applied Research in Horticulture in Germany, (1995- 2006). The Executive Board consists of high level representatives of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Protection and 16 State (Länder) Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Economics.

Member of the Senate Committee on International Relations of the University of Hannover (1995 – 2006)

Dean of Student Affairs, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Hannover (1998 - 2000)

Member of the Faculty Council in Economics and Management, University of Hannover (2003-2006)

Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Hannover (1997 - 2000)

Executive Director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany (1993-1994). In charge for a total of about 70 researchers, including seven full professors, research and administrative staff.

1.      Agrarwirtschaft (German Journal of Agricultural Economics)

2.      Agricultural Economics

3.      Agricultural Systems

4.      Agroforestry Systems

5.      American Journal of Agricultural Economics

6.      Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

7.      European Review of Agricultural Economics

8.      European Journal of Health Economics

9.      Ecological Economics

10.  Environment and Development Economics

11.  Food Policy

12.  Forest Policy and Economics

13.  International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

14.  Journal of African Economies

15.  Journal of Agricultural Economics

16.  Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

17.  Journal of Environmental Management

18.  Journal of Insect Science and its Applications

19.    Journal of Plant Pathology and Protection

20.    Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences

21.    Public Administration and Development

22.    Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

23.    World Development

Verein für Socialpolitik (German Association of Economics - Section Development Economics)

International Association of Agricultural Economists

Association of Agricultural Economics and Social Science in Germany

Association of Horticultural Research in Germany

German Association for Agricultural Research in the Tropics and Subtropics Plant Protection Society of Germany

Scholarship Award of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for the Philippines (1979)

1. Economics of de-intensification strategies of cereal-based farms in Northern Germany. Stoyke, Cord (1995), Dr. sc. agr.

2. Economics of introducing fruit trees in the Cordillera Central Northern Luzon, Philippines. Wesseler, Justus (1996), Dr. sc. agr.

3. The economics of rice-fish production systems in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Purba, Sirman (1997), Dr. sc. agr.

4. Small-scale aquaculture and Integrated Pest Management in intensive rice-based farming systems – Aa socioeconomic analysis of potentials, constraints and interactions. Hortstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

5. Socio-economic impact of stone terraces in the province of Bam/Burkina Faso. Kunze,  Dagmar (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

6. Economic criteria for pesticide policy assessment. Fleischer, Gerd (1998), Dr. sc. agr.

7. The effect of a pesticide tax on pesticide demand and income in Costa Rica. Agne,  Stefan (1999), Dr. sc. agr.

8. The economics of pest management in citrus production in Thailand. Jungbluth,  Frauke (1999), Dr. rer. hort.

9. Pesticides and human health: An economic analysis of rice-cotton systems in Northern Côte d’Ivoire. Ajayi, Oludeye (1999), Dr. rer. hort.        

10. The role of improved seeds and fertilizer in food security under risk: The case of smallholders in Eastern Oromya, Ethiopia. Emana, Bezabih (2000), Dr. rer. hort.

11. The costs of soil conservation measures among smallholders in the Hararghe Highlands of Ethiopia. Adenew, Berhanu (2000), Dr. rer. hort.

12. Willingness to pay for traditional fruit tree meadows in two counties of Germany. Zander, Katrin (2001), Dr. rer. hort.

13. Economics of irrigation of vegetables and other intensive crops in the province of Lahj, Yemen. Abdul-Rahman Saeed, Samir (2002), Dr. rer. hort.

14. Economics of utilization and production of indigenous fruits in Southern Africa. Mithöfer, Dagmar (2004), Dr. oec.

15. The economic benefits of transgenic cotton in China. Pemsl, Diemuth, (2005), Dr. oec.

16. Economics of biological control in field vegetables in Europe - A cross-country comparison. Dirksmeyer, Walter (2006), Dr. rer. hort.

17. The Economics of Trypanosomiasis resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Affognon, Hippolite (2007), Dr. rer. pol.

18. The health benefits of farmer training in Nicaragua. Garming, Hildegard (2008), Dr. rer. pol.

19. Constraints to adoption of safer vegetable production technologies in Thailand. Krasuaythong, Thanaporn, (2008), Dr. rer. pol.

20. EUREP-GAP standards and poverty reduction in Kenyan horticulture. (2008) Asfaw, Solomon, Dr. rer. pol.

21. Spatial distribution and regional dynamics of vegetable production in Thailand. (2008) Hardeweg, Bernd, Dr. rer. pol.

22. Assessment of inland fisheries resources in Nigeria. (2009) Chiwaula, Levison, Dr. rer. pol.

23. The impact of inland fisheries resources management on poverty reduction in Northern Cameroon. (2009) Witt, Rudolf, Dr. rer. pol.

24. The impact of farmer education on productivity and efficiency of cotton in Asia. (2010) Pananurak, Piyatat, Dr. rer. pol.

25. Interaction effects of new technology and farmer training in cotton in China. (2010) Wu, Li-Feng Dr. rer. hort.

26. External costs of pesticide use in vegetable production in Kenya. (2010) Ibrahim Ndegwa, Macharia, Dr. rer. hort.

27. Risk and vulnerability in agriculture in Hue Province, Vietnam. (2010) Völker, Marc, Dr. rer. pol.

28. Risk and vulnerability in agriculture in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. (2011) Tongruksawattana, Songporne, Dr. rer. pol.

29. Diversification strategies in agriculture in Vietnam. (2012) Tung, Phung Duc, Dr. rer. pol.

30. Research on vulnerability to poverty: A village case study from Thailand. (2013) Gödecke, Theda, Dr. rer. pol.

31. Contract farming in oilpalm in Indonesia. (2013) Ekko Rudy Cahyadi, Dr. rer. pol.

32. Assessing the adoption and impact of organic and fair trade certification of pepper in India. (2014) Parvathi, Priyanka, Dr. rer. pol.

33. Shocks, migration and welfare dynamics in South East Asia (2015). Mulubrahn Amare, Dr. rer. pol.

34. Essays on vulnerability to poverty, migration and gender in Thailand and Vietnam. (2015) Lena Hohfeld, Dr. rer. pol.

35. New insights from behavioural economics in developing countries. Liebenehm, Sabine (2015), Dr. rer. pol.

36. Sustainability standards among smallholder oil palm farmers in Indonesia. Ernah (2016), Dr. rer. pol.

37. Economic analysis of rubber land use systems in Southern China. Shi Min (2016), Dr. rer. pol.

38. Indebtedness and vulnerability of rural households in Thailand and Vietnam. Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene (2017), Dr. rer. pol.

39. Risk and culture: An empirical analysis of ethnic minorities in rural Vietnam. Dien Pham (2018), Dr. rer. pol.

40. Climate risk and economic development in Hué Province, Vietnam. Pahlisch, Thi Hoa (2019), Dr. rer. pol.

41. Livestock and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alirah, Emmanuel Weyori (2019), Dr. rer. pol.

42. Fish production, consumption and food security in Bangladesh. Ahmed, Badrun Nessa (2019), Dr. rer. pol.

43. Essays on the consequences of declining rubber prices for smallholder farming in Southwest China. Shaoze Jin (2020), Dr. rer. pol.

44. Huong Jaretzky (since 2015): Development and structural change in rural Vietnam.

45. Haowen Zhuang (since 2016): Rubber and risk: Assessing the impact of price volatility for smallholder rubber farmers in China.

46. Mark Brooks (since 2017): Measures to maintain data quality in long term panel household and village surveys in developing countries.

47. Chompunuch Nantajit (since 2017): The future of villages in rural Thailand.

48. Miriam Al Lily (since 2017): Poverty in Saudi Arabia.