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SUFACHAIN researchers at the Tropentag Conference 2024

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Photo: Nele Vahrenhorst, Jannike van Bruggen, Florian Wichern, Binal Dobariya, Emil Begimkulov at the Tropentag 2024

A group of researchers of the SUFACHAIN project have participated in this year’s Tropentag 2024 – ‘Exploring opportunities… for managing natural resources and a better life for all’.

Emil Begimkulov (PhD candidate under work package 5 – monetization of ecosystem services) contributed to a poster session presenting his work on Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for certified dried fruits and nuts in Central Asia.

Binal Dobariya (work package 3 – use of waste streams), PhD candidate at the Rhine-Waal University, presented her findings in an oral presentation on Utilisation of nut and fruit processing byproducts for sustainable cosmetic formulations: A pathway to microplastic-free beauty products.

Photo: Binal Dobariya presenting at the Tropentag 2024 (©Nele Vahrenhorst)

Jannike van Bruggen (SUFACHAIN project coordinator at Rhine-Waal University) presented preliminary findings on the adaptive capacity of apricot farming communities in Kyrgyzstan to climate change and resulting water variability.

Photo: Jannike van Bruggen presenting at the Tropentag 2024 (©Binal Dobariya)

The conference took place from September 11-13 at the BOKU in Vienna with scientists from all over the world. Abstracts and presentations can be found here.