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Who is Who

The SUFACHAIN project consortium consists of 26 partners from Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This includes research partners as well as private sector and civil society organizations from the agroforestry and land use sector to ensure practical relevance.

Project Management HSRW

Prof. Dietrich Darr
Project lead
Dr. Jannike van Bruggen
Project coordination
Dr. Zhyldyz Shigaeva
Regional project coordination
Prof. Florian Wichern
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Work Package Lead (HSRW)
Prof. Jens Gebauer
Horticulture (HSRW)
Philip Schierning
PhD candidate (HSRW)
Prof. Thomas Henle
Food Chemistry (TU Dresden)
Dr. Jamila Smanalieva
Food Chemistry (TU Dresden)
Meerim Tynarbiekova
PhD candidate (KSTU)
Aidai Bapaeva
PhD candidate (KSTU)
Prof. Dirk Bockmühl
Hygiene and Microbiology, Work Package Lead (HSRW)
Binal Dobariya
PhD candidate (HSRW)
Robert Beinio
Managing Director (bb med. product GmbH)
Markus Lauer
Managing Director (A+S BioTec GmbH)
Prof. Dirk Bruckmann
Transport Logistics, Work Package Lead (HSRW)
Gerald Herrmann
Founding Director (Organic Services)
Almanbet Nurlan uulu
Research Assistant (HSRW)
Prof. Dietrich Darr
Sustainable and resilient farm and food systems, Work Package Lead (HSWT/ HSRW)
MD Sofiullah
PhD candidate (HSRW)
Emil Begimkulov
PhD candidate (HSRW)
Klara Dzhakypbekova
PhD candidate (University of Bonn)
Prof. Dirk Reiser
Sustainable Tourism, Work Package Lead (HSRW)

Students

Zhypara Kadyrakunova

B.Sc. student

University/ institute:
American University of Central Asia

Study programme:
Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science

Supervisors:
Philip Schierning

Topic:
A Comparison of Soil Organic Matter in Agroforestry and Non-Agroforestry Apricot Orchards in Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan


Work package: 1

Florian Giller

B.Sc. student

University/ institute:
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Study programme:
Mobility and Logistics

Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Dirk Bruckmann

Work package: 4

Jasmin Anderseck

B.A. student

University/ institute:
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Study programme:
Sustainable Tourism B.A.

Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Dirk Reiser, Henk-Jan Koopmans (PhD)

Topic:
Travellers‘ and hosts’ expectations of food tourism in Central Asia


Work package: 6

Sara Stangenberg

B.A. student

University/ institute:
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Study programme:
Sustainable Tourism, B.A.

Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Dirk Reiser (first supervisor), Prof. Dr. Norbert Dautzenberg (second supervisor)

Topic:
Food tourism in Central Asia – Presentation of current and potential tourist attractions as part of a “Food Map” with culinary highlights in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan


Work package: 6

Omorova Gulbara

Research associate research fellow

University/ institute:
Institute of Water Problems and Hydropower, the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic

Supervisors:
Specializing in land hydrology, water resources, and hydrochemistry

Supervisors:
Jannike van Bruggen

Topic:
Adaptive capacity of apricot farming communities in response to changing water availability in Kyrgyzstan


Work package: 7

Lidia Rosenfeld

B.Sc. student

University/ institute:
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Study programme:
International Relations

Supervisors:
Prof. Jan van de Molen, Dr. Jannike van Bruggen

Topic:
Agricultural Water Management in the Ferghana Valley: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies


Work package: 7

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