Alexander Wezel

Alexander WEZEL
Head of Research, Professor for Agroecology

Expertise
Member of High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), – FAO

Research Unit
Agroecology and Environment

Keywords

Agroecology, agroecosystems analysis: management of biodiversity, water quality, and ecological corridors.

Ongoing research projects or lately completed

• AE4EU : Agroecology for Europe
• PATH2DEA : Paving the Way towards Digitalisation Enabling Agroecology for European Farming Systems
• AGRECOFARM : Agroecological farming education and training development in West Africa
• PERFECO : Performance économiques des exploitation et transition agroécologique
• ECOSTACK
• GOODFOOD : Good teaching practices in experiential learning for effective education in embedded food systems
• African Cases: Good practices in agroecology in food insecure African countries

Teaching activities

Senior Advisor of MSc Agroecology
Agroecology, Agroecosystems of the world and agricultural use, Management of agroecosystems

Professional experiences and studies

• 2006-today: Isara, France.
• 2004: Habilitation, University of Greifswald, Germany, thesis: Land use and resource conservation in rural areas of different developing countries.
• 1998: Ph.D., University of Hohenheim, Germany, thesis: Fallow cultivation system and management possibilities in semi-arid Niger, West Africa,
• 1993: Diploma (MSc) Geoecology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany,