João Vasco Silva, Junior Professor at the University of Hohenheim, uses agronomy and data science to understand why many farmers in sub-Saharan Africa harvest far less than their crops could yield. At Tropentag, he spoke
Three young researchers were honoured with the Hans H. Ruthenberg Graduate Award 2026 at Tropentag in Göttingen for outstanding research on potato breeding, nutrition and agroecology. (Photo: )
The soil scientist and former Dutch senator and MP, whose career took him from Wageningen to the tropics and into parliament, urges early-career researchers to look beyond their experiments and read the colonial history that
The humble chocolate bar has to be one of the world’s favourite treats; with a 5,000-year-strong history, it has previously taken the form of a currency, a luxurious drink and even as a medicine. Chocolate
When a pasture looks degraded, is overgrazing really to blame? Research from Uzbekistan presented at Tropentag 2026 suggests that climate and moisture may play a much larger role than expected. (Photo: Ajit Masurkar)
It is Day Two of Tropentag 2026 and we are deep into the afternoon presentations. I am watching the 2 o’clock session by Dr Mouritala Sikirou, about optimising screening against brown streak disease in the
Now that conference has ended, what comes next? By Chidi Emenike By Friday afternoon, the posters came down, and the next Tropentag was formally handed over to the University of Giessen. The closing session in
UKUDLA is preparing to open a call for two-year postdoctoral positions for German postdocs to conduct research at its centre in Southern Africa. The announcement came during a Tropentag 2026 workshop exploring how data science can help address food system challenges across Africa.
What if how money reaches farmers matters as much as how much they get? Research from Tropentag 2026 suggests that the delivery channel can change what farmers do next. For years, the answer to slow
How do rising food prices, falling crop prices, droughts and floods affect food security when they hit rural households together? At Tropentag 2026, Shamsurrahman Hamdard presented new research on how economic and environmental shocks shape food security and resilience among rural households in Afghanistan.
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