The next GIGA Seminar in Socio-Economics will take place on 18h October 2012 at 1.30-2.30 p.m. in room 546.

Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim will give a talk about on “How to Feed the World: Challenges for Global Agriculture“.

Matin Qaim is Professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen since 2007. His main research areas include the economics of biotechnology and agricultural research systems, food security and sustainable development, nutrition and health economics, agricultural markets and supply chains as well as farming systems in developing countries (http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/73908.html).