Projects
New Cooperatives
2014-2017
The project "Genossenschaften - Neue Perspektiven an der Schnittstelle zwischen bürgerschaftlichem Engagement und sozialem Unternehmertum" (further information in German) focuses on opportunities offered by cooperatives with regard to civic participation in rural areas.
ENERGENO
2011-2015
The project concentrates on the increasing number and importance of energy cooperatives. For more information please check the german project description [Link].
Support for Farmer's Cooperatives
2010-2013
The imbalances in bargaining power between the contracting parties in the food supply chain have drawn much scholarly attention but have also been closely examined by policy makers. The European Commission is committed to facilitate the restructuring of the agricultural sector by encouraging the creation of voluntary agricultural producer organisations. DG Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a large study, “Support for Farmers' Cooperatives”, to provide background knowledge that will help farmers organise themselves in cooperatives as a means to consolidate their market orientation and so generate a solid market income.
Read more about the project in the Support for Farmer's Cooperatives-Leaflet [pdf].
MEGACITIES 2
2008-2013
The project Climate and Energy in a Complex Transition Process towards Sustainable Hyderabad – Mitigation and adaptation strategies by changing institutions, governance structures, lifestyles and consumption patterns has ended in June 2013.
Making Rural Services Work for the Poor
2007-2011
The Project Making Rural Services Work for the Poor – The Role of Rural Institutions and their Governance for Agriculture-Led Development was jointly coordinated by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C, USA, and Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.