A total of 202 theses were supported in Africa.

In Bénin a total of 11 theses were supported.

• Siebold, Matthias Alexander, Beschreibung und Untersuchung des Weltmarktes für Düngemittel anhand eines interregionalen Handelmodells unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklungsländer am Beispiel der Republik Benin (Description and study of the global market for fertilizers by an interregional trade model, with particular reference to the developing countries, the exemple the Republic of Benin), 2001 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Würth, Anke, Ertragslimitierung durch K und P bei Mais unter On-Farm- Bedingungen auf Acrisolen in Süd-Benin (Yield limitation by K and P for maize under onfarm conditions on acrisols in southern Benin), 1999 Summary as View-PDF
• Koch, Inge, Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung der P-Versorgung bei Mais auf Acrisolen in Süd-Benin (Possibilities for Improving P Supply to Maize on Acrisols in South Benin), 1997 Summary as View-PDF
• Weinzierl, Stephanie, Acadja - ein traditionelles, extensives Fischzuchtsystem in den Lagunengewässern Westafrikas - und seine Bedeutung für die Brachevegeation in Benin (Acadja - a traditional, extensive fish breeding system in the lagoon waters of West Africa - and its importance for the fallow vegetation in Benin), 1997 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Abele, Steffen, Die Auswirkung der Devaluierung des Franc CFA auf ausgewählte Agrarmärkte in Benin (The impact of the devaluation of the Franc CFA on selected agricultural markets in Benin), 1996 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Oehl, Fritz, Die Bestimmung der Zersetzbarkeit verschiedener Streupflanzen und ihr Einfluß auf die Mobilisierung von N, P, K, Mg und Ca in einem Ferrali-Haplic-Acrisol in Süd-Benin (Determination of the decomposition of different mulch species and its influence on the mobilization of the nutrients N, P, K, Mg and Ca on a Ferrali-Haplic Acrisol in Southern Benin ), 1996 Summary as View-PDF
• Oldenkotte, Bernadette, Isolierung von Clostridium perfringens aus süddeutschen und beninischen Ziegenkotproben (Typisierung im ELISA) (Isolation of Clostridium perfringens from South German and Benin Goats" feces samples (Typing by ELISA)), 1995 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Weigel, Thilo, Das Vorkommen von pathogenen Keimen und Endoparasitendauerformen in den Faecs von Thryonomys swinderianus (The occurrence of pathogens and endoparasite forms in the Faecs of Thryonomys swinderianus), 1992 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Kohler, Dieter, Probleme der Einführung und Verbreitung von Ochsenanspannung in Süd-Benin. Fallstudien in der Atlantik-Provinz (Problems of the introduction and distribution of draught oxen in southern Benin. Case studies in the Atlantic province), 1986 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Hainz, Michael, Der ländliche Südbenin im Spiegel der Literatur seit der Unabhängigkeit (1960) (The rural South-Benin in the mirror of literature since independence (1960)), 1985 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Holzer, Renate, Untersuchungen zum Verhalten und zur Verdauungsphysiologie der Rohrratte (Thryonomys Swinderianus) (Studies on the behavior and the digestive physiology of the cane rat (Thryonomys Swinderianus)), 1985 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Burkina Faso a total of 4 theses were supported.

• Senz, Sarah Luisa, Adoption of Agro-Ecological farming Practices - A Case Study from Burkina Faso, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
• Camacho, Verena, Assessment of the nutritional status of school children aged 7 to 11 years in rural areas of Central Burkina Faso, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
• Eitzenhöffer, Ramona, Assessment of the nutritional status of pregnant women in rural areas of central Burkina Faso, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
• Wiest, Mike, Die Wechselbeziehungen des Getreide-, Vieh- und Geldmarktes in Nogodoum, Yatenga (The interrelationships of the grain, livestock and money market in Nogodoum, Yatenga), 1993 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Burundi a total of 2 theses were supported.

• Oexle, Katharina, Untersuchungen zur Qualität von Ziegenmilch in Burundi (Studies on the quality of goat"s milk in Burundi), 1987 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Schnitzer, Thomas, Endoparasiten bei Ziegen in Burundi (Endoparasites of goats in Burundi), 1987 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Cameroon a total of 12 theses were supported.

• Mbatifuh, Judith M’sefola, Learning for Food and Nutrition Security. School Gardens in Primary and Secondary Schools in the North West Province of Cameroon, 2008 Summary as View-PDF
• Ngedi, Michael Timbo, Environmental, Health and Other Issues Associated with the Acquisition and Application of Pesticides in Cameroon: The Case of Cocoa Production in Bafia and Owe Villages in the South West Province, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Gorim, Linda Yuya, Preliminary evaluation of legumes for their potential to suppress Imperata cylindrica, 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• Yonghachea, Prosper Fuambeng , Farmers’ perceptions of Imperata cylindrica and Chromolaena odorata fallows in the North West, South West and Littoral provinces of Cameroon, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Ndambi, Oghaiki Asaah, Perspectives for dairy development in the Western Highlands of Cameroon, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Ngosong, Christopher, Petroleum Refineries and Heavy Metal Pollution in the Coastal Areas of Cameroon: A Case Study of SONARA and the Limbe Atlantic Coast, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Emundts, Alexa, The Impact of Pegging the CFA Franc to the EURO - with special Focus on the Situation of Cameroon, 2001 Summary as View-PDF
• Baumgartner, Daniel, Improvement of Traditional Methods of Palm Oil Processing in Cameroon, 2000 Summary as View-PDF
• Fischer, Andreas, Onchocerca Parasiten von Rindern in Afrika, Europa und Amerika: Untersuchungen zur Charakterisierung von Onchocerca Gutturosa, Onchocerca Lienalis und Onchocerca Stilesi (Onchocerca parasites of cattle in Africa, Europe and America: Investigations on the characterization of Onchocerca Gutturosa, Onchocerca Lienalis and Onchocerca Stilesi), 1998 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Halle Ekane, Ignatius, Potentials and Limitations for the Production and Processing of Oil Palm Products in South-West Province of Cameroon, 1998 Summary as View-PDF
• Seidenfaden, Ralph U., Einfluß von Ivermectin und Rinderhaltung auf die Übertragung der Onchozerkose in der Sudansavanne Nord-Kameruns. Epidemiologische, parasitologische und molekularbiologische Charakterisierung zehn Jahre nach Beginn einer Massenbehandlung der Dorfbevölkerung (Influence of Ivermectin and cattle preservation on the transmission of onchocerciasis in the Sudan Sea of North Cameroon. Epidemiological, parasitological and molecular biological characterization ten years after the beginning of a mass treatment of the village population), 1997 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Dürr, Otto, Studie über die Kreditvergabe und deren Kosten am Beispiel des FONADER in Kamerun (Study on lending and its cost using the example of FONADER in Cameroon), 1985 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Cameroon and Bénin together one thesis was supported.

• Akouègnon, Guy-Erick, Institutions- und Kundenanalyse ländlicher Finanzorganisationen. Vergleichsanalyse von Fallbeispielen aus Bénin und Kamerun (Institution and customer analysis of rural finance organizations. Comparative analysis of case studies from Benin and Cameroon), 1998 Summary only in German as View- PDF

In the Central African Republic one thesis was supported.

• Berndt, Rüdiger, Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe: Neue Ansätze der Bundesregierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Theoretische Aspekte und die Praxis in einem Projekt in der zentralafrikanischen Republik (Helping people help themselves: New Approaches of the Federal Government of Germany in Development Cooperation. Theoretical Aspects and Practice in a Project in the Central African Republic), 1984 Summary only in German as View- PDF

In Egypt a total of 5 theses were supported.

• Winkelmann, Götz, Parasitenbefall von Nagern in der Oase Fayoum und in Vororten Kairos/Ägypten (Parasite infestation of rodents in the oasis of Fayoum and suburbs of Cairo / Egypt), 1990 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Zahn, Evelyn, Larvale Trematoden in Gastropoden in der Oase Fayoum und Distrikt El Wasta (Ägypten) (Larvale trematodes in gastropods in the oasis of Fayoum and El Wasta district (Egypt)), 1990 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Hermann, Sigrid, Hygienische Bedeutung des Parasitenbefalls bestimmter Nagetiere in Ägypten (Hygienic importance of the parasite infestation of certain rodents in Egypt), 1988 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Bolenz, Siegfried, Versuche zum Aufschluß des Wasserhyazinthengewebes zwecks Gewinnung wertvoller Inhaltsstoffe, insbesondere des Proteins (Attempts to decompose the water hyacinth tissue to obtain valuable ingredients, in particular of the protein), 1988 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Artech-El Sayed, Petra, Einfluss des Infektionszeitpunktes bei 2 Stämmen des Tabakmosaikvirus auf das Wachstum und den Ertrag von 2 Tomatensorten in Ägypten (Effect of the time of infection in 2 strains of the tobacco mosaic virus on the growth and yield of 2 tomato varieties in Egypt), 1986 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Eritrea one thesis was supported.

• Scheuermann, Petra, Die Reintegration von Flüchtlingen in Eritrea - Eine soziologische Evaluierung der Rückkehrprogramme des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (The Reintegration of Refugees in Eritrea - A Sociological Evaluation of the Return Programs of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), 1995 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Ethiopia a total of 19 theses were supported.

• Lee, Ivan Minsung, Exploring Korea"s unique development aid model via the "can-do" spirit: the case of pilot villages in northern Ethiopia , 2019 Summary as View-PDF
• Lin, Jessie, Opportunities and Constraints in the Ethiopian Bamboo Sector: An institutional analysis of bamboo-based value web , 2016 Summary as View-PDF
• Agbahey, Johanes U. I., Price transmission and supply chain analysis of fertilizer in Ethiopia, 2013 Summary as View-PDF
• Rathjen, Lena, Effects of management practices on carbon allocation in semi-arid savannahs of the Borana Region, Ethiopia, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Breuer, Beatrice, Effects of Vegetation Type and Species Composition on Carbon Stocks in semi-arid Ethiopian Savannahs, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Glatzle, Sarah, Relationship between vegetation type, soil type, soil moisture and carbon stocks in semiarid Ethiopian Savannahs, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Atanga, Ngufor Lorimore, Assessing the Sustainability of Different Livestock Production Systems of Small Farm Holders in Amibara District, Afar Region, Ethiopia, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Berweck, Sonja, Spatial price transmission analysis selected maize and wheat markets in Ethiopia, 2010 Summary as View-PDF
• Murendo, Conrad, Rainfall variability, food security, climate coping and adaptation strategies of rural communities in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia, 2009 Summary as View- PDF
• Takyi, Augustine Kodom, Perceived versus realised benefits of crossbred goats in the Kedida Gamela district of southern Ethiopia, 2008 Summary as View-PDF
• Bayde, Belay Bekele, Assessment of Crop Growth and Artemisia Content of the Medicinal Plant Artemisia annua Anamed in the Gamo Highlands of SW Ethiopia, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Lamparter, Hagen, Zur Wirksamkeit verschiedener Fungizide gegenüber Fusarium solani in vitro und zur Bekämpfung von Fusarium solani im Tomatenanbaugebiet des Zwaysees in Äthiopien (On the effectiveness of different fungicides against Fusarium solani in vitro and the control of Fusarium solani in the tomato cultivation area of Zway Lake in Ethiopia), 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• Conzelmann, Claudia, Comparative study of mothers nursing an infant ≤ 1 year of age in the Highlands and the Lowlands of Bale, Ethiopia: Food intake and feeding practices, post-partum amenorrhea, contraceptive use, child spacing and nutritional status, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Kassahun, Semachew, The Impact of Market Access on Agricultural Productivity and Farm Income in Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Ganß, Mathias, Acceptance of Private Sector Capacity Building and Extension Services in Modern Beekeeping, Honey Processing and Marketing; a Case Study in Butajira, South-Western Ethiopia, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Oumer, Martha, Vulnerability of Female Headed Households to Livelihood Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Legesse, Alemu, Income diversatification and its constraints in Eastern rural Ethiopia: Implications for development interventions, 2003 Summary as View-PDF
• Ike, Anthony, Urban Dairying in Awassa, Ethiopia, 2002 Summary as View-PDF
• Back, Evelyn, Prelevance and Causes of Malnutrition in Urban and Rural Areas of Harari National Regional State, Ethiopia - A community based study -, 2000 Summary as View- PDF

In Gambia one thesis was supported.

• Traoré, Sékou Amadou, Contribution of endemic ruminants to the livelihoods of small farmers in The Gambia, 2009 Summary as View-PDF

In Ghana a total of 23 theses were supported.

• Krumbe, Falk Milan Georg, The economic dependency of Ghana's cocoa sector on pollination services, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
• Kofler, Julian, Evaluating the potential of indigenous plants against the banana weevil as an alternative to synthetic carbofuran, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
• Melichar, Paul-Friedemann, Effects of natural cytokinins on the efficacy of macropropagation techniques in plantain, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
• Brobbey, Solomon Mensah, Scoping sustainable diets in rural South African communities - Adults and adolescents’ perceptions of food security and local food system, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
• Harich, Franziska Kerstin, The effects of human-wildlife conflicts on food security around the Bia Conservation Area, Ghana, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Baah, Richard Opoku, Environmental and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of Peri-urban Land Degradation: A Case Study on the Effects of Sand Winning on Farmlands in the Ga Municipals (Ga West, Ga East, Ga South) of the Geater Accra Region (Ghana) , 2010 Summary as View-PDF
• Wider, Maria, Indigenous soil mapping at a site vulnerable to climate change, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Owusu-Kyem, Akwasi, Assessing the Actual and Potential Impact of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP): A Case Study of the Offinso Municipal of the Ashanti Region, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Bukari, Moro, History, present state of the art and adoption of aquaculture technology in the eastern region of Ghana, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Boh, Michael Yongha, Optimising faecal sludge co-composting in the semiarid Tropics, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Opuni, Stephen Caleb, Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Commitment to Forest Certification: The Case of Western Ghana, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Kpormegbe, Michael, Acceptability of urine-based fertilizer for crop production, 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• Anodam, John Kobina, Community-based participatory micro credit delivery: impacts and lessons from Lacosresp, Northern Ghana, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Agyemang, Thomas Kwaku, Pollution of Inland Waters: A Case Study of Sisa River, Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Appiah, Kofi, Effects of rural-urban Migration on Rural Livelihood - A Case Study from Afigya Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Ashiagbor, Kennedy Kwadzo, Improved Harnessing Systems for Donkeys as Draught Animals in the Guinea Savannah Zone of Ghana, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Johnson, George, Reaching the poor with micro-credit: the CRAN project in Ghana, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Antwi, Samuel, Impact Assessment of Kwahu Rural Bank Credit Scheme on Beneficiaries in Kwahu-South District, Eastern Region, Ghana, 2004 Summary as View- PDF
• Nkonu, Michael Kwame, Assessment of the Demand for Agricultural Market Information Systems in Ghana, 2003 Summary as View-PDF
• Quarshie, James Laud Kwesi, Impact of Cotton Production on Food Security - A Case Study from Savel-Nanton District of Northern Ghana, 2003 Summary as View-PDF
• Nimako, Dominic Amankwaah, Women’s Contribution to Household Food Security. A Case Study from Agona District of the Central Region of Ghana, 2003 Summary as View- PDF
• Mensah, Christian Daniel Bannerman, The role of cocoa growing in income and food security of smallholder farmers - a case from the Ashanti Region in Ghana, 2003 Summary as View- PDF
• Agyemang, Hubert, The Structural Adjustment Programme and the Poverty Level in Ghana, 2002 Summary as View-PDF

In Kenia a total of 22 theses were supported.

• Binacchi, Ferdinando, Soil mineral nitrogen, yields and isotopic composition of maize-cowpea MBILI systems under concervation agriculture in Eastern Kenya, 2018 Summary as View-PDF
• Thomae, Madeleine, Assessment of residue decomposition and soil carbon dynamics under a range of legume cropping systems in Kenya, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
• Fischer, Sahrah, The baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in southern Kenya - a study on status, distribution, use, and importance in Taita Taveta County, 2015 Summary as View- PDF
• Orford, Rohan, A Growth Experiment Evaluating Moringa stenopetala Leaves as an Alternative Protein Source for Farm Based Aqua-Feed in a Rural Semi- Intensive Culture System for Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis L. in the Rift Valley, Kenya, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Ndongo, Flavien Kassé, Choice of breeds and husbandry practices influencing the safety of milk and milk products from smallholder dairy cattle farms around Nairobi, focussing on Brucellosis, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Betz, Doris, Performance of Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on the prey Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae): effects of rearing history and host plant, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Feuerle, Kilian, Entwicklung von technologischen Verfahren zur Verarbeitung von Zebrafleisch (Development of technological processes for the processing of zebra meat) , 2004 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Grund, Susanne, Development of body weight and body condition of Rendille camel types in Northern Kenya, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Kriesemer, Kathrin, Bi- and tritrophic level interactions between pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh), the bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and native Trichogrammatidae, 2004 Summary as View- PDF
• Maritz, Jaco, Evaluation of Camel Health Management Practises of Rendille Pastoralists in Marsabit District, Kenya, 2004 Summary as View-PDF
• Musavaya, Katinka, Weight Development in Camels of Different Age and Sex Classes under Field Conditions in a semi-arid Area in Northern Kenya, 2003 Summary as View- PDF
• Aloo, Fredrick Onyango, Validation of indigenous Assessment of Milk Performance of different Rendille Camel Types in Northern Kenya, 2003 Summary as View-PDF
• Adams, Marion, Indigene Charakterisierung lokaler Kamelpopulationen und Zuchtmaßnahmen von Nomaden in Nordkenia (Indigenous characterization of local camel population and breeding activities of nomads in north Kenia), 2002 Summary as View-PDF
• Sekine, Tatsuya, General, Sexual and Feeding Behavior of three Ceratitis species (Tehritidae, Diptera) in semi natural conditions in Kenya, 2001 Summary as View- PDF
• Voigt, Carola, Ansätze zur feldgeeigneten Milchleistungserfassung in nomadischen Kamelherden (Approaches to the field-appropriate milk performance assessment in nomadic camel herds), 2001 Summary as View-PDF
• Peters, Christian, Gewichtsermittlung von Kamelen mittels linearer Körpermaße (Weight determination of camels by means of linear body measurements), 1999 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Kamara, Abdul B., Die Auswirkung des Marktzugangs auf die landwirtschaftliche Produktivität und Inputeinsatz in Machakos Distrikt, Kenia (The impact of market access on agricultural productivity and input use in Machakos district, Kenya), 1997 Summary as View- PDF
• Dingerdissen, Almut Lydia, Kartierung quantitativer Resistenzgene gegen Setosphaeria turcica, Erreger des Northern Corn Leaf Blight, in Mais (Mapping of quantitative resistance genes against Setosphaeria turcica, pathogen causal agent of the foliar disease Northern Corn Leaf Blight, in maize), 1995 Summary as View-PDF
• Hülsebusch, Christian G., Ermittlung der Produktivität extensiv gehaltener Rinderherden mittels Modellrechnungen am Beispiel der Ol Maisor Ranch in Kenia (Investigation of the productivity of extensively kept cattle herds using model calculations using the example of the Ol Maisor Ranch in Kenya), 1992 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Kaufmann, Brigitte, Bedeutung olfaktorischer Reize für die weibliche Fortpflanzungsfunktion beim Dromedar (Camelus dromedarius) (Significance of olfactory stimuli for the female reproductive function of dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)), 1992 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Fink, Harald, Schätzung demographischer Parameter in der Wildnutzung aus ermitteltem Populationswachstum und -struktur, Entnahmerate und Zusammensetzung der Entnahme auf einer kenianischen Wildranch (Estimation of demographic parameters in wildlife exploitation from determined population growth and structure, extraction rate and composition of the extraction on a Kenyan wildlife ranch), 1990 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• König, Rudolf C. W., Vergleich von Ziege und Dromedar im ariden Norden Kenias hinsichtlich Futterpräferenzen und Nährstoffaufnahme (Comparison of goat and dromedary in northern Kenya in terms of feed preferences and nutrient uptake), 1987 Summary as View- PDF

In Kenya und Uganda together one thesis was supported.

• Nieland, Corinna: Informal seed systems and their importance for food and nutrition security in East Africa - A case study from Kenya and Uganda, 2018 Summary as View-PDF

In Lesotho a total of 2 theses were supported.

• Burgmaier, Rudolf, Rolle der Kreditgenossenschaften für Kreditvergabe, Erspanismobilisierung und Innovationsverhalten der ländlichen Bevölkerung. Untersucht am Beispiel der Credit Unions in Lesotho (The role of credit cooperatives in lending, mobilization of savings and the innovative behavior of the rural population. Study of Credit Unions in Lesotho), 1987 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Grossmann, Monika, Lesothos Agrarmechanisierung am Scheideweg? Probleme und Perspektiven der Ochsenanspannung in Lesotho. Eine empirische Untersuchung zur Frage der angepassten Agrarmechanisierung (Lesotho Agricultural Mechanization at the Crossroads? Problems and perspectives of the draught oxen in Lesotho. An empirical study on the question of adapted agricultural mechanization), 1986 Summary only in German as View- PDF

In Madagascar a total of 4 theses were supported.

• Jedig, Eugen, Early source development of lowland rice as affected by variable thermal environments in high altitude cropping systems in Madagascar, 2016 Summary as View- PDF
• Deffner, Domenica, An analysis of a bean seed distribution experiment and estimation of willingness to pay for improved bean seeds in Madagascar, 2015 Summary as View- PDF
• Bosch, Christine, Impact assessment of a bio fuel plantation in Madagascar using household panel data, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Sutterer, Nele, Messung der C-Vorräte in Böden von Jatropha-Plantagen im Hochland Madagaskars (Measurement of C stocks in soils of jatropha plantations in Madagascar highlands), 2006 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Malawi a total of 6 theses were supported.

• Pankomera, Pilirani, Household Food Security in Malawi: Measurements, Determinants and Policy Review, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Hummel, Marita, Women"s Business Activities in Fishing Communities in Malawi. A Field Study on different Income Generating Activities, Constraints and Possibilities for Promotion, 1996 Summary as View-PDF
• Zapirain, Rebeca, Leistung von Schwarzbunten und ihren Kreuzungen in Malawi (Performance of Holstein Friesian cattle and their breeds in Malawi), 1996 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Berger, Ulrich, Beurteilung des Einsatzes von Einachsschleppern im Naßreisanbau am Beispiel eines "Settlement Schemes" am Lake Chilwa, Malawi (Assessment of the use of single axle tractor in irrigated rice cultivation using the example of a "settlement scheme" at Lake Chilwa, Malawi), 1988 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Lohrmann, Jürgen, Futterwahl und Nährstoffaufnahme von Ziegen auf einer Buschweide in Malawi (Feed selection and nutrient intake of goats on a bush pasture in Malawi), 1986 Summary as View-PDF
• Peltzer, Thomas Johannes, Möglichkeiten der Ochsenanspannung im Settlement- Scheme Domasi am Lake Chilwa, Malawi (Use of draught oxen in the settlement scheme Domasi at Lake Chilwa, Malawi), 1986 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Mali a total of 4 theses were supported.

• Weiler, Ann Christin, Peasant Seed Systems and the Influence of Legal Frameworks and Civil Society Organisations - case study from Mali, West Africa, 2019 Summary as View-PDF
• Bökle, Sebastian, Influence of fertilization and crop history on soil properties and microbial societies and its’ relation to population density of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., in the Kati district of Mali, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Rath, Thomas, Schätzung der Futteraufnahme weidender Rinder am semi-ariden Standort - Ein Methodenvergleich - (Estimation of feed intake of grazing cattle at semi-arid location - A method comparison -), 1993 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Frisch, Peter, Ernährungsstrategie und die Reform auf dem malischen Getreidemarkt im Rahmen des “Programme de Restructuration du Marché Céréalier” (Food security strategy and the reform of the corn market of Mali under the "Program de Restructuration du Marché Céréalier"), 1986 Summary only in German as View- PDF

In Marocco one thesis was supported.

• Moore, Jennifer, Wild harvest practices of the Moroccan Äit Isful women: Perceived environmental changes and their social and food security implications, 2023 Summary as View-PDF

In Namibia one thesis was supported.

• Otto, Lutz-Heiner, Assessing the economic potential and land-use changes of Conservation Agriculture practices in northern Namibia - A multiperiod modeling approach, 2017 Summary as View-PDF

In Niger a total of 14 theses were supported.

• Haffke, Stefan, Assessment of different methods of farmer-participatory selection in diversified pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] populations at three pilot sites in Niger, 2010 Summary as View-PDF
• Pasam, Raj Kishore, Evaluation of Photoperiodic Response and Characterization of Population Structure of Perl Millet Germplasm from West and Central Africa , 2008 Summary as View- PDF
• Jäger, Judith, A systematic approach to analyze the eco-geographical origin of germplasm exemplified for pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] in the genebank of ICRISAT-Niger, 2008 Summary as View-PDF
• Coral Padilla, Jenny, Phenotypic characterization of a pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] core collection under field conditions in Niger, 2007 Summary as View- PDF
• Leistner, Josua, Optimization of Farming Systems in the Fakara (Sahel) with Regard to Soil Fertility Using a Dynamic Modelling Approach, 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• van Erve, Bregje, The Use of a Vibration Meter as Indicator for Chewing Activtiy in horned Cattle, 2000 Summary as View-PDF
• Wahr, Jens, Luftbildgestütze Erfassung aktueller und historischer Desertifikationsprozesse bei Chikal im Sahel Nigers/Westafrika (Aerial image analysis of current and historical desertification processes at Chikal in the Sahel Niger / West Africa) , 2000 Summary as View-PDF
• Grini, Youssef, Auswirkung des Marktzugangs auf die landwirtschaftliche Produktivität in Niger (Effect of market access on agricultural productivity in Niger), 1999 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Heider, Bettina, Die Bedeutung von Augenbohne (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walb.) für den Aufschluß von Rohphosphat durch Perlhirse (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) (The importance of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walb.) for the mobilisation of rock phosphate by pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)) , 1997 Summary as View-PDF
• Herbrig, Christine, Untersuchungen zum Einfluß von Büschen auf Standortbedingungen und Artenzusammensetzung von Brachen im Südwest-Niger (Investigations on the influence of bushes on site conditions and species composition of fallow forests in the south-west Niger), 1997 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Collenberg, Dominikus, Kooperation und Konkurrenz um Land von Ackerbauern und Viehzüchtern im Südwesten Nigers (Cooperation and competition for the land of farmers and livestock breeders in the south-west of Niger), 1995 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Dannenmaier, Susanne, Vegetationskundliche Analysen unterschiedlicher Brachflächen in SW-Niger (Vegetation analysis of different fallow land in SW-Niger), 1995 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Freitag, Jens, Characterization of Populations of Striga hermonthica (Scorphulariaceae) in Niger, 1995 Summary as View-PDF
• Herrmann, Ludger, Mikrovariabilität von Hirseerträgen und ihr Zusammenhang zum Humusgehalt von Arenosolen (MIcrovarIabItty of PearI MIlet. YIeIds and the Connection to the Organlc Matter CycIe of AranosoIs ), 1991 Summary as View-PDF

In Nigeria a total of 7 theses were supported.

• Opeyemi Obafemi, Adelesi, Economic analysis of small holder aquaculture farmers: The case of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2019 Summary as View-PDF
• Ebile, Pride Anya, An Institutional analysis of the Transition from Food Supply System to Biomass Supply System: A case study of cassava in Nigeria, 2015 Summary as View- PDF
• Kingsley, Ndulue Echezona, Urban Food Security - a Case Study of Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Schaub, Birgit, Pot and field evaluation of Fusarium oxysporum based mycoherbicide for control of Striga hermontica (Del.) Benth. in West Africa, 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Owotoki, Gbenga Mathew, Gender Differences in Household Resource Allocation and its Impact on Food Security: A Case Study of Kwara State, Nigeria, 2005 Summary as View- PDF
• Ricker, Iris, Legume Diversity and Ethnobotanical Surveys in the Northern Savannah of Nigeria, 2002 Summary as View-PDF
• Gaiser, Thomas, Biomasse- und Stickstofferträge von Cassia siamea Lam., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. und Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. in einem Alleeanbausystem in der Guineasavanne Westafrikas sowie ihre Auswirkung auf Mais als Zwischenkultur (Biomass and nitrogen yields of Cassia siamea Lam., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit. and Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. In an allee cultivation system in the Guinea Savannah of West Africa as well as its impact on maize as interculture), 1988 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Ruanda a total of 4 theses were supported.

• von der Lühe, Hans-Reinard, Organisation landwirtschaftlicher Beratung in Ruanda - Fallstudie zur Arbeit der Moniteurs Agricoles in der Gemeinde Murama (Organization of agricultural extensionist in Rwanda - case study on the work of the Moniteurs Agricoles in the municipality of Murama), 1987 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Weickel, Renate, Situationsanalyse zur Integration von Bäuerinnen in die landwirtschaftliche Beratungsarbeit in Ruanda - empirische Untersuchung im Projekt “landwirtschaftliche Beratungsvorhaben, Nyabisindu” - (Situation analysis for the integration of women farmers into agricultural extension work in Rwanda - empirical study in the project "Agricultural Extension Project, Nyabisindu"), 1987 Summary only in German as View- PDF
• Feil, Petra, Kleinbauernausbildung in Rwanda zum Problembereich Düngung, Fallstudie im "Projet-Agro-Pastoral Rwanda", Nyabisindu (Small-scale farmer education in Rwanda on the problem fertilization. A case study in the "Projet Agro-Pastoral Rwanda", Nyabisindu), 1986 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Sommer, Michael, Ermittlung der Beziehung zwischen Profilaufbau und Wasser- /Lufthaushalt tropischer Böden zwecks verbesserter Standortsbeurteilung (Determination of the relationship between the profile structure and the water- / air-content of tropical soils for an improved site assessment), 1984 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Senegal a total of 3 theses were supported.

• Biegert, Konni, Saatgut mit Starthilfe: Eine explorative Untersuchung zu Anwendung von „Seed Balls“ im Senegal (Seeds with start-up aid: An explorative study on the application of "Seed Balls" in Senegal), 2013 Summary as View-PDF
• Mühlena, Jan, Seed ball technology development for application in pearl millet production systems in semi-arid Senegal, 2013 Summary as View-PDF
• Dittert, Klaus, Einfluß der Phosphat- und Wasserversorgung sowie unterschiedlicher Symbiosepartner (Ökotypen und Rhizodium spp.) auf das Wachstum und die biologische N₂-Bindung der stengelknöllchenbildenden Luguminosen Sesbania rostrata und Aeschynomene nilotica (Influence of the phosphate and water supply as well as different symbiosis partners (Ecotypes and Rhizodium spp.) on the growth and the biological N₂-binding of the stem nodule-forming legumes Sesbania rostrata and Aeschynomene nilotica), 1987 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Becker, Mathias, Einfluß der Mineralstoffernährung (N,P,K) auf die N₂-Bindung der stengelknöllchenbildenden Leguminose Aeschynomene afraspera und deren potentielle Nutzung als Gründüngung von Nassreis (Impact of mineral nutrients (N, P, K) on the N₂-binding of the stem-knot-forming legume Aeschynomene afraspera and its potential use as green manure for irrigated rice), 1986 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Hoffmann, Ilse, Probleme bei Einführung der Bewässerungslandwirtschaft am Senegalfluß in Mauretanien, aus der Sicht der betroffenen Bauern. Ein Versuch zur Erfassung von Ansatzpunkten für die landwirtschaftliche Beratung (Problems with the introduction of irrigation farming on the Senegal river in Mauritania, from the point of view of the affected farmers. An attempt to capture of starting points for agricultural extension) , 1985 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Sierra Leone a total of 2 theses were supported.

• Obermaier, Svea, The Role of Agriculture in a Changing World. Vulnerability and Sustainability of Rural Poor Households in Makrugbeh, Northern Sierra Leone, 2012 Summary as View- PDF
• Mistele, Martin, Zur Ökonomik der Erzeugung und Verwendung von Reis-Saatgut in Sierra Leone (On the economics of the production and use of rice seed in Sierra Leone) , 1987 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In South Africa a total of 20 theses were supported.

• Zalwert, Robin, Local governance of agriculture and nutrition programmes for achieving sustainable diets in Vaalharts, South Africa, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
• Michler, Lena, Top or flop - a socio-ecological study on natural resource use by pastoralists in and around the Richtersveld National Park, South Africa, 2016 Summary as View- PDF
• Pott, Traute, Governance of programmes promoting local food systems for rural sustainable development in Vaalharts, South Africa - Adopting a right fot food lens, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
• Fenn, Lena, Access and Availability of Local Foods for Promoting Sustainable Diets in Rural South Africa - An Analysis of Food Sourcing and Pricing within the Formal and Informal Food Retailer Sector based on Households’ Food Purchasing Patterns, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
• Herzog, Julia, The role of agro-food production in contributing to sustainable diets in rural South Africa - A qualitative study of farmers’ perceptions, 2015 Summary as View- PDF
• Baumgartner, Sabine Anne Angela Katrin, Comparing mono-specific and multispecies mammalian herbivory in a South African savanna, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Laeis, Gabriel, Local food systems and responsible tourism: A strategy to strengthen rural livelihoods? - A case study from South Africa, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Ndoping, Tande Matthew, An assessment of institutional and governance structures to achieve a socially and financially sustainable model for smallholder farming cooperatives - Case study from South Africa, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Eisermann, Ana Cristina, Women agricultural cooperatives in the Western Cape, South Africa: a strategy to achieve food security and promote women’s empowerment, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Heine, Lena Marie, Towards achieving food security in South Africa: stakeholders, institutional structures and power relationships in land reform - A case study, 2011 Summary as View- PDF
• Yousefi, Farideh, The impact of an organic food production and life skills training program on food security and livelihoods of unemployed rural women in South Africa - A case study, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Heeb, Alexander, Participatory risk assessment on game products marketed through formal and informal chains: Hazard identification and risk assessment, 2009 Summary as View- PDF
• Ikenoue, Simon, Effect of the land reform on land use pattern change in Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2009 Summary as View-PDF
• Muth, Peter, Characterization of pathogenic variation in Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, the causal organism of anthracnose of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in South Africa, resistance screening of local germplasm, and evaluation of existing molecular markers, 2008 Summary as View-PDF
• Sautter, Jürgen, Die Eignung von Panagrellus redivivus als Lebendfutter in der Larvenernährung des Fiederbartwelses Synodontis petricola (The suitability of Panagrellus redivivus as live fodder in the larvae feeding of Synodontis petricola), 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Kraus, Sabrina Maria, Allelopathic Potential of Parthenium hysterophorus, an alien invasive Plant in South Africa, 2003 Summary as View-PDF
• Hallm, Petra, Struktur und Wirtschaftlichkeit der Zuckererzeugung in Südafrika (Structure and profitability of sugar production in South Africa), 2000 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Zemelka, Sonja, Measurement of Ferritin Levels: Comaparison of a Commercial IRMA to an in-house ELISA Method, 2000 Summary as View-PDF
• Töpperwien, Stefanie, Untersuchung von Qualitätsfaktoren (Aroma, Vitamine, Mineralstoffe) in Mangos (Mangifera indica L.) (Examination of quality factors (aroma, vitamins, minerals) In mangos (Mangifera indica L.)), 2000 Summary as View- PDF
• Finkemeier, Tom, Constraints of Sisal Production in South Africa. With Reference to Specific Ecological and Economic Prerequisites, 1999 Summary as View-PDF

In Tanzania a total of 8 theses were supported.

• Beck, Janna, Feasibility study of a solar powered hammer mill for Maize in rural Mbinga district, Tanzania, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
• Plöchl, Jane Friedericke, Herders’ traditional knowledge and rangeland management as climate adaption strategy in the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area, Northern Tanzania, 2020 Summary as View-PDF
• Schappert, Alexandra, Effects of water availability and water management on the performance of NERICA 4 under rainfed conditions in semi-arid areas, Tanzania, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
• Gebhardt, Otilie, Participative terrain mapping as basis for scientific field trials relating to food security in Ilolo, Tanzania, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
• Loveless, Stephanie, Establishing WMAs in Tanzania: The role of community-level participation in the making of Randileni WMA, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
• Mbuduka, Faraja Anjolye, The Agricultural knowledge and Information System in Karagwe District - Tanzania, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Hägele, Jochen, Systemtransformation in Tansania: Eine Analyse des Privatisierungsprozesses aus Sicht der Neuen Institutionenökonomik (System transformation in Tanzania: An analysis of the privatization process from the point of view of the new institutional economics), 2000 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Binder, Karin, Sozio-ökonomische Analyse von kleinbäuerlichen Betrieben unterschiedlicher Mechanisierungsstufen in der Tanga Region (Tanzania) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Zugtiernutzung (Socio-economic analysis of small-scale farms of different mechanization levels in the Tanga region (Tanzania), with a special focus on the use of draft animals), 1988 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Togo a total of 2 theses were supported.

• Korodowou, Onyadon, Effizienz des Vermarktungssystems am Beispiel von Mais im Zentrum Togos (Efficiency of the marketing system using the example of maize in the center Togo), 2000 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Schaile, Saskia, Untersuchung der Anwendungsmöglichkeiten eines Solarkochers in Togo (Study of the application possibilities of a solar cooker in Togo), 1999 Summary only in German as View-PDF

In Uganda a total of 9 theses were supported.

• Wollmershäuser, Judith, Nutritional assessment using the CIMI approach in Lango Sub-Region, Uganda, 2019 Summary as View-PDF
• Pochert, Sebastian Michael, Soil macronutrient availability in farmer’s fields along the north-western slope of Mt Elgon, Uganda, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
• Schüle, Jan: Introducing neglected drought-tolerant crops to farmers in central and southern Karamoja sub-region of Uganda: Farmers’ perceptions and early empirical evaluation of pigeonpea adoption after a seed distribution project, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
• Ihli, Hanna Julia, Using Seasonal Weather Forecasts for Adapting Food Production to Climate Variability: A survey of agricultural households in the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi River Basin of Uganda, 2011 Summary as View-PDF
• Tebusabwa, Milly-Kevin, An assessment of microfinance outreach in rural Uganda - a case study of Mikono District, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Hüttner, Marion, Genetische Untersuchungen an Echinococcus granulosus - Isolaten aus Wildtieren, mit Schwerpunkt Löwen (Panthera leo), des Queen Elizabeth National Park (Genetic analysis of Echinococcus granulosus isolates from wild animals, with a focus on lions (Panthera leo), the Queen Elizabeth National Park) , 2006 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Krumbein, Kristina, Improving the management of malnourished children during the rehabilitation phase - admitted in the Nutrition Unit of Kumi Hospital: Introduction of a Read-To-Use-Therapeutic Food (RUTF), 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• Oburu, Rao Elizaphan, Consumer acceptance of orange fleshed sweet potato: Determinants and implications, 2006 Summary as View-PDF
• Flower, Paddy, Gender Differentials in Land Ownership and their Impact on Household Food Security . A Case study of Masaka District in Uganda, 2003 Summary as View- PDF

In Zambia a total of 5 theses were supported.

• Grau, Joshua, Examining Livestock Development and Giving Recommendations to Develop the Livestock Sector in Zambia, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
• Schwarze, Louis Philipp, Governance of pesticides in Zambia, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
• Vehre, Alysha, The role of edible weeds as food amidst an herbicide revolution in Zambia, 2021 Summary as View-PDF
• Schweizerhof, Carolin, Knowledge and perception of edible weeds in the face of the African herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia, 2019 Summary as View-PDF
• Lutzeyer, Hans-Jörg, Die Segetalflora und Pflanzenschutzproblematik im Agrarsystem des Gwembe-Tals, Sambia (Weed flora and plant protection problems in the agricultural system of the Gwembe Valley, Zambia), 1985 Summary only in German as View- PDF

In Zimbabwe a total of 5 theses were supported.

• Blank, Daniel, Evaluation of Soil Fertiliiy in a minimum-till Maize Farming System using Permanent Planting Stations Practiced by Smallholders in Western Central Zimbabwe, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
• Delgadillo, Coral Aydeé Monje, Biophysical factors affecting maize productivity of small-scale farming system under three settlement schemes in North-East Zimbabwe, 2007 Summary as View-PDF
• Badorreck, Annika, Charakterisierung von bodenchemischen und -physikalischen Eigenschaften als Basis für eine nachhaltige Landnutzung in Zimbabwe (Characterization of soil chemical and physical properties as a basis for sustainable land use in Zimbabwe) , 2005 Summary as View-PDF
• Haigis, Jörg, Möglichkeiten des Resettlement-Programms zur Sicherung einer dauerhaften Existenz kleinbäuerlicher Betriebe in Zimbabwe (Possibilities of the resettlement program to ensure a permanent existence of small-scale farms in Zimbabwe) , 1993 Summary only in German as View-PDF
• Falkenhorst, Jürgen, Maßnahmen und Bedeutung der Tsetse Kontrolle für die Entwicklung der Landnutzung in der Sebungwe Region in Zimbabwe (Measures and Importance of the Tsetse Control for the Development of Land Use in the Sebungwe Region in Zimbabwe), 1983 Summary only in German as View-PDF