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Zero Hunger Lab

We conduct research and facilitate collaboration to contribute to achieving global food security and sustainable agriculture

Zero Hunger Lab
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The Zero Hunger Lab is a joint initiative between the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) and Humboldt-University of Berlin.

The Challenge

The Zero Hunger Lab aims to deepen our understanding of food security, of the interplay between individual choice and institutions, and of the impacts of crises and crisis interventions on hunger around the world, at different stages of socio-economic development. The Zero Hunger Lab will conduct research, establish innovative interdisciplinary scientific collaborations, provide education and training to the next generation of scholars and experts, and connect partners from research, practice, and policy to support its mission. In doing so, the Zero Hunger Lab contributes to the global effort to end hunger and achieve sustainable agriculture, in line with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2.

The Team

Melodie Al Daccache

Melodie Al Daccache

HU & ISDC

Ghassan Baliki

Dr. Ghassan Baliki

HU & ISDC

Tilman Brück

Prof. Tilman Brück

IGZ, HU & ISDC

Head of Zero Hunger Lab

Mekdim Dereje Regassa

Dr. Mekdim Dereje Regassa

IGZ

Damir Esenaliev

Dr. Damir Esenaliev

IGZ & ISDC

Jonathan Garcia Fuentes

Jonathan Garcia Fuentes

IGZ & HU

Harald Grethe

Prof. Harald Grethe

HU

Oliver Körner

Dr. Oliver Körner

IGZ

Paulina Rebolledo

Paulina Rebolledo

HU & ISDC

Jessie Schleypen

Jessie Schleypen

HU & Climate Analytics

Monika Schreiner

Prof. Monika Schreiner

IGZ

Dorothee Weiffen

Dorothee Weiffen

HU & ISDC

Svenja Zadow

Svenja Zadow

HU & Helmut-Schmidt University

Our Founders

IGZ
Humboldt

Our Partners

ISDC
HiCN
LiK