Zero Hunger Lab
We conduct research and facilitate collaboration to contribute to achieving global food security and sustainable agriculture
![Zero Hunger Lab Zero Hunger Lab](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/zerohungerlab.webp)
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](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Melodie-Al-Daccache-compressed.webp)
Melodie Al Daccache
HU & ISDC
![Ghassan-Baliki-compressed Ghassan Baliki](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Ghassan-Baliki-compressed.webp)
Ghassan Baliki
HU & ISDC
![Tilman Brück Tilman Brück](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Tilman-Brueck-compressed.webp)
Prof. Tilman Brück
IGZ, HU & ISDC
Head of Zero Hunger Lab
![Mekdim Dereje Regassa Mekdim Dereje Regassa](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Mekdim-Dereje-Regassa-compressed.webp)
Dr. Mekdim Dereje Regassa
IGZ
![Damir Esenaliev Damir Esenaliev](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Damir-Esenaliev-compressed.webp)
Dr. Damir Esenaliev
IGZ & ISDC
![Jonathan Garcia Fuentes Jonathan Garcia Fuentes](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Jonathan-Garcia-Fuentes-compressed.webp)
Jonathan Garcia Fuentes
IGZ & HU
![Harald Grethe Harald Grethe](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Harald-Grethe-compressed.webp)
Prof. Harald Grethe
HU
![Oliver Körner Oliver Körner](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Oliver-Korner-compressed.webp)
Dr. Oliver Körner
IGZ
![Paulina Rebolledo Paulina Rebolledo](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Paulina-Rebolledo-compressed.webp)
Paulina Rebolledo
HU & ISDC
![Jessie Schleypen Jessie Schleypen](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Jessie-Schleypen-compressed.webp)
Jessie Schleypen
HU & Climate Analytics
![Monika Schreiner Monika Schreiner](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Monika-Schreiner-compressed.webp)
Prof. Monika Schreiner
IGZ
![Dorothee Weiffen Dorothee Weiffen](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Dorothee-Weiffen-compressed.webp)
Dorothee Weiffen
HU & ISDC
![Svenja Zadow Svenja Zadow](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/Svenja-Zadow-compressed.webp)
Svenja Zadow
HU & Helmut-Schmidt University
Our Founders
![IGZ IGZ](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/igzleibniz-webp.webp)
![Humboldt Humboldt](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/humboldt-webp.webp)
Our Partners
![ISDC ISDC](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/isdc-webp.webp)
![HiCN HiCN](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/hicn-webp.webp)
![LiK LiK](https://zerohunger.de/wp-content/uploads/LiK-webp.webp)