German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

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Dr. Anette Ruml

Research Fellow

Dr. Anette Ruml

  • Short CV

    • Seit 04/2020: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies and in the Collaborative Research Center 990 EFForTS Project (Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems), in the subproject C11 (Integrated analyses of policies for sustainable rural economies)

    • 04/2017 - 03/2020: Doctoral Researcher at GlobalFood RTG 1666, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August-University of Göttingen

    • Education: M.A. Development Economics, Georg-August Universität Göttingen; B.A. of Science Economics, Albert-Ludwig Universität Freiburg

    Current Research

    • Inclusion of smallholder farmers in more modern and high-value markets, and the resulting effects on e.g. household welfare and productivity

    • Socioeconomic- and ecological trade-offs of small- and large-scale producers in Indonesia

    Countries and Regions

    • Asia

    Awards

    • Hermann Eiselen Science Award, Foundation fiat panis, 2022

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Research Fellow

    T. +49 40 42825-531[email protected]

    Publications

    Environmental Research Letters | 2024

    Smallholder RSPO Certification, Economic Benefits and Agrochemical Use

    Sustainability standards in palm oil production aim to increase economic benefits for smallholders while mitigating environmental harm, but do they achieve these objectives? We study the effects of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard on smallholders in Jambi, Indonesia.

    Dr. Sebastian Renner

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Tabea Lakemann

    Dr. Nunung Nuryartono

    Dr. Aiyen Tjoa

    Dr. Marife D. Corre

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Cleaner and Responsible Consumption | 09/2022

    Information Source and Content – Drivers for Consumers’ Valuation of Fairly Traded Chocolate

    To learn about the role of information content and source as catalysts to increase consumers' valuation of fairly traded foods, we conducted an online survey with 2500 consumers representative of the German population.

    Dr. Liza von Grafenstein

    Dr. Sarah Iweala

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Land Use Policy | 08/2022

    Smallholders in Agro-Industrial Production: Lessons for Rural Development from a Comparative Analysis of Ghana’s and Indonesia’s Oil Palm Sectors

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Dr. Daniel Chrisendo

    Dr. Abdul Malik Iddrisu

    Dr. Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara

    Dr. Nunung Nuryartono

    Prof. Dr. Evans Osabuohien

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy | 06/2022

    Effects of Contract Farming on Diets and Nutrition in Ghana

    Contract farming gained importance in many developing countries. Effects of contracting on smallholder farmers' incomes were analyzed in previous studies. In this article, the authors examine the effects of contract farming on dietary diversity and child anthropometrics, using survey data from the palm oil sector in Ghana.

    Dr. Bethelhem Legesse Debela

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim

    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 01/2022

    Contract Farming, Contract Design and Smallholder Livelihoods

    The authors examine associations between contract farming and farm household income in the oil palm sector of Ghana, explicitly differentiating between two types of contracts, namely simple marketing contracts and more comprehensive resource-providing contracts.

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Dr. Catherine Ragasa

    Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim

    Research Projects

    Research Project | 01/02/2024 - 31/12/2025

    Digital Transformation Lab (DigiTraL), Phase II: Digitalisation as Chance for Cooperation with Global Partners

    GIGA‘s Digital Transformation Lab (DigiTraL), funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, analyses the political drivers and real-world consequences of the digital transformation taking place around the world. The Global South in particular is an important actor in and shaper of this transformation.
    FFO, 2024-2025

    Research Project | 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2023

    Integrated Analyses of Policies for Sustainable Rural Economies (CRC 990, phase 3, project C11)

    The Collaborative Research Center EFForTS (Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems, coordinated by the University of Göttingen) aims at providing science-based knowledge on how to protect and enhance the ecological functions of tropical forests and agricultural transformation systems at a landscape scale, while improving human welfare. In the third phase of EFForTS, the GIGA leads the projects B10 on landscape-level assessment of functions and C11 on policies for sustainable rural transformations.
    DFG, 2020-2023

    Media Contributions

    Agrardebatten | Interview | 11/10/2022

    Produktivitätssteigerung und Nachhaltigkeit - Wie kann die Politik den Prozess unterstützen?

    Dr. Anette Ruml zu Gast im Podcast "Agrar aufs Ohr" von Agrardebatten.de.

    Lectures

    Conference | 02/11/2022 - 03/11/2022

    LEADS: Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium 2022

    LEADS: Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium 2022, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Panelist), Dr. Anette Ruml (Organiser)

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Globalisation and Development"

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Research Fellow

    Cooperation Event | 02/11/2022 - 03/11/2022

    Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium 2022

    Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium 2022, Hotel Baseler Hof, Esplanade 11, 20354 Hamburg, Hamburg Organisers: Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Organiser), Dr. Anette Ruml (Organiser)

    Several German research institutes ATB, GIGA, IGZ, PIK, ZALF and ZMT – all members of the Leibniz association – have initiated the Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium (LEADS). The aim of LEADS is to foster interdisciplinary exchange and stimulate collaboration on global societal challenges.

    Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Globalisation and Development"

    Dr. Anette Ruml

    Research Fellow

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