Climate change, soil health and agroecology in East Africa

Main subject area: Climate, change, soil health, agroecological performance evaluation

Photo: Vedvarende Energi

Short project description

The project will be conducted in collaboration with SustainableEnergy (VedvarendeEnergi), an Aarhus-based NGO working with climate change adaptation and agroecology among smallholder farmers in the Lake Victoria region. SustainableEnergy is welcoming students with an interest in climate change adaptation and agroecology among vulnerable smallholder farmers in East Africa. Through our CISU-funded programme DaCCA (2024-2027), the NGO and local partners are working to strengthen resilience among smallholder farmers in Kenya and Tanzania through trainings on agroecological practices based on local needs.

The students project or thesis could focus on
Analysing baseline data from lab-processed soil tests from Tanzania
Analysing different kinds of survey data, e.g. baseline with FAOs Tool for Agroecological Performance Evaluation (TAPE) or continuous survey data with beneficiary farmers in both counties.
Making scientifically founded recommendations for areas of attention for improving soil health in our programme areas
Any great idea you have that will strengthen our work

Is field work part of the topic (yes/no)?

Yes

Is lab work part of the topic (yes/no)?

I coding part of the thesis topic (yes/no)?

Department and supervisor

Bo Vangsø Iversen

Professor

M bo.v.iversen@agro.au.dk

P +4593508045

Project start

Any time

Physical location of project and students work

Vedvarende Energi in Aarhus

AU Viborg

Extent and type of project

30 ECTS (IMSOGLO and Agrobiology): Theoretical thesis based on literature studies and/or analysis of issued and edited data sets.

45 ECTS (Agrobiology): Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for collection and analysis of his/her own original data

60 ECTS (Agrobiology): Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for planning, trial design and collection and analysis of his/her own original data

Additional information

You can be a Danish and/or English-speaker; yet, please know that the language of speaking at the SustainableEnergy office in Aarhus is Danish. We regularly collect monitoring data, which will be available to the student for use. We can cover some fieldwork costs, and our partners will be available to support the project including e.g. transportation, field trips, interviews, etc. Please feel free to contact Ane K.K. Langkilde (al@ve.dk) or Bo Vangsø Iversen (bo.v.iversen@agro.au.dk) for further information.

Revised 10.02.2026

Jonathan Torp Henschel