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Conference Agenda

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Date: Wednesday, 18/June/2025
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Foyer
9:00am - 9:15am	Conference Opening Location: Lecture Hall Welcome Address Antje Jantsch IAMO, Germany
9:15am - 10:15am	Plenary Session 1 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Antje Jantsch, IAMO How can Big Data and Machine Learning Be Used in Social Science to Measure Well-Being? – The GNH.today Talita Greyling University of Johannesburg, South Africa
10:15am - 11:00am	Coffee Break and Group Participant Photoshoot Location: Foyer
11:00am - 12:30pm	A1: Quality of Life in Rural Contexts Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Kathleen Hermans, IAMO What 'quality of life' means to rural women in Ethiopia: Four regions compared Günther Schlee¹, Betel Begashaw², Desalech Daniel³, Demelash Emebet⁴, Defersha Eyob⁴, Assegid Lidia⁵, Sahledengle Tirsit⁶, Ayka Wengelawit³, Yitbarek Yohannes⁴, Alo Zera⁵ 1: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany; 2: Hawassa University; 3: Bahar Dar University; 4: Arba MInch University; 5: Jimma University; 6: Addis Ababa University Welfare and well-being as components of farmers’ quality of life Piotr Sulewski, Anna Kłoczko-Gajewska Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland Does the improvement of rural living environment improve subjective well-being in rural China? Zhen Fang, Gu-cheng Li, Dan Wang Huazhong Agricultural University, China	B1: Gender and Rural Well-Being Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: J Möllers, IAMO A Happiness Paradox: Understanding the Impact of Migration on Women Left Behind in Pakistan Mansoor Ahmed Koondhar¹, Noshaba Aziz² 1: School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, China, People's Republic of; 2: School of Economics, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo China Double burden or burdenless? A mixed-method study on women’s empowerment in the face of large-scale male labor migration from rural Tajikistan Mohru Mardonova, Isabel Lambrecht, Sarah Pechtl, Sharanya Rajiv International Food Policy Research Institute Empowering Women and Reclaiming Roots: Women’s Regenerative Farming Creates Livelihoods and Counters Migration Kritika Mishra¹, Farhat Naz² 1: PhD Research Scholar, School of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; 2: Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India	C1: Return Migration and Social Integration Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Janine Isabelle Pinkow-Läpple, IAMO Why do “I choose Croatia“? Quality of life considerations in (return) migration decisions. Caroline Hornstein Tomić¹, Janine Isabelle Pinkow-Läpple², Ana Budimir³ 1: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; 2: IAMO, Germany; 3: University of Zagreb Can Cooperatives Help Mitigate Rural Exodus? Insights from a Croatian Case Study Mario Njavro¹, Miroslav Kovac², Tajana Cop¹, Duro Njavro³ 1: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia; 2: Živo Selo” ("Living village"), an informal expert group of agronomists; 3: Zagreb School of Economics and Management The farmer I want to be: Farmers' role identity in multifunctional agricultural landscapes Malin Gütschow¹, Bartosz Bartkowski^1,2 1: Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research UFZ, Germany; 2: Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Lunch Location: Foyer
2:00pm - 4:00pm	A2 Organized Session: China’s Rural Renaissance: The Multifacet Case of Rural Revitalization Strategy Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Zhanli Sun, IAMO Session Chair: Lena Kuhn, IAMO Discussants: Prof. Dr. Jan-Henning Feil, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Prof. Dr. Fantao Kong, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, China Presentations: Review of China’s Rural revitalization: motivation, policies and implications Kuhn Lena, Zhanli Sun IAMO, Germany How does rural-urban migration influence the intergenerational (social) mobility of rural residents in China? Yifei Ding¹, Gucheng Li² 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Huazhong Agricultural University The Impact of Poverty Alleviation Resettlement on the Non-farm Labor Supply: Evidence from China Junna Sun Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, China Cropland displacement and carbon emissions of grain transport in China Liangzhi You International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), United States of America How does social capital influence rural residents’ contribution to public goods? An empirical analysis Furong Chen¹, Yifu Zhao¹, Zhanli Sun² 1: Hunan Academy of Social Sciences, China; 2: IAMO, Germany	B2: Data, Models and Indicators for Well-Being and Mobility Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: Johnson Kansiime, IAMO Revitalising Well-being: A Novel Approach with the Index of Well-being (IoW) Johnson Kansiime, Antje Jantsch IAMO, Germany Analysing countries ability to transform inputs into well-being using WHR data Nikolaos Rigas, Francesco Sarracino STATEC Research, Luxembourg The Success of Microfinance and the Moderating Effect of Communists: Large-Scale Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Rural China Yunzhou Wang¹, Jing You^1,2, Qianyu Zhu¹, Jiajuan Zhi¹ 1: Renmin University of China, China, People's Republic of; 2: University of Cambridge, UK Gendered Dimensions of Environmental Change-Induced Migration in Rural Ghana Issah Baddianaah², Benedicta Frimpong³, Sabine Liebenehm¹, Alirah Weyori⁴ 1: University of Saskatchewan, Canada; 2: Tubman University, Harper City, Maryland County, Liberia; 3: CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana; 4: World Food Programme	C2: Place Attachment and Staying Decisions Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies (Im)mobility patterns of older adults living in small rural Iowa towns Ilona Matysiak Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland Rooted in Place: The Influence of Place Attachment and Well-Being on Staying Intentions in Rural Southeast Europe Arbnora Shala, Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Antje Jantsch Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany Inertia, place attachment and staying intentions of rural youth in the Western Balkans Thomas Dufhues¹, Möllers Judith¹, Ana Simonovska², Emelj Tuna², Iliriana Miftari³, Desjana Grymshi¹ 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: University Ss Cyril and Methodius in Skopje; 3: University of Pristina ’You Can Have a Very Good Life Here if You Want!’ Four Typologies of Stayers Explaining Rural Immobility Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Antje Jantsch Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Germany
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Coffee Break Location: Foyer
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Plenary Session 2 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Thomas Herzfeld, IAMO Lifestyle and Livelihood: Motivations for Economic Migrants to Settle in Small Towns and Rural Areas Anne White University College London, United Kingdom
5:30pm	End of Conference Day 1 Location: Foyer
6:00pm	Welcome Dinner Location: Peißnitzhaus We will meet at 5:45 pm in the foyer near the main entrance of IAMO to go together to Peißnitzhaus. The walk will take about 15 minutes. Please note that the ground on the terrace of the restaurant is partly sandy, so we recommend wearing comfortable shoes.

Date: Thursday, 19/June/2025
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Foyer
9:00am - 10:00am	Plenary Session 3 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Kathleen Hermans, IAMO Migration and Immobility in a Changing Climate: The Role of Compound Risks for Well-Being and Livelihoods Roman Hoffmann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
10:00am - 10:30am	Coffee Break Location: Foyer
10:30am - 12:30pm	A3 Organized Session: Empowering Youth and Women in Agriculture - Strategies for Rural Revitalization in South East Europe Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Stanimira Penkova, IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH Panel Discussion on the Topic: "Empowering Youth and Women in Agriculture: Strategies for Rural Revitalization in South East Europe" (TBD) Welcome Address Stephan Framke BMLEH, Germany Welcome Address Darko Konjevic SWG RRD, North Macedonia Rural Youth in SEE Emelj Tuna Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia Rural Women in SEE Ana Simonovska Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia Outmigration in SEE Arjola Arapi-Gjini Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Germany	B3: Shocks and Migration Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: Arbnora Shala, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) Migration patterns: The complex roles of poverty and weather extremes Barchynai Kimsanova¹, Thomas Herzfeld^1,2, Atabek Umirbekov¹, Hermans Kathleen¹, Daniel Muller^1,3,4, Nodir Djanibekov¹ 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Martin-Luther- Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany; 3: Humbold-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 4: Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany County industrial structure change and rural intergenerational education mobility in China Yifei Ding^1,2, Gucheng Li² 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Huazhong Agricultural University, China Forced displacement of the population of Ukraine to rural areas: challenges of adaptation and prospects in the context of a military crisis Iuliia Vasylivna Samoilyk Poltava State Agrarian University, Ukraine	C3: Governance and Policy Dimensions of Migration Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Nodir Djanibekov, IAMO Empowerment or Exploitation? Agricultural Reforms on Female Labor Participation in Central Asia Pengshan Pan¹, Nodir Djanibekov², Jennifer Murtazashvili³ 1: New Uzbekistan University; 2: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies; 3: University of Pittsburgh Does the zonation of Biosphere Reserves lead to inequities? Analysing from the perspective of the livelihood-resource nexus Lun Yang Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, People's Republic of Beyond Hayek’s dichotomy: Informal governance and cooperation among farmers in a transition economy Engjell Skreli¹, Orjon Xhoshi¹, Vladislav Valentinov², Edvin Zhllima¹, Drini Imami¹ 1: Agriculture University of Tirana, Albania; 2: IAMO Linking risk preferences and land use right perceptions: A Prospect Theory approach Abdusame Tadjiev¹, Zafar Kurbanov¹, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Jens Rommel², Thomas Herzfeld¹ 1: IAMO, Halle, Germany; 2: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Lunch Location: Foyer
2:00pm - 3:30pm	A4 Organized Session: Innovation in the Countryside: Advancing Rural Economies in Western Balkans Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Irena Djimrevska, GIZ Preserving Tradition, Embracing Progress: The Development of Rural Societies in Albania Klodjan Rama Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany Improvement of quality of life in rural areas through diversification Anica Palazzo GIZ, North Macedonia Increasing Access to European Framework Programs: Where Development Cooperation and Academia meet Michael Oos Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Albania	B4: Climate Risks and Migration Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: Tom Dufhues, IAMO Understanding Migration through Climate Risk Perceptions Kathleen Hermans, Setenay Kizilkaya Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies: Leibniz-Institut fur Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsokonomien, Germany Thirsty lands, displaced lives: The limits of migration as adaptation in the context of environmental and climate (im)mobilities at Lake Urmia, Iran Sebastian Fernand Transiskus, Matthias Schmidt, Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash University of Augsburg, Germany Climate Change and Migration Intentions in European Temperate Zones: The Role of Objective and Perceived Climate Stressors Lena Kuhn, Antje Jantsch Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany	C4: Food Security and Rural Health Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies Cause or Result? The Relationship Between Internet Use and Mental Health Risks Among Rural Children yu wan¹, Tianli Feng², Huan Wang³, Qiran Zhao¹, Scott Rozelle³ 1: College of Economic and Management, China Agricultural University, China; 2: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China; 3: Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, USA Household Food Security Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan (2013–2022): A Probabilistic Approach Salima Bekbolotova¹, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Barchynai Kimsanova¹, Thomas Herzfeld^1,2 1: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany; 2: Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg: Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, DE Pathways to food security in Tajikistan: direct and indirect effects of migration through farm resilience Bekhzod Egamberdiev^1,2, Ihtiyor Bobojonov¹, Lena Kuhn¹, Thomas Glauben¹ 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: German-Uzbek Chair on Central Asian Agricultural Economics (GUCAE), International Agriculture University (IAU)
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Poster Session with Coffee Location: Corridor on the first floor Migration Intentions and Return Migration: Evidence from the OeNB Euro Survey Antje Hildebrandt Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria Student Migration During Wartime: Forecasting and Implications for the Future of Ukrainian Higher Education (An ARIMA Model Analysis) Nataliya Stoyanets Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine, Ukraine Impact of Climate Risks on Farm Profitability in Fruit and Nut Agroforestry Systems in Kyrgyzstan Jannike van Bruggen¹, MD Sofiullah¹, Dietrich Darr² 1: Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Germany; 2: Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany Teaching and Living in Rural Kazakhstan: Insights from a Photovoice Study of Beginning Teachers Sultan Kozhamberdiyev¹, Janet Helmer² 1: Astana Garden School/Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; 2: Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan Balancing Development and Preservation: Land Use Change, Migration, and Rural Sustainability in Iran Mojtaba Nikzad, Eva Gerharz Hochschule Fulda (Fulda University of Applied Sciences), Germany Tracing the journey: Mapping migration routes from coastal Bangladesh in the context of climate change Mehdi Azam Macquarie University, Australia Municipal Medical Care Centres as a solution for GP care and part of integrat-ed town development in rural areas: The case of Marienmünster Dominic Behde HafenCity Universität Hamburg, Germany The Contribution Claim Model as alternative approach to private climate finance and sustainable development Sina Brod, Dimitrios Karatassios, Michael Albrecht Foundation Development and Climate Alliance, Germany Living with Environmental Threats: Immobility Processes in the Bengal Delta Moitrayee Sengupta TU Dresden, Germany Strengthening the Development Potential of Rural Areas through Territorial Partnerships in Poland and Ukraine Iryna Kostetska¹, Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka² 1: National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine; 2: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
5:00pm - 6:30pm	A5: A Living Between Rural and Urban Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Johnson Kansiime, IAMO Rural Well-Being and Migration in Moldova: Unraveling Socioeconomic and Place-Based Determinants of (Im)Mobility Dumitru Slonovschi Magentaa Consulting, Moldova From Cities to Countryside: COVID-19's Effects on Rural Migration and Development Dina Moawad^1,2 1: University of Gastronomic Science, Italy; 2: University of Naples Parthenope The causes and consequences of the new wave of emigration from the village in Albania. Ervin Kaçiu Institute of Anthropology, Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania	B5: Institutions, Preferences, and Economic Choices Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: Zafar Kurbanov, IAMO (Halle, Germany) Farming under Scarcity: How irrigation water shortages relate to risk and time preferences of smallholders in Kyrgyzstan Marlen Tynaliev¹, Abdusame Tadjiev^1,2, Nodir Djanibekov¹, Alexis Villacis³, Thomas Herzfeld¹ 1: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO); 2: Samarkand Agroinnovations and Research University, Uzbekistan; 3: Ohio State University Decoding the Label: How Design and Language Shape Georgian Wine Preferences Across Generations Sophie Ghvanidze¹, Miranda Svanidze² 1: Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany; 2: IAMO, Germany Socioeconomic conditions in Cambodian rice farming and their role in predicting farm succession: A case study in the Damnak Ampil irrigation scheme Brian Beadle¹, Fumi Okura² 1: University of Greenland; 2: Japanese International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)	C5 Organized Session: The Great Rural Shift: Migration and Livelihood Challenges in the Western Balkans Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: J Möllers, IAMO Session Chair: Drini Imami, Agriculture University of Tirana Migration and Youth Generational Transfer – The Case of North Macedonia Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia Migration and Farm Succession – The Case of Albania Orjon Xhoxhi, Edvin Zhllima Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania Migration Intentions – The Case of Kosovo Iliriana Miftari University of Prishtina, Kosovo
6:30pm	End of Conference Day 2
7:00pm	BBQ at IAMO

Date: Friday, 20/June/2025
8:30am - 9:00am	Registration Location: Foyer
9:00am - 10:30am	B6 Organized Session: How Decentralization Helps Foster Economic Resilience of Rural Areas in Ukraine During the War? Location: Conference Room I Session Chair: Vasyl Kvartiuk, IAMO Practical Experience of the APD Project in Enhancing the Competence of Pilot Community in the Context of Sustainable Agrarian and Rural Development Mariya Yaroshko German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue, Ukraine Evaluating a capacity-building project for Ukrainian communities: An experimental approach Vasyl Kvartiuk IAMO, Germany Benchmarking Local Governments Performance Oleg Nivievskyi Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine	C6 Organized Session: Land as a Social Institution - Governance, Property Rights, and Market Interactions Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Samuel Brea, IAMO Land Tenure Security and Agricultural Investment: Evidence from China’s Latest Tenure Extension Reform Tong Wang Sichuan Agricultual University,China, Germany The Interaction between Clans and Local Government in China's Land Acquisition Yilin Cui Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany The Impact of Land Rights Reorganization on Collectives' Land Protection Behavior: Taking the Cases of Two Provinces as an Example Xuchao Che IAMO, Germany Who Deserves the Land? Public Morals and the Push for Land Market Access Rules Samuel Brea IAMO, Spain
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break Location: Foyer
11:00am - 12:30pm	Moderated Panel Discussion: What Makes Rural Areas Livable? Sustainability vs. Quality of Life and Rural Development Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Jennifer Hauck, CoKnow Consulting Discussants: Saamah Abdallah, Hot or Cool Institute, Germany Mechthild Anna Becker, DGAP’s Center for Climate and Foreign Policy, Germany Caroline Hornstein Tomić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia Drini Imami, Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
12:30pm - 12:40pm	IAMO Forum Closure Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Thomas Herzfeld, IAMO
12:40pm - 12:45pm	IAMO Forum 2025 Best Poster Award Location: Lecture Hall
12:45pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Location: Foyer
1:30pm - 3:30pm	Post-Conference Session: Socio-Economic Farm and Household Data Sets on Central Asia: Which Data Is Available and How Could It Be Used? Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Martin Petrick, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Life in Kyrgyzstan study Damir Esenaliev Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany AGRICHANGE/SUSADICA farm survey Abdusame Tadjiev Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany UzFarmBarometer farm manager survey Nodir Djanibekov IAMO, Germany Central Asian data user perspective Bakhrom Mirkasimov Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Western academic data user perspective Sabine Liebenehm University of Saskatchewan, Canada