In October 2022, Hannah Bücheler joined the Department of Ecological-Economic Policy Modeling at the University of Hohenheim as a research associate. Within the BEATLE project her responsibilities include the collaboration with stakeholders at different levels and the integrative development of transformation scenarios.

• Agricultural policy
• Non-governmental instruments in the agricultural and food system
• Integrative scenario development
• Transdisciplinary approaches in transformation research

Stakeholder integration in the agri-food systems transformation

The PhD project researches how stakeholders and integrative methods contribute to scenario development and ultimately to the transformation of the agri-food system in Germany. In addition to a literature review on methods, the project aims to co-create transformation scenarios towards a biodiversity-friendly agri-food system together with stakeholders. Experiences and perspectives of stakeholders are considered at the national and local level and development options will be formulated together. Another focus topic of the PhD is research on non-governmental instruments and initiatives for a biodiversity-friendly agri-food system. This includes a typologisation as well as an examination of the ecological, economic and social potential.

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Master thesis: Exploring private sector financing initiatives in biodiversity conservation: the case of wildflower strips in Germany

Joint B.A. Political and Economic Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Semester abroad at the Université d'Orleans, France
Bachelor thesis: An analysis of the German start-up ecosystem as a factor for the situation of start-ups in Germany

• Internship at the Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, in the Department of Agricultural Policy and European Affairs
• Internship at the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Bonn, Fund for Agricultural Policy Advice and Innovation
• Student assistant at the chairs: Agricultural and Food Policy, University of Hohenheim; Economics of Land Use, University of Hohenheim; International Relations, Technical University of Darmstadt