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Christian G. Hülsebusch (Dr. sc. agr.)
Managing Director (CEO)
Email: c.huelsebusch[at]ditsl[dot]org;huelse[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Phone: +49 (0) 5542 607 29
Skype: christian.huelsebusch
born 1963 in Oldenburg i.O.
| Education | Study of agricultural sciences in Bonn and Hohenheim Specialization in animal husbandry / livestock science Focus on tropical / subtropical systems Doctorate in 1998 in Hohenheim (immunoglobulin transfer from dam to newborn in dromedaries) |
| Experience | Coordinator of the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center SFB 308 "Adapted Farming in West Africa" in Niger (1998 - 2000) Research associate at the Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (2000) and managing director of the Tropical Center at the University of Hohenheim (2001 - 2005) Since November 2005 Managing Director of the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture GmbH (DITSL) in Witzenhausen, Germany Long-term stays: Kenya (~ 5 years) and Niger (~ 2 years) Short-term stays: Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Georgia, India, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mexico, Namibia, Oman, South Africa, Tanzania |
| Teaching | Lectures (BSc / MSc / PhD) in Hohenheim (since 2000) and Witzenhausen / Kassel (since 2006) on animal husbandry in arid/semiarid areas; pastoralism, ranching, wildlife use and management; unconventional livestock; animal health in the tropics, adaptation to hot climates |
| Research interests | Extensive livestock systems - Grassland/rangeland management, Holistic grazing management - Nomadism/pastoralism/ranching - Impact of climate change on rangeland systems - Adaptation to hot climates - Wildlife management. |