Research interest
- Agricultural advisory and innovation support services and organisation
- AKIS diagnosis and performance
- transformation pathways towards sustainable agriculture
- Multi-stakeholders group dynamics
Research Projects and Teaching/Training Activities
Research Projects
As a professor in the department, Andrea Knierim is involved in all projects.
You can find the projects here.
Teaching and Training activities
Summersemester:
- Agricultural Economics Seminar
- AG Transdisziplinarität
- Bildung und Mitarbeiterführung
- Entwicklung in ländlichen Räumen
- Fit for Innovation Support - Concepts, Methods and Skills
- Kolloquium für Master-/Bachelor-Abschlussarbeiten
- Kommunikation, Beratung und Kooperation
- Übungen zur Ausbildereignung
Wintersemester:
- Teamwork in interdisciplinary research groups
- Agricultural Knowledge Systems and Advisory Services
- Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research Approaches in Bioeconomy
- Knowledge and Innovation Management
- Kolloquium für Master- /Bachelor-Abschlussarbeiten
- Menschen, Betriebe, soziale Systeme
- Seminar zu Kooperationsformen in der Landwirtschaft
- Sozialwissenschaftliche Konzepte und Herangehensweisen
Curriculum Vitae
| 2019 - today | Professor for Communication and Advisory Services in Rural Areas | University of Hohenheim, Germany |
| 2013 - 2019 | Junior Professor, chair Rural Sociology | University of Hohenheim, Germany |
| 2009 - 2013 | Head of dep. Communication, extension and social processes | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) |
| 10/2006 - 04/2007 | Deputy head of dep. Extension and communication | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| 2002 - 2006 | Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) |
| 23.11.2000 | Graduation to Dr. rer. agr. | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| 1995 - 2001 | Research Assistant in the Department of Extension and Communication | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| 1992 - 1994 | Research Assistant in the Institute of Socio-economics | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) |
| 1984 - 1992 | Agraricultura Sciences (Diploma) | University of Hohenheim, Germany |
Publications
Selected Publications
- Knierim, A., & Birke, F. M. (2023). Visualised AKIS diagnosis–an instrumental approach to support AKIS appraisal. EuroChoices, 22(2), 59-70.
- Knierim, A., Birke, F. M., Bae, S., Schober, A., Gerster-Bentaya, M., & Asensio, P. (2022). Der AKIS Ansatz–(wie) unterstützt er die Akteure im Sektor?. Berichte über Landwirtschaft-Zeitschrift für Agrarpolitik und Landwirtschaft.
- Knierim, A., Bieling, C., & Zander, P. (2021). How researchers shape the construction of landscape change–insights from a scenario study. Landscape Research, 46(8), 1057-1070.
- Knierim, A., Kernecker, M., Erdle, K., Kraus, T., Borges, F., & Wurbs, A. (2019). Smart farming technology innovations–Insights and reflections from the German Smart-AKIS hub. NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 90, 100314.
- Knierim, A., Labarthe, P., Laurent, C., Prager, K., Kania, J., Madureira, L., & Ndah, T. H. (2017). Pluralism of agricultural advisory service providers–Facts and insights from Europe. Journal of rural studies, 55, 45-58.
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