Projects
Wisdom at the source of the Blue Nile: BDU spearheads Climate Resilient Green Economy research in northwest Ethiopia. Project n°6: Socioeconomics, sustainable livelihood and environmental management in northwest Ethiopia. University of Antwerp
Systemic analysis of dam-driven transitions of downstream alluvial plains in Ethiopia. University of Antwerp
BrewPro: Multi-stage microbial technology for the cost-effective production of high-quality animal feed on brewery effluents. University of Antwerp
Health issues in developing countries. KU Leuven
This PhD will entail a variety of studies based on health issues and their patterns of occurrence in Africa. Starting off, urbanization and dietary patterns will be analyzed in Tanzania. Firstly, a detailed dataset will be used to ascertain food consumption at the micronutrient level and determine whether diets are healthier and more fulfilling in urban compared to rural areas. Secondly, urbanization will be broken down into various levels in ...
The impact of intra household decision making on the sustainability, efficiency and equitability ofhousehold farming in sub-Saharan Africa. University of Antwerp
User-centric design of automatic lameness detection in dairy cattle KU Leuven
Lameness is an important health problem causing severe welfare deteriorations and economic losses up to € 53 per cow per year in dairy cattle. Timely detection and treatment can help to minimize economic losses and preserve cow welfare. Current visual detection methods are labor intensive and subjective, and require training to allow detection of subtle changes in a cow’s gait. As a result, the problem is underestimated in practice, and ...