Prof. Dr. Eva-Marie Meemken
Prof. Dr. Eva-Marie Meemken
Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
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Research area
Eva-Marie Meemken and her group conduct applied research that contributes to a better understanding of how to promote sustainability goals in global food systems. A special focus lies on the analysis of policies and institutional arrangements (such as contracts and standards) and their role in poverty reduction, decent employment, gender equality, and food and nutrition security in lower-income countries. The group’s research considers and features diverse actors within food systems (such as farmers, workers, cooperatives, and companies) engaged in primary agricultural production and beyond (e.g., food processing and food services).
Education and degrees
PhD Agricultural Economics (2017), University of Goettingen (summa cum laude)
MSc Agricultural Economics (2013), University of Hohenheim
Semester abroad, Purdue University (2012)
BSc Agricultural Sciences (2011), University of Kassel-Witzenhausen
Semester abroad, University of Yucatán (2009-10)
Professional experiences
Since 02/2022 Assistant Professor (tenure track) and group leader (Food Systems Economics and Policy Group), ETH-Zurich
2020 – 2022 Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics (tenure track), University of Copenhagen
2019 – 2020 Postdoc, Cornell University
2018 – 2019 Postdoc, University of Minnesota
2017 – 2018 Postdoc, University of Goettingen
2014 – 2017 PhD candidate, University of Goettingen
Internships in Peru (German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) 2013), Bangladesh (NGO with focus on poverty reduction, 2011), Germany (educational farm, 2010), Canada and Spain (farms, 2008), Germany (foundation for disabled people and farm, 2007), and Ecuador (voluntary work, 2006)
Additional information
The Food Systems Economics and Policy Group is part of the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), affiliated with the Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), associated with the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS), and a member of the World Food System Center (WFSC) and ETH4D.
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 751-0014-00L | Agricultural Economics in the World Food System |
| 751-2904-00L | Current Topics in Agricultural and Food Economics and Policy |