RTG 1666: Transformation of Global Agri-Food Systems


Marwan Benali was a GlobalFood member from 2014-2017. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.

Occupation after leaving GlobalFood


  • Since 01/2019: Postdoctoral Scientist – Impact Evaluation, Regional Office for West and Central Africa – Coastal and Humid Regions, World Vegetable Center, Cotonou, Benin
  • 12/2017 - 12/2018: Postdoctoral researcher, Chair of Agricultural Market Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany



Name

Dr. Marwan Benali


Field of Research

Small producer participation in high-value supply chains
[Chair of Agricultural Market Analysis, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Brümmer, GlobalFood Subproject: A3]


Research Interests

  • Rural development and poverty reduction
  • Rural youth
  • Rural labour markets
  • Global agri-food systems


    • Education


    • 2014 - 2017: Ph.D. in Economics, RTG 1666: GlobalFood, University of Göttingen, Germany.
      Thesis: "Export vegetable supply chains, household labour allocation and poverty effects among small producers – Evidence from Northern Tanzania" (download)
    • 09/2009 - 07/2011: Master´s degree: "Economic Development and International Cooperation", Institut d´Études Politiques de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
    • 09/2007 - 07/2009: Equivalent Credits for Bachelor´s degree level "Science Po", Institut d´Études Politiques de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
    • 09/2006 - 07/2007: First year of "Licence" degree in History, University Toulouse II Le Mirail, Toulouse, France



    Professional Experience


    • 08/2011 - 04/2014: Consultant - Research assistant, Trade and Markets Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
    • 02/2011 - 08/2011: Intern, Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
    • 05/2010 - 09/2010: Intern, Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education, UNESCO, Paris, France



    Publications

    Peer reviewed publications


    • Benali, M., B. Brümmer, V. Afari-Sefa (2018). Smallholder participation in vegetable exports and age‐disaggregated labor allocation in Northern Tanzania. Agricultural Economics 49(5), 549-562. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12441.


    Other publications


    • Benali, M. (2018). Export vegetable supply chains, household labour allocation and poverty effects among small producers – Evidence from Northern Tanzania. PhD thesis, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-002E-E47D-B .
    • Benali, M., B. Brümmer, V. Afari-Sefa (2017). Small producer participation in export vegetable supply chains and poverty: evidence from different export schemes in Tanzania. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 106, University of Goettingen. http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html




    Languages

    French (Native)
    English (Fluent)
    Spanish (Fluent)
    Modern Standard Arabic (Intermediate)
    German (Basic)
    Italian (Basic)