Dr. Alessandra Giuliani

Applied research projects in the field of agrobiodiversity, socio-economic and rural development in various developing countries, youth in agriculture, agri-environmental education, sutainable livelihoods

Teaching in BSc and MSc modules (biodiversity, value chain, social participatory approached)

Coaching of BSc and MSc students' thesis and other research works

Writing and publishing reports and articles

Networking and identification of hosting organisations for students doing their research in developing countries, project acquisition

Collaboration with Universities in Myanmar and Cambodia

Master degree in life sciences (Sustainable agricultural production and value chains)

BSc in International Agriculture

Biodiversity

Tropical crops

Income generation and markets in developing and transition countries

Applied research on agrobiodiversity, livelihoods and market development

Environmental education

natural resources management by local communities

youth in agriculture

Neglected and underutilised species

Environmental Education Coordinator, WWF and Save the Children, Myanmar Developing a curriculum and producing teaching learning material for a pilot programme for strengthening environmental education through project-based extracurricular learning in 120 schools, including training of teachers.

Case Studies on impact of biodiversity of potential BioTrade products in Myanmar (Helvetas Regional Biotrade Project in South East Asia)

Value chain analysis on the existing and potential markets of agricultural commodities for small producers in Northern Shan State (CARE International Myanmar)

Analysis of the current food and nutrition security situation and nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices in Northern Shan State (CARE International Myanmar)

Research on the aspirations of rural youth in dry land agricultural livelihoods systems (ICARDA and YPARD)

Several short missions in the frame of the SDC funded development project ASAP-M to support rural professionals’ associations in Morocco

Planning the Project Exit Phase of the Mongolian Potato Program (funded by SDC) on potato and vegetable seed system

Organisation of a stakeholder Workshop on market opportunities for local fruit trees in the Tajik Pamir valleys and a case study for Bioversity International

Applied research on value chains of , agrobiodiversity products and livelihoods in rural communities in Syria

Giuliani A. 2007. Developing markets for agrobiodiversity: Securing livelihoods in dryland areas, Earthscan Publications, London, UK

Gruère G, Smale M, Giuliani A. 2009. Marketing underutilized species for the benefit of the poor: a conceptual framework. In Kontoleon A., U. Pascual. and M. Smale (Eds.). Agrobiodiversity, Conservation and Economic Development, Routledge, London and New York, pp.62-81

Giuliani A, Van Oudenhoven F and Mubalieva S. 2011. Agricultural Biodiversity in the Tajik Pamirs: A Bridge Between Market Development and Food Sovereignty. Mountain Research and Development 31(1):16-26

Giuliani A and Padulosi S. 2013. Adding value to traditional mountain crops. In Wymann con Dach S, Romeo R, Vita A, Wurzinger M, Kohler T (eds). Mountain Farming Is Family Farming: A contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Family Farming 2014. Rome, Italy: FAO, CDE, BOKU

Giuliani, Alessandra; Dalla Valle, F. (2014). Access to markets In: Youth and agriculture: key challenges and concrete solutions (pp. 63-75). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Linder, R.; Giuliani, Alessandra; Ashok, KR.; Arivarasan, S. (2017). Constraints and opportunities of the Tamil Nadu industrial cassava value chain and market World Academic Journal of Root and Tuber Crops Research, 2(2), pp. 154-165.

Jäger, M.; Giuliani, Alessandra; van Loosen, I. (2017). Markets, consumer demand and agricultural biodiversity In: Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity (pp. 482-496). New York: Taylor & Francis

Giuliani, Alessandra; Mengel, Sebastian; Paisley, Courtney; Perkins, Nicole; Flink, Ingrid; Oliveros, Oliver; Wongtschowski, Mariana (2017). Realities, Perceptions, Challenges and Aspirations of Rural Youth in Dryland Agriculture in the Midelt Province, Morocco Sustainability, 9(6), p. 871. MDPI 10.3390/su9060871 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9060871>

Ashok, K.R.; Giuliani, Alessandra; Thilagavathi, M.; Raj, S. Varadha; Ramamoorthy, R.; Devi, M.; Sanjeevikumar, A. (2017). Trait Valuation in Genetically Modified Crops: An ex-ante Analysis of GM Cassava against Cassava Mosaic Disease Agricultural Economics Research Review, 30(2), p. 223. Diva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. 10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00044.1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00044.1>

Soe, Thi Thi; Giuliani, Alessandra; Mon, Myat Yi (2020). Rural Household's Income Diversification, Climate Risk and Wetland Ecosystem: Case Study in Tha Nat Pin Township, Bago Region, Myanmar FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform, pp. 1-14.

Giuliani, Alessandra; Undurraga, José Tomás; Dunkel, Theresa; Aung, Saw Min (2021). Access and Benefit Sharing and the Sustainable Trade of Biodiversity in Myanmar: The Case of Thanakha Sustainability, 13(22), p. 12372. MDPI 10.3390/su132212372 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132212372>

Kaufmann M, Álvarez AG, Tarraza A, Giuliani A. 2023. Family farms as innovative living labs in agroecology and transfer of knowledge. In: Fra Paleo U. & Castiñeiras L. (Eds.) Family Farms and the Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Cuba: Food Security and Nature (1st ed.). Routledge

Senior Advisor of the Youth Platform for Agricultural Development (YPARD),Co-founding member, Vice-Chair (2006 -2009)

Peer reviewer of manuscripts for MDPI journals (2016-present)

Swiss Forum on International Agricultural Research (SFIAR): Support to the Secretariat (2007-2015)

European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD): Vice-Chair (2010-2014)

AGRINATURA Network of Agricultural European Universities: Board of Directors Member (2015-2017)

member of the Swiss NGO-Business-SDC Partnership in Cambodia since 2020

Andreas Landolt Developing suitable dissemination approaches and products for a development context in the framework of aquaculture practices in Asia 2013

Theresa Dunkel Enhancing women’s participation and integration in the rubber market system of Mon State, Myanmar 2018

Barbara Dolder Laaraïchi Vers une organisation collective de la production et de la commercialisation des produits de la ruche dans la région de Beni Mellal Khénifra , Maroc 2019

Margot Dumas Case Studies on School Garden Projects. Focus on Switzerland, Ethiopia, Peru and Myanmar. 2021

Guillaume Déglise Priority tree species for forest restoration and enhancing livelihoods and ecosystem services in Ethiopia 2021

Céline Keiser Livestock manure management and use by smallholder farmers An assessment in Battambang province in Cambodia 2022

Sofia Marcon Cover crops implementation in mango and longan orchards. An analysis of the assessment in Battambang Province, Cambodia. 2023

Lovis Herbener Drafting a regeneration index based on agro-ecological practices and implementing a replicable data collection system for monitoring agricultural practices in Cambodia 2024

Alena von Niederhäusern Mapping the Kepfarm: Concepting a production improvement by analyzing the market- and agronomic potential in Kep, Cambodia 2024

Madeleine Kaufmann Maintaining Agrobiodiversity in Man and the Biosphere (MaB) reserves in Guantánamo, Cuba - Driving forces influencing on-farm agrobiodiversity 2014

Gabriela Escobar Effects of National Policies and Value chain in potato seed diversity in the Municipality of Colomi (Cochabamba-Bolivia) 2014

Joana Malgarejo Value chain analysis of potential Geographical Indications (GIs) handicrafts and assessment of the impacts on rural communities in Colombia 2015

Pia Fehle Ex-ante assessment of the adoption potential of innovations in finger millet and pigeon pea cropping in South India 2016

Riley Linder Market constraints and opportunities for cassava in Tamil Nadu, India, a value chain analysis 2016

Sebastian Mengel Rural youth and agriculture in the drylands of Midelt, Morocco – a livelihoods analysis 2016

Jose Undurraga Analysis of the Thanakha market potential as a promoter of livelihood development and biodiversity protection and the implications for Access and Benefit Sharing concept in Myanmar 2018

Carole Liechti Influences, barriers and possible behavioural change in infants and young children feeding practices among women in Lashio Township, Myanmar 2018

No No Aung Rice production and use among beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the Gulf of Mottama Project, Myanmar 2019

Thi Thi Soe Analysis the livelihoods options of internally displaced people in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar 2019

Soe Khaing Farmers mobile application “Greenway”: Analysing the potential of farm-based decision in the Gulf of Mottama Project, Myanmar 2021

Theresa Dunkel Identification and piloting of agroforestry practices in PweHla’s watershed area to support small-scale farmers and to conserve the Inle Lake ecosystem in Myanmar 2020

Soe Khaing Farmers mobile application "Greenway": Analysing the potential of farm-based decisions in the Gulf of Mottama Project, Myanmar 2021

Sara Imbach Assessing the potential of the mud crab value chain as a sustainable livelihood option in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar 2022

Agathe Kunz Implications of goat integration in black pepper production system in Cambodia 2023

Jérémie Gilliéron The impact of microcredit on forest communities and management practices in Cambodia 2024

Emerson Eberto Carias Padilla Enhancing community forest livelihoods through Recreation Forest activities: the case study of Recreation Forest and its community business enterprise in community forests in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia 2024