Nathalie Oberson

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Nathalie Oberson Doktorandin

Address Berner Fachhochschule
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Fachbereich Agronomie
Länggasse 85
3052 Zollikofen

Planning and on-the-job training of on-farm participatory variety trials of maize, sorghum, sunflower, common beans and soybeans
Conducting on-farm research and training of field staff

Agronomist with a Master in Life Sciences, Applied Agricultural and Forest Sciences, specialized in International Agriculture with a Major in Sustainable Production Systems. I have an acknowledge experience in seed systems development and Participatory Action Research, such as participatory variety selection and Farmer Field Schools. Focus regions: West, Central, Southern and East Africa. I am now doing a PhD in the framework of the project Seed for Zambian Incomes and Livelihoods in Zambia. My research topic is on large-scale variety testing and evaluation with smallholder (SH) farmers. The targeted crops are maize, sorghum, sunflower, common beans and soybeans.

From August 2021 Doctoral student within the project “Seed for Zambian Incomes and Livelihoods” based in Chipata (Zambia) BFH-HAFL Zollikofen
2018-2021 Scientific collaborator in the group International Agriculture BFH-HAFL Zollikofen
2014-2018 Scientific assistant in the group International Agriculture BFH-HAFL Zollikofen
August 2009-July 2010 Internship on an organic farm as preparation for the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at BFH-HAFL Samuel Otti, Oberwil-bei-Büren
1995-2008 Bank clerk - customer adivser Raiffeisen Bank, Switzerland

2014-2018 MSc in Life Sciences, Applied Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Major in Sustainable Production Systems BFH-HAFL Zollikofen
2010-2013 BSc of Science in Agriculture, Major International Agriculture BFH-HAFL Zollikofen
2008-2009 Federal Vocational Baccalaureate EPAC Bulle
1992-1995 Federal Vocational Education and Training Diploma in Commerce EPAC Bulle