Institute for Food and Resource Economics

The Institute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR) is part of the University of Excellence Bonn. It is composed of eleven research groups dedicated to applied economic research on sustainable food and biomass systems. ILR was established on April 1, 2006, when the Institute of Agricultural Economics merged with the Institute of Agricultural Policy, Market Research, and Economic Sociology.

News
Forest conservation policies work best when enforcement is strong
Why do forest conservation policies succeed in some places but not in others? A new study by Javier Miranda, David Wuepper and Jan Börner shows that the answer depends heavily on how strictly environmental law is enforced on the ground.
Do Grasslands in More Diverse Landscapes Suffer Less from Drought?
Grasslands in uniform agricultural landscapes were hit harder by the 2018 drought than those in more diverse landscapes, according to a study led by Marco Ferro and Prof. Dr. Jan Börner of the Institute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR).
How Bolsonaro’s statements destroyed the rainforest
Anti-conservation messages from former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his ministers accelerated deforestation in the Amazon, finds a study by Dr. Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira, Elías Cisneros, Jorge Sellare and Prof. Dr. Jan Börner. The authors estimate that up to 1,700 square kilometers of forest were lost in 2019 as a result.
New Publication: Contrasting effects of flash and slow droughts on maize yield loss and crop failure across Europe
X. Chen, Y.-U. Kim, T. Heckelei, C. Wang, J. Baumert, H. Webber (2026), Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Contact

How to find us
© Michael Kneuper

Institute for Food and Resource Economics

Managing director: Prof. Dr. agr. Jan Börner

Secretariat

gd@ilr.uni-bonn.de

Address

Nußallee 21
53115 Bonn

Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences

The Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences is working on the science of key challenges such as sustainable energy provision and food security, using its unique linkages between agricultural, nutritional, economic and food sciences and geodesy. 

Theodor-Brinkmann-Graduate School

The foundation was established in memory of the great Bonn agricultural economist Prof. Dr. Theodor Brinkmann.

It aims to promote the exchange of ideas between the Faculty of Agriculture and the Foundation and to support the transfer of knowledge between theory-based research and practice.

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