Grace Tione (Noragric, Faculty of Landscape and Society) will defend her PhD thesis: Social seeds - Understanding behavior, institutions, and organizations in farmers’ seed systems in Malawi.
Norsk tittel på avhandlingen: Sosiale frø - Adferd, institusjoner og organisasjoner i bønders såfrøsystemer i Malawi.
Title of the trial lecture:
How formal and informal institutions shape seed sourcing, food security and climate resilience.
Time and place:
29 September, 12:15
Venue: Bikuben (Gullvepsen) and online via Zoom.
Programme:
12.15 Welcome / Jennifer Joy West
12:20 Trial lecture
13.10 Break
13.30 Presentation of the research by the candidate
14:10 Discussion with the first opponent
15.00 Discussion with the second opponent
15.45 Completion of the public defence
Reception:
At 16.30, all are invited to a reception in the Thor Larsen Loft in the Tivoli building at NMBU (map).
Evaluation committee:
- Esbern Friis-Hansen, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
- Jonathan Muringani, University of Oslo, Norway
- Ingrid Nyborg, Faculty of Landscape and Society, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Supervisors
- Ola Westengen, Faculty of Landscape and Society, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Stein Terje Holden, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Samson P. Katengeza, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Malawi
Read more: Trust shapes farmers' access to seed in Malawi
Thesis number: 2026: 62
ISSN: 1894-6402
ISBN: 978-82-575-2381-7