Welcome to IAMO Central Asia Research Group
IAMO's Central Asia Research Group is a network of scientists conducting interdisciplinary research on agricultural, socio-economic and ecological transformation processes in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Our state-of-the art, multidisciplinary research is targeting not only a research audience but also aims at policy-impact and scientific transfer into the economic sphere. In addition to research, we put a particular focus on knowledge transfer and capacity building in the region.

News
28 August 2023
CfA for three PhD positions in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The International Agricultural University (IAU) in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO, Germany) invites applications for one of up to three PhD positions (m/f).
The position will be...
02 May 2023
IAMO and Uzbekistan`s Space Research and Technology Agency discuss earth observation technologies for sustainable development in agriculture, forestry, and water resources
Atabek Umirbekov from the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) met with officials from the Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry of digital technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UZSPACE)...
02 May 2023
CAWAMNET Workshop discussed the climate-water-migration nexus in Central Asia
From 27 to 28 April 2023, a stakeholder workshop organized jointly by IAMO and the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The two-day workshop held as part of the DAAD-funded project CAWAMNET - Central Asian Water Conflict and Migration Network gathered 25 participants from civil society, scientific and international donor communities, and policymakers from Central...