Anika Maier, MA
Doctoral Candidate
Anika Maier is a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Department of Societal Transition and Agriculture, at the University of Hohenheim. She holds a master’s degree in environmental protection and agricultural food and works as a farmer on an organic farm together with disabled people. Her current research addresses the promotion of biodiversity on agricultural land and the role of farmers’ (traditional) ecological knowledge. Her dissertation is linked to the HABIT graduate academy.
- Agricultural biodiversity
- Agroecology and regenerative farming
- Farmers’ (traditional) ecological knowledge
- Qualitative social science
- Transdisciplinary research
| Since 2023 | Dissertation, University of Hohenheim |
| Since 2019 | Farmer on an organic care farm for disabled people |
| 2017 - 2019 | Studies in Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production, University of Hohenheim |
| 2014 - 2017 | Studies in Agricultural Science, University of Hohenheim |
| Maier, A., Bieling, C., Schmieder, K. (2020): Erhalt und Weiterentwicklung des Streuobstbaus in Baden-Württemberg: Erfolgsfaktoren, Hemmnisse und Lösungsansätze. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 52(11): 524-529 |
| Winkler B., Maier A., Lewandowski I. (2019): Urban gardening in Germany: cultivating a sustainable lifestyle for the societal transition to a bioeconomy. Sustainability 11(3):801. doi.org/10.3390/su11030801 |
