Nathalie Oberson
Profile
Nathalie Oberson Doktorandin
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Fachbereich Agronomie
Länggasse 85
3052 Zollikofen
Activities
Responsibilities
Conduct my PhD research project within the SeZIL project in Zambia
Focus areas
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
Teaching
Degree programmes
Master of Science/Life Sciences – Agricultural Science
Subjects
On-farm trials
CV
Biography
- 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.
Professional experience
- 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
Education
- 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
Publications
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- French - Native or bilingual proficiency
- German - Professional working proficiency
- English - Professional working proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Zambia