Jürgen Bierwirth

(Res.:)
Postfach 1128
D-37201 Witzenhausen
Germany		 (Off.:)
University of Kassel
Faculty of Agriculture,
International Rural Development
and Environmental Protection (FB 11)
Nordbahnhofstr. 1a
D-37213 Witzenhausen
Germany
Phone:++49 - 5542 - 500809
Fax:
e-mail: bierwirth@bg-softwaredesign.de

bierwirt@wiz.uni-kassel.de

particular
qualifications		  
  • main focus of studies: crop sciences of the tropics and subtropics
  • knowledge in biometrics / statistics
  • experiences in electronic data processing, SAS, www-documentation and C-programming
  • experiences abroad in Ethiopia

practical
experiences		   practical training on ecofarming:
1 1/2 year on 2 eco-farms including seed-multiplication (wheat, rye) and dairy

practical training abroad:
6 months at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) /
Forage Genetic Ressources Dept., Ethiopia
subject: The characterisation of the Panicum maximum- collection

scientific assistent:
since April 1998: assistance in the put up of the internet-documentation-system for mathematical models of ecological processes
(REM: Register of Ecological Models;
ECOBAS: documentation and data processing system
http://eco.wiz.uni-kassel.de/ )
my particular subjects have been:
html/javascript- and C- programming of converting modules
to provide a system for data input via internet, design of the www - server pages
and collection of current informations concerning ecological models
to build up the REM-register.

web-design:
since Sept. 1999:
www-homepages of:
IBZW - Witzenhausen (Internationales Bildungszentrum):
http://www.ibzw.de
DITSL (German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture):
http://www.ditsl.de
NECOFA - Network for Ecofarming in Africa (assistance):
http://www.necofa.org
EGF2001: International Occasional Symposium of the European Grassland Federation
http://www.wiz.uni-kassel.de/egf2001


university education   BSc in agricultural development in the tropics and subtropics
at the University of Kassle / Witzenhausen (July,7, 1997)
main focus of studies: crop sciences of the tropics and subtropics
subject of the BSc-thesis: The effect of drought stress on the germination process
of Pennisetum glaucum (L.) (perl millet) and the influence of seed priming methods
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Samuel Jutzi

currently: MSc student: Ecological Agriculture and International Rural Devolpment


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