Talk: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.”

We are excited to welcome Paul Pechan for a guest talk titled: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.”

When? Friday, May 23rd, 2 PM
Where? Akademiestraße 7, Munich, 6th floor, Room 609

The talk will draw on recent interdisciplinary research exploring the vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities of fruit farmers. This work highlights how climate change, social context, and geography intersect to shape agricultural outcomes—and offers crucial insights for effective policy interventions.

Here are some recent publications about the Topic, that could be also interesting for you:

1. Reducing vulnerability of fruit orchards to climate change. P.Pechan, H.Bohle, F.Obster. Agricultural Systems. 2023, 210, 103713.

2. Using interpretable boosting algorithms for modeling environmental and agricultural data. F.Obster, C.Heumann, H.Bohle, P.Pechan. Scientific reports. 2023, 13, 12767.

3. The financial well-being of fruit farmers in Chile and Tunisia depends more on social and geographical factors than on climate change. F.Obster, H.Bohle, P.Pechan. 2024. Communications Earth and Environment. 2024, 5,16.

4. Climate change impacts on fruit farm operations in Chile and Tunisia: Farmer perspectives. P.Pechan, F.Obster, L.Marchioro, H.Bohle. Int. Journal of Fruit Science. 2025, 25,1.

5. Climate change effects on farm financial vulnerability are cumulative and co-dependent. Pechan, Bohle, Obster. 2025. Submitted.

We look forward to seeing you there!