Daniel Müller

Prof. Dr. Daniel Müller is a leading academic at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in the Global South (IAMO) and serves as Deputy Head of the Department for Structural Development of Farms and Rural Areas. His research focuses on land-system change, sustainability, agricultural production, and climate change impacts, with fieldwork spanning Central and Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and Western China. He combines resource economics and natural sciences using multi-scalar empirical methods.

• Key research areas:
  • Land use
  • Sustainability
  • Agricultural production
  • Climate change
  • Ecosystem services

Recent publications reveal trends in agricultural land ownership, cropland abandonment, and snow hydrology in Central Asia. His work addresses agricultural resilience in conflict zones (e.g., Ukraine) and employs Bayesian networks and remote sensing for land-use analysis.

He leads international research groups including the Land Systems Group, International China Research Group, and Central Asia Research Group, with collaborations on platforms like ResearchGate, ORCID, and Google Scholar.