Ihtiyor Bobojonov

Dr. Ihtiyor Bobojonov is a Researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition and Emerging Economies (IAMO), where he has worked since 2012. His research focuses on climate change adaptation, agricultural insurance, and supply chain dynamics in transition economies, particularly Central Asia. He completed his PhD at the University of Bonn, analyzing crop and water allocation under uncertainty in Uzbekistan, and received the ZEF Doctoral Thesis Prize (2007–2009).

His work addresses agricultural market potentials in CIS countries, emphasizing supply chain transformation's impact on producer welfare and insurance market development for climate resilience. He leads IAMO’s Central Asia International Research Group and coordinates the German-Uzbek Chair on Central Asian Agricultural Economics at Tashkent International Agricultural University. His methodological expertise spans bioeconomic modeling, machine learning, and experimental economics, with applications in weather index insurance and remote sensing for yield estimation.

Key scientific awards include ZEF’s best thesis prize. His 15 most recent articles (2025–2020) explore topics across agricultural insurance markets, climate risk mitigation, wheat yield modeling, and peer influence on adaptation strategies, with empirical studies in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia. Research projects like KlimALEZ and DETECCT highlight his commitment to building climate-resilient agrifood systems through innovative financial instruments and digital technologies.