معرفی
Prof. Rufino Mariana holds the Professorship in Livestock Systems at the TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich. Their research focuses on sustainable agricultural systems, soil science, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity conservation in tropical regions. Prof. Mariana’s work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, including machine learning for digital soil mapping and stakeholder-driven strategies for climate-smart agriculture.
Key research interests include livestock management’s environmental impacts, tropical montane forest ecosystems, and hydrological processes influenced by land use changes. Their studies often address African contexts, such as Kenya and Tanzania, focusing on smallholder farming systems, greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable intensification of dairy production.
Recent publications emphasize solutions like agroforestry for low-emission cocoa production, soil degradation assessment in Western Kenya, and crowdsourced hydrological monitoring. Prof. Mariana actively participates in international initiatives, such as the TargetCSA framework for climate-smart agriculture targeting and the N2Africa project analyzing agroecological impacts.
