Andreas Mandler

• PhD
• Associated Researcher at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Industry 4.0 had a strong impact on globalization by changing the workforce and increasing access to new skills and knowledge. According to the World Economic Forum, by 2025, 50% of all employees will need reskilling due to new technology. Industry 5.0 addresses long term prospects such as sustainability, resilience and human-centricity regarding e...

Lifelong learning (LLL) is increasingly important due to current technological and social changes. Against the background of constantly advancing agricultural production and processing, the continuous training and qualification of people working for the agricultural sector is becoming increasingly relevant. This applies in particular to the opportu...

In the framework of the Brotweg project (“The bread route for mountain areas”), the performance of alternative food value chains was evaluated. Geomorphological considerations on the territory, namely the high slopes and highly uneven terrain, meant that the chosen sites are suitable for the cultivation and processing of different types of cereals...

The project Brotweg (“The Bread path for/in mountain areas”) aimed to develop radical innovations for cereal cultivation in extreme mountain contexts, on land with very high slopes (even more than 80%) where cereal cultivation has so far been precluded to any form of mechanisation, resulting in abandonment due to high labour demands. The need to id...

Lifelong learning (LLL) is becoming increasingly important due to current technological and social changes. The continuous development is not only crucial for production processes, but also for the own qualification for up-and reskilling. Since many providers are currently active in this area, we want to examine the opportunities for universities a...

In the context of the post-Soviet restructuration of the agricultural sector and rural livelihoods throughout Central Asia, the present thesis addresses farmers approach to knowledge in marginal mountainous areas in northern Tajikistan. Against the background of the individualization of agricultural production also in remote rural areas such as the...

This book is about using video in rural interventions for social change. It gives a glimpse into the many creative ways in which video can be used in rural development activities. Capitalising on experience in this field, the books aims to encourage development professionals to explore the potential of video in development, making it a more coheren...

The present article investigates the influence of local governance on agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan. The Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan is an agricultural country that has been described as a hybrid state, where local governance tends to be dominated by a few powerful actors. Local governance processes do have a strong influenc...

Modern information and communication technology can improve exchange between town and country, boosting the development of remote regions. The internet’s interactive options will benefit broad sections of the population, provided the content meets their interest. Thanks to mobile phones, computers and fixed lines are no longer indispensable.