Background
Koester, Ulrich was born on May 20, 1938 in Elbing, Germany. Son of Egon and Paula (Faehndrich) Koester.
agricultural economics educator
Koester, Ulrich was born on May 20, 1938 in Elbing, Germany. Son of Egon and Paula (Faehndrich) Koester.
Master of Science, University Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany, 1962. Master of Arts, University Göttingen, Germany, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Göttingen, Germany, 1968.
Habiltation agricultural economics, University Göttingen, Germany, 1971.
Research assistant University Göttingen, 1965-1967, 69-71, professor, 1971-1978. Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1967-1968. Professor University Kiel, Germany, since 1978, dean agricultural faculty Germany, 1989-1991, 98-00.
Member advisory council German Ministry for Food and Agriculture, since 1981. Visiting professor State University of New York, Buffalo, 1975. Visiting research fellow University Nairobi, 1977-1978, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, 1981-1991.
Research fellow World Bank, Washington, 1995-1996. Visiting expoert Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 2000.
Member economics policy committee Verein fuer Socialpolitik, since 1997. Member International Association Agricultural Economists (country representative since 1994), European Association Agricultural Economics.
Married Ute Kleinert, August 30, 1969. Children: Wolfram, Almut, Janna.