The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) in Halle (Saale) is a public research institute that pursues basic and applied research in the field of agricultural economics. IAMO (http://www.iamo.de) is a leading international centre of expertise for the analysis of agricultural, agribusiness and rural development in transition economies. It is a member of the Leibniz Association, a German network of non-university research institutes.