Learning and Innovation Publications

1. Rethinking collaborative governance: contested legitimacy of the Melamchi inter-basin water transfer for municipal use in Nepal

   Bhattarai, Kiran Kumari, FitzGibbon, John and Pant, Laxmi (2023) Rethinking collaborative governance: contested legitimacy of the Melamchi inter-basin water transfer for municipal use in Nepal. Regional Environmental Change, 23:161. ISSN 1436-3798 (Print), 1436-378X (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10113-023-02157-5 )

2. Policy options for food system transformation in Africa and the role of science, technology and innovation

   Badiane, Ousmane, Hendriks, Sheryl, Glatzel, Katrin, Abdelradi, Fadi, Admassie, Assefa, Adjaye, John Asafu, Ayieko, Miltone, Bekele, Endashaw, Chaibi, Thameur, Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali, Mbaye, Mame Samba, Mengoub, Fatima Ezzahra, Miano, Douglas W., Muyonga, John H., Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Ramadan, Racha and Sibanda, Simbarashe (2023) Policy options for food system transformation in Africa and the role of science, technology and innovation. In: von Braun, Joachim, Afsana, Kaosar, Fresco, Louise O. and Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali, (eds.) Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0) . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 713-735. ISBN 978-3031157028; 978-3031157035 (doi:10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_37 )

3. Courageous and compassionate teaching: international reflections on our responses to teaching geography during the pandemic

   Dyer, Sarah, Hill, Jennifer, Walkington, Helen, Couper, Pauline, McMorran, Chris, Oates, Yvonne, Pant, Laxmi, Rink, Bradley and West, Harry (2023) Courageous and compassionate teaching: international reflections on our responses to teaching geography during the pandemic. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. ISSN 0309-8265 (Print), 1466-1845 (Online) (doi:10.1080/03098265.2023.2266999 )

4. Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and interrelated climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria

   Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab and Shee, Apurba (2023) Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and interrelated climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria. Agriculture and Food Security, 12:43. ISSN 2048-7010 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40066-023-00429-1 )

5. Assessing the crop productivity and household welfare effects of adopting certified seeds of improved Cassava varieties in Uganda

   Ahimbisibwe, Beine P., Morton, John F., Feleke, Shiferaw, Alene, Arega D., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Wellard, Kate, Mungatana, Eric, Bua, Anton, Asfaw, Solonon and Manyong, Victor (2023) Assessing the crop productivity and household welfare effects of adopting certified seeds of improved Cassava varieties in Uganda. Agrekon: Agricultural Economics Research, Policy and Practice in Southern Africa. ISSN 0303-1853 (Print), 2078-0400 (Online) (doi:10.1080/03031853.2023.2220684 )

6. How simulation-driven participatory technology development has revolutionized fish farming

   Precoppe, Marcelo (2023) How simulation-driven participatory technology development has revolutionized fish farming. [Video] (Unpublished)

7. Rethinking collaborative governance to enhance legitimacy co-production: a multipurpose rural-urban water transfer in Nepal

   Bhattarai, Kiran Kumari, FitzGibbon, John and Pant, Laxmi Prasad (2023) Rethinking collaborative governance to enhance legitimacy co-production: a multipurpose rural-urban water transfer in Nepal. International Journal of Water Resources Development. ISSN 0790-0627 (Print), 1360-0648 (Online) (doi:10.1080/07900627.2023.2218492 )

8. Does simultaneous adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties and manure impact productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria

   Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba and Abdoulaye, Tahirou (2024) Does simultaneous adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties and manure impact productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ISSN 1364-985X (Print), 1467-8489 (Online) (doi:10.1111/1467-8489.12550 )

9. Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique

   Oberlack, C, Giger, M, Anseeuw, W, Adelle, C, Bourblanc, M, Burnod, P, Eckert, S, Fitawek, W, Fouilleux, E, Hendriks, Sheryl, Kiteme, B, Masola, L, Mawoko, DZ, Mercandalli, S, Reys, A, da Silva, M, van der Laan, M, Zaehringer, J and Messerli, P (2021) Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Ecology and Society, 26 (4):18. ISSN 1708-3087 (doi:10.5751/ES-12653-260418 )

10. Systems Thinking in an era of climate change: does cognitive neuroscience hold the key to improving environmental decision making? A perspective on Climate-Smart Agriculture

    Lalani, Baqir, Gray, Steven and Mitra-Ganguli, Tora (2023) Systems Thinking in an era of climate change: does cognitive neuroscience hold the key to improving environmental decision making? A perspective on Climate-Smart Agriculture. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 17:1145744. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1662-5145 (Online) (doi:10.3389/fnint.2023.1145744 )

11. COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains

    Naziri, Diego, Belton, Ben, Alobo Loison, Sarah, Reardon, Thomas, Shikuku, Kelvin, Kaguongo, Wachira, Maina, Kelvin, Ogello, Erick and Obiero, Kevin (2023) COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMR). pp. 1-26. ISSN 1559-2448 (Online) (doi:10.22434/IFAMR2022.0120 )

12. Towards agricultural innovation systems: actors, roles, linkages and constraints in the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Sierra Leone

    Kamara, Lamin Ibrahim, Lalani, Baqir and Dorward, Peter (2023) Towards agricultural innovation systems: actors, roles, linkages and constraints in the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Sierra Leone. Scientific African, 19:e01576. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2468-2276 (doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01576 )

13. Rethinking gender mainstreaming in agricultural innovation policy in Nepal: a critical gender analysis

    Devkota, Rachana, Pant, Laxmi Prasad, Odame, Helen Hambly, Paudyal, Bimala Rai and Bronson, Kelly (2022) Rethinking gender mainstreaming in agricultural innovation policy in Nepal: a critical gender analysis. Agriculture and Human Values, 39 (4). pp. 1373-1390. ISSN 0889-048X (Print), 1572-8366 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10460-022-10326-1 )

14. Institutionalization of organizational change outcomes in development cooperation projects: the mediating role of internal stakeholder change-related beliefs

    Mugenyi, Andrew Ronnie, Karemera, Charles, Wesana, Joshua and Dooms, Michaël (2022) Institutionalization of organizational change outcomes in development cooperation projects: the mediating role of internal stakeholder change-related beliefs. Administrative Sciences, 12 (2):60. ISSN 2076-3387 (Online) (doi:10.3390/admsci12020060 )

15. Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward

    Alam, Monirul, Sarker, Nazirul Islam, Gatto, Marcel, Bhandari, Humnath and Naziri, Diego (2022) Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward. Sustainability, 14 (3):1071. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:10.3390/su14031071 )

16. Factors influencing the choice of storage technologies by smallholder potato farmers in Eastern and Southwestern Uganda

    Akello, Regina, Turinawe, Alice, Wauters, Pieter and Naziri, Diego (2022) Factors influencing the choice of storage technologies by smallholder potato farmers in Eastern and Southwestern Uganda. Agriculture, 12 (2):240. ISSN 2077-0472 (Online) (doi:10.3390/agriculture12020240 )

17. From learning plot to main field: scaling-out soil health innovations in Malawi

    Tchuwa, Frank, Wellard, Kate, Morton, John, Kambewa, Daimon, Mkweu, Daniso and Mhango, Wezi (2022) From learning plot to main field: scaling-out soil health innovations in Malawi. Sustainability, 14 (3):1532. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:10.3390/su14031532 )

18. Descriptors for documenting innovations and their contributions to impact

    Sartas, Murat, Zervas, Panagiotis, Sarfatti, Paolo, Schut, Marc, Bonaiuti, Enrico, Naziri, Diego and Clark, Victoria (2021) Descriptors for documenting innovations and their contributions to impact. Documentation. Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Montpellier, France. (doi:10.4160/9789290606079 )

19. Farmer Business Schools (FBS) in local communities: How do FBS stimulate farmers’ learning and social capital?

    Dentoni, Domenico, Brak, Arjen and Naziri, Diego (2021) Farmer Business Schools (FBS) in local communities: How do FBS stimulate farmers’ learning and social capital? [Working Paper]

20. Strengthening decision-making on sustainable agricultural intensification through multi-stakeholder social learning in sub-Saharan Africa

    Lamboll, Richard, Nelson, Valerie, Gebreyes, Million, Kambewa, Daimon, Chinsinga, Blessings, Karbo, Naaminong, Rukonge, Audax, Sekeleti, Martin, Litaba Wakun'uma, Wesley, Gutema, Tamene H., Henjewele, Magreth, Kampanje-Phiri, Jessica, Masikati-Hlanguyo, Patricia, Quaye, Wilhelmina, Duah, Solomon, Kivuyo, Mbarwa, Nyanga, Progress, Akuffobea Essilfie, Mavis, Asafu-Adjaye, Nana Yamoah, Clottey, Victor and Martin, Adrienne (2021) Strengthening decision-making on sustainable agricultural intensification through multi-stakeholder social learning in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 19 (5-6). pp. 609-635. ISSN 1473-5903 (Print), 1747-762X (Online) (doi:10.1080/14735903.2021.1913898 )