prof. KE (Ken) Giller

Ken Giller is Emeritus Professor Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University. Ken’s research has focused on smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular problems of soil fertility and the role of nitrogen fixation in tropical legumes, with emphasis on the temporal and spatial dynamics of resources within crop/livestock farming systems and their interactions. He is author of the standard text “Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systems” published in second edition in 2001. He leads a number of initiatives such as N2Africa (Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa - http://www.n2africa.org/), and is co-chair of the Thematic Network 7 on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systemsof the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the United Nations  Ken joined Wageningen University in 2001 after holding professorships at Wye College, University of London, and the University of Zimbabwe. He retired in September 2023.

• Unilever (1-2-2012/31-12-2099)
  Member of the Sustainable Sourcing Advisory Board
• African Plant Nutrition Institute (1-7-2020/31-12-2099)
  Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the African Plant Nutrition Institute, Benguerir, Morocco (https://www.apni.net/scientific-advisory-commitee/)|