Back to profile
Projects - prof.dr. KE (Ken) Giller
-
The role of maize-soybean-chicken value chains in sustainable food systems: the case of Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania
PhD project by Wilson Charles Wilson. Tanzania has a large gap between food production and healthy consumption. To attain SDG2, a diet should be... -
The Missing Middle
The Missing Middle - WUR Project The Missing Middle In low and middle income countries, there is a Missing Middle between agricultural production and... -
Cocoa crop improvement, farms and markets (CoCIfaM)
Cocoa crop improvement, farms and markets (CoCIfaM) - WUR Project Cocoa crop improvement, farms and markets (CoCIfaM) Cocoa farmers in West Africa... -
N2AFRICA - Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa
N2AFRICA is a large scale, science-based “research-in-development” project focused on putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder... -
Sustainable intensification of cocoa production
Enhancing cocoa productivity and nutrient use efficiency requires a deeper understanding of the nutrient requirements of the cocoa tree and the roles... -
Agriculture and nutrition: linkages and drivers of smallholder farming households in Ghana and Kenya
The majority of the undernourished population in the world live in rural households in developing countries. Farming is the mainstay of many of these... -
Understanding (the benefits of) bio-fuel-based development models and their impact on resource use negotiations and rural livelihoods in southern Africa (Mozambique)
Bio-fuels constitute a novel opportunity to provide new sources of income for poor rural communities involved in their production in developing... -
Institutional and political constraints for agricultural productivity
The project proposes to identify institutional and political impediments to technology adoption among African smallholders. While “yield... -
Farming systems: explaining yield gaps and resource use efficiency
Yield gaps and resource use (in-)efficiencies (RUEs) are typically assessed at field level. For regional assessments these are generally directly... -
Modelling resilience of agro-ecosystems
Understanding how natural resources co-evolve with management practices is fundamental to all questions concerning their sustainable management. In...