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Coffee is an important crop for the Ugandan economy, as it earns the country US$415 million in foreign export revenues and supports 1.7 million smallholder farmers (UCDA, 2016). Nevertheless, coffee yields have stagnated for over a decade, despite concerted efforts to improve productivity. Climat...


Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Mukasa, DavidBukomeko, HanningtonKemigisha, ElizabethKirungi, DianaGiller, OnnoAsten, Piet J.A. van[Redesigning Delivery: Boosting Adoption of Coffee Management Practices in Uganda. The climate smart investment pathway approach and the farmer segmentation tool]Redesigning Delivery: Boosting Adoption of Coffee Management Practices in Uganda. The climate smart investment pathway approach and the farmer segmentation tool
Wichern, JannikeWijk, Mark T. vanDescheemaeker, KatrienFrelat, RomainAsten, Piet J.A. vanGiller, Ken E.[Food availability and livelihood strategies among rural households across Uganda]Food availability and livelihood strategies among rural households across Uganda

This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key informants across various policy im...


Ampaire, Edidah L.Happy, ProvidenceAsten, Piet J.A. vanRadeny, Maren A.O.[The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda]The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
Wichern, JannikeHeerwaarden, J. VanBruin, S. deDescheemaeker, KatrienAsten, Piet J.A. vanGiller, Ken E.Wijk, Mark T. van[Using household survey data to identify large-scale food security patterns across Uganda]Using household survey data to identify large-scale food security patterns across Uganda

We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub- Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...

We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub- Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...


Frelat, RomainLópez Ridaura, SantiagoGiller, Ken E.Herrero, Mario T.Douxchamps, SabineDjurfeldt, Agnes AnderssonErenstein, OlafHenderson, Benjamin B.Kassie, MenalePaul, Birthe K.Rigolot, CyrilleRitzema, Randall S.Rodríguez, DanielAsten, Piet J.A. vanWijk, Mark T. van[Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms]Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms

Impact of adopting products promoted by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security was tested. Multistage sampling was used to select 7 project mandate areas, 5 villages/mandate area (stratified into action, satellite and c...


Ekesa, B.Lange, M. deMacharia, I.Garming, H.Ouma, Emily A.Birachi, Eliud AbucheliAsten, Piet J.A. vanVanlauwe, BernardBlomme, Guy[Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households]Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households
Abele, S.Adejobi, A.Akintola, J.O.Akinyele, I.O.Alene, Arega D.Amaza, P.S.Awotide, D.O.Bamire, A.S.Banea, M.Bashaasha, B.Bila, Y.Coulibaly, O.Demont, M.Dixon, Alfred G.O.Djade, K.Gold, C.Iheanacho, A.C.Ikpi, A.Ingelbrecht, I.Hanna, R.Hell, K.Kalyebara, R.Karugaba, A.Kiiza, B.Kwaghe, P.V.Legg, C.Manyong, Victor M.Msheliza, S.K.Muchopa, C.Nabuye, A.Nahimana, G.Nankinga, C.Neuenschwander, P.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasObiero, H.Odendo, M.Ojiako, I.O.Okech, S.Olarinde, L.O.Sanusi, I.O.Sibanda, Lindiwe MajeleSingh, B.B.Tapilda, A.Tollens, E.Tushemereirwe, W.K.Asten, Piet J.A. vanVercauteren, K.[Project C: Assessing impact, formulating policy options, and systems analysis]Project C: Assessing impact, formulating policy options, and systems analysis

This study aims to explain effects of soil textural class, topography, land use, and land use history on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Lake Victoria region. We measured GHG fluxes from intact soil cores collected in Rakai, Uganda, an area characterized by low‐input smallholder (<2 ha) f...


Wanyama, IbrahimRufino, Mariana C.Pelster, David E.Wanyama, George N.Atzberger, ClementAsten, Piet J.A. vanVerchot, Louis V.Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus[Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands]Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands
Abass, A.Abele, S.Andrade, M.Asten, Piet J.A. vanCoyne, D.L.Dochez, C.Dubois, T.Gerguson, M.Fermont, A.Ferris, S.Gold, C.Hanna, R.Khizzah, B.Kanju, E.Kolijn, S.Legg, J.P.Mahungu, N.M.Manyong, Victor M.Muchopa, C.Nankinga, C.Niere, B.Ntawuruhungu, P.Okech, S.Pillay, M.Ragama, P.E.Tenkouano, A.Toko, M.Wendt, J.Whyte, J.[Project D: promoting food security and income generation through sustainable production and commercialization of starchy and grain staples in eastern and southern Africa]Project D: promoting food security and income generation through sustainable production and commercialization of starchy and grain staples in eastern and southern Africa

Coffee and banana are important cash and food crops in Uganda and the surrounding East African highland region. Production is dominated by smallholders that have limited arable land and often coffee and banana are intercropped. No significant research and development efforts have been undertaken ...


Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Asten, Piet J.A. vanWanyama, I.Baret, P.[Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda]Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda

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