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Key messages: Climate change adaptation for coffee and cocoa farming requires low cost and multipurpose solutions, such as shade trees. Selecting appropriate shade trees is paramount for maximizing tree-based ecosystem services while minimizing disservices. The shade tree advice tool presented h...


Wolf, Just van derGram, GilBukomeko, HanningtonMukasa, DavidGiller, OnnoKirabo, EnochAngebault, CharlesVaast, PhilippeAsare, RichardJassogne, Laurence T.P.[The Shade Tree Advice Tool]The Shade Tree Advice Tool

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

Achieving economic growth while reducing poverty in an equitable manner demands that governments in Sub-Saharan Africa commit actions and resources to address gender inequalities, even more so under a changing climate which is expected to widen social inequalities (Dankelman, 2012). International...


Acosta, MariolaAmpaire, Edidah L.Kigonya, RitahKyomugisha, SylviaJassogne, Laurence T.P.[Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda]Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by more countries than any other UN convention (Gabizon, 2016). The United Republic of Tanzania is one such country that hopes to fully utilize its human resources, both men and women, for socio-econo...


Ampaire, Edidah L.Acosta, MariolaKigonya, RitahKyomugisha, SylviaMuchunguzi, PerezJassogne, Laurence T.P.[Gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in Tanzania: do plans and budgets match?]Gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in Tanzania: do plans and budgets match?

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

Expectations that gender‐mainstreaming efforts would effectively advance gender equality have been disappointed in contemporary sub‐Saharan Africa. Examining this apparent disconnect, we focus on the narratives through which policy‐makers relate to, and dis/engage with, gender issues. Using in‐de...


Acosta, MariolaWessel, Margit vanBommel, Severine vanAmpaire, Edidah L.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Feindt, Peter[The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy]The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy

The agricultural sector is central to Tanzania’s economy, natural resources and livelihoods. Climate change and climate variability presents adverse effects to the growth of the agriculture sector and the livelihoods of 80 percent of Tanzanians (MAFC, 2014). Owing to this, the Tanzania government...


Ampaire, Edidah L.Okolo, WendyAcosta, MariolaJassogne, Laurence T.P.Twyman, JenniferMuindi, PaulineMwongera, Caroline[Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Tanzania]Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Tanzania

Coffee-Banana Intercropping (VBI) addresses all 3 pillars of CSA in a multifaceted way. CBI in both Arabica nad Robusta generates 50% more revenue then either coffee or banana monocrop. Farmers' risk is reduced by practising CBI, making them more resilient to climate change impacts. Transformatio...


Asten, Piet J.A. vanOchola DWairegi, L.W.I.Nibasumba AJassogne, Laurence T.P.Mukasa D[Coffee-Banana Intercropping: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]Coffee-Banana Intercropping: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors

Conceptualising smallholder farming households as collective action institutions, that make interrelated decisions about investment, resource use and allocation in a common household farm, may contribute to understanding widely observed uncooperative outcomes, such as yield gaps, gender gaps in p...


Institute of Development Policy and ManagementLecoutere EJassogne, Laurence T.P.[“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming]“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming

Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop in the East African highlands region, including Rwanda, Burundi, north-west Tanzania, west and central Kenya and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These two crops often occur on the same smallholder farms, either planted on separate...


Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Nibasumba, A.Wairegi, L.W.I.Baret, P.V.Deraeck, J.Mukasa, D.Wanyama, I.Bongers, G.Asten, Piet J.A. van[Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi]Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

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