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Katrien Descheemaeker

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0184-2034
    20082019
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    farms Agriculture & Biology
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    households Agriculture & Biology

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    Research Output 2011 2019

    2 Citations (Scopus)

    Are farmers searching for an African green revolution? Exploring the solution space for agricultural intensification in southern Mali

    Ollenburger, M., Crane, T., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K. E., Apr 2019, In : Experimental Agriculture. 55, 2, p. 288-310

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Mali
    households
    farmers
    poverty
    sustainable agricultural intensification

    Beyond intensification: landscapes and livelihoods in Mali’s Guinea Savannah

    Ollenburger, M. H., 2019, Wageningen: Wageningen University. 130 p.

    Research output: Thesis › internal PhD, WU › Academic

    Open Access

    Can yield variability be explained? Integrated assessment of maize yield gaps across smallholders in Ghana

    van Loon, M. P., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Descheemaeker, K., Akotsen-Mensah, C., van Dijk, M., Morley, T., van Ittersum, M. K. & Reidsma, P., 15 Apr 2019, In : Field Crops Research. 236, p. 132-144 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    Ghana
    smallholder
    maize
    corn
    household survey

    Co-design of improved climbing bean production practices for smallholder farmers in the highlands of Uganda

    Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C., Ebanyat, P. & Giller, K. E., Oct 2019, In : Agricultural Systems. 175, p. 1-12

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

    Open Access
    Uganda
    beans
    highlands
    farmers
    limited resource farmers

    Exclosures as Primary Option for Reforestation in Dogu’a Tembien

    Descheemaeker, K. K. E., Jacob, M. & Lanckriet, S., Jul 2019, Geo-trekking in Ethiopia’s Tropical Mountains: The Dogu’a Tembien District. Nyssen, J., Miro, A. & Frankl, A. (eds.). p. 251-259 (GeoGuide).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

    reforestation
    nontimber forest product
    honey
    soil conservation
    livestock

    Projects 2008 2019

    Sustainable intensification and transformative pathways for smallholder agriculture to achieve SDG1 (zero poverty) and SDG2 (zero hunger).

    Thuijsman, E., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K.

    1/01/19 → …

    Project: PhD

    Combining farming systems and value chain analysis for agro-ecological intensification of smallholders’ croplivestock farming systems in southern Mali.

    Dissa, A., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K.

    1/01/17 → …

    Project: PhD

    Farmers’ choices in applying agroecological intensification options in the light of farming risk in southern Mali.

    Huet, E., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K.

    1/12/16 → …

    Project: PhD

    Tailoring integrated soil fertility and pest management to the contexts of smallholder farmers in banana-based farming systems in East Africa.

    Ochola, D., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K.

    1/09/16 → …

    Project: PhD

    Towards sustainable farming in the East African highlands.

    Marinus, W., Descheemaeker, K. & Giller, K.

    1/08/16 → …

    Project: PhD

    Activities 2012 2018

    • 9 Public lecture/debate/seminar
    • 4 Oral presentation
    • 3 Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course

    Transformative pathways to upscaling BXW management in Central Africa

    M. Sartas (Speaker), B. van Schagen (Speaker), K.K.E. Descheemaeker (Speaker), M. Schut (Speaker)
    30 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    Linking regional integrated assessments with decision making for nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient and sustainable farming systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe

    K.K.E. Descheemaeker (Contributor), S. Homann-Kee Tui (Speaker), Patricia Masikati (Contributor), B. Francis (Contributor), G. Sisito (Contributor), E.N. Moyo (Contributor), R. Valdivia (Contributor)
    18 Jun 2018 → 21 Jun 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    Co- designing sustainable adaptation pathways for agriculture and the environment: Experience from research focused on smallholder farming in semi-arid Zimbabwe

    K.K.E. Descheemaeker (Contributor), S. Homann-Kee Tui (Speaker), B. Francis (Contributor), R. Valdivia (Contributor), G. Sisito (Contributor), T. Senda (Contributor), E.N. Moyo (Contributor), P. Masikati (Contributor)
    18 Jun 2018 → 21 Jun 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    Dealing with Climate Risk for Maize Production on Infertile Soils in Semi-Arid Southern Africa

    K.E. Giller (Contributor), E.N. Masvaya (Speaker), Justice Nyamangara (Contributor), K.K.E. Descheemaeker (Contributor)
    27 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    AgMIP 6, Seeking Sustainable Solutions

    Katrien Descheemaeker (Contributor)
    28 Jun 2016 → 30 Jun 2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course