Van Asten, P.    

Firstname:P. 
Surname:Van Asten 
Email:p.vanasten@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2022

Mapping spatial distribution and geographic shifts of east African highland banana (Musa spp.) in Uganda, Ochola, D ., Boekelo, B., van de Ven, G., Taulya, G., Kubiriba, J.*, Van Asten, P. and Giller, K., in: PloS ONE, volume 17, number 2: e0263439, pages 1-28, ISSN 1932-6203, 2022. [DOI]
 

2020

Variations in yield gaps of smallholder cocoa systems and the main determining factors along a climate gradient in Ghana, Abdulai, I., Hoffmann, P., Jassogne, L., Asare, R., Graefe, S., Tao, H. H., Muilerman, S., Vaast, P., Van Asten, P., Laderach, P. and Rotter, R. P., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 181, number -: 102812, pages 1-8, ISSN 0308-521X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Micro-livestock in smallholder farming systems: the role, challenges and opportunities for cavies in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo, Klapwijk, C. J., Schut, M., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K. and Descheemaeker, K., in: Tropical Animal Health and Production, volume 52, pages 1167-1177, ISSN 0049-4747, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

Factors influencing participation dynamics in research for development interventions with multi-stakeholder platforms: a metric approach to studying stakeholder participation, Sartas, M., Van Asten, P., Schut, M., McCampbell, M., Awori, M., Muchunguzi, P., Tenywa, M.*, Namazzi, S., Sole-Amat, A., Proietti, C., Devaux, A. and Leeuwis, C., in: PloS ONE, volume 14, number 11: e0223044, pages 1-20, ISSN 1932-6203, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Sustainably improving Kenya's coffee production needs more participation of younger farmers with diversified income, Wairegi, L., Bennett, M., Nziguheba, G., Mawanda, A., de los Rios, C., Ampaire, E., Jassogne, L., Pali, P., Mukasa, D. and Van Asten, P., in: Journal of Rural Studies, pages 1-10, ISSN 0743-0167, 2018. [DOI]
 
Characterization of cocoa production, income diversification and shade tree management along a climate gradient in Ghana, Abdulai, I., Hoffmann, P., Jassogne, L., Asare, R., Graefe, S., Muilerman, S., Van Asten, P., Vaast, P., van Asten, P.*, Laderach, P. and Rotter, R. P., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 13, number 4(e0195777), pages 1-17, ISSN 1932-6203, 2018. [DOI]
 
Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda, Pali, P., Schut, M., Kibwika, P.*, Wairegi, L., Yami, M., Van Asten, P. and Manyong, V., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-14, ISSN 1473-5903, 2018. [DOI]
 
Cocoa agroforestry is less resilient to sub-optimal and extreme climate than cocoa in full sun, Abdulai, I., Vaast, P., Hoffmann, P., Asare, R., Jassogne, L., Van Asten, P., Rotter, R. P. and Graefe, S., in: Global Change Biology, volume 24, number 1, pages 273-286, ISSN 1354-1013, 2018. [DOI]
 
Effects of multi-stakeholder platforms on multi-stakeholder innovation networks: Implications for research for development interventions targeting innovations at scale, Sartas, M., Schut, M., Hermans, F., Van Asten, P. and Leeuwis, C., in: PLoS ONE, volume 13, number 6(e0197993), pages 1-20, ISSN 1932-6203, 2018. [DOI]
 
Relevance of informal institutions for achieving sustainable crop intensification in Uganda, Yami, M. and Van Asten, P., in: Food Security, pages 1-10, ISSN 1876-4517, 2018. [DOI]
 
Participation without negotiating: influence of stakeholder power imbalances and engagement models on agricultural policy development in Uganda, Yami, M., Van Asten, P., Hauser, M., Schut, M. and Pali, P., in: Rural Sociology, pages 1-26, ISSN 0036-0112, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Abdelgadir, A. H., Adewopo, J., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Asare, R., Baijukya, F., Baars, E., Bekunda, M., Coyne, D., Dianda, M., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ebanyat, P., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Jalloh, A., Jassogne, L., Kamai, N., Kamara, A., Kanampiu, F., Kehbila, A. G., Kintche, K., Kreye, C., Larbi, A., Masso, C., Matungulu, K. P., Mohammed, I. B., Nabahungu, N. L., Nielsen, F., Nziguheba, G., Pypers, P ., Roobroeck, D., Schut, M., Taulya, G., Thuita, M., Uzokwe, V. N. E., Van Asten, P., Wairegi, L., Yemefack, M. and Mutsaers, H. J. W., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 613-631, ISSN 1473-5903, 2017. [DOI]
 
Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: a case study on policy action gaps in Uganda, Ampaire, E., Jassogne, L., Providence, H., Acosta, M., Twyman, J., Winowiecki, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Environmental Science and Policy, volume 75, pages 81-90, ISSN 1462-9011, 2017. [DOI]
 
Agricultural extension messages using video on portable devices increase knowledge about seed selection, storage and handling among smallholder potato farmers in southwestern Uganda, Van Campenhout, B., Vandevelde, S., Walukano, W. and Van Asten, P., in: PLoS ONE, volume 12, number 1(e0169557), pages 1-17, ISSN 1932-6203, 2017. [DOI]
 
Social network analysis of multi-stakeholder platforms in agricultural research for development: opportunities and constraints for innovation and scaling, Hermans, F., Sartas, M., Van Schagen, B., Van Asten, P. and Schut, M., in: PLoS ONE, volume 12, number 2(e0169634), pages 1-21, ISSN 1932-6203, 2017. [DOI]
 
Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems (RAAIS): a toolkit for guiding investment decisions and strengthening innovation capacity in agrifood systems, Schut, M., Klerkx, L., Sartas, M., Van Asten, P. and Leeuwis, C., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Wageningen University, 2017.
 
Compositional dynamics of multilevel innovation platforms in agricultural research for development, Lamers, D., Schut, M., Klerkx, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Science and Public Policy, pages 1-14, ISSN 0302-3427, 2017. [DOI]
 
System productivity and natural resource integrity in smallholder farming: friends or foes?, Vanlauwe, B., Barrios, E., Robinson, T., Van Asten, P., Zingore, S. and Gerard, B.*, Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 159-176, chapter 11, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-315-61879-1, 2017. [DOI]
 
Farm diversity and resource use efficiency: targeting agricultural policy interventions in East Africa farming systems, Kansiime, M. K.*, Van Asten, P. and Sneyers, K.*, in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, pages 1-10, ISSN 1573-5214, 2017. [DOI]
 
Policy support for sustainable crop intensification in eastern Africa, Yami, M. and Van Asten, P., in: Journal of Rural Studies, volume 55, pages 216-226, ISSN 0743-0167, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms, Frelat, R., Lopez-Ridaura, S., Giller, K., Herrero, M., Douxchamps, S., Djurfeldt, A., Erenstein, O., Henderson, B., Kassie, M., Paul, B. K., Rigolot, C., Ritzema, R., Rodriguez, D., Van Asten, P. and van Wijk, M. T., in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 113, number 2, pages 458-463, ISSN 0027-8424, 2016. [DOI]
 
Institutionalising dialogue in Rwanda through innovation platforms, Schut, M., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C., Kagabo, D., Njukwe, E., Zawadi, S., Lamers, D., Ndayisaba, P. C.*, McCampbell, M., Sartas, M., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Farming Matters, pages 32-33, 2016.
 
Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa, Lamanna, C., Namoi, N., Kimaro, A. A., Mpanda, M., Egeru, A.*, Okia, C., Ramirez-Villegas, J., Mwongera, C., Ampaire, E., Van Asten, P., Winowiecki, L., Laderach, P. and Rosenstock, T. S., CCAFS working paper No. 172, Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2016.
 
Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda: proceeding (poster), Walukano, W., Pali, P., Wairegi, L., Nanfumba, D.*, Arinaitwe, A.*, Basalirwa, D., Asiimwe, R. and Van Asten, P., Tropentag, 2016.
 
Multi-stakeholder processes in central Africa: successes, struggles and lessons learned, Schut, M., Lamers, D., Sartas, M., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C.*, Mapatano, S.*, Kagabo, D., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., 2016.
 
Towards a collaborative research: a case study on linking science to farmers' perceptions and knowledge on Arabica Coffee pests and diseases and its management, Liebig, T., Jassogne, L., Rahn, E., Laderach, P., Poehling, H., Kucel, P.*, Van Asten, P. and Avelino, J., in: PLoS ONE, volume 11, number 8(e0159392), pages 1-23, ISSN 1932-6203, 2016. [DOI]
 
Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): a tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies, Mwongera, C., Shikuku, K. M., Twyman, J., Laderach, P., Ampaire, E., Van Asten, P., Twomlow, S. and Winowiecki, L., in: Agricultural Systems, pages 1-12, ISSN 0308-521X, 2016. [DOI]
 
Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kamira, M.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Sivirihauma, C., Ocimati, W., Van Asten, P., Vutseme, L.* and Blomme, G., in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 11, number 43, pages 4313-4332, ISSN 1991-637X, 2016. [DOI]
 
Crop-livestock-tree integration in Uganda: the case of Mukono-Wakiso innovation platform, Namazzi, S., Muchunguzi, P., Lamers, D., Sole-Amat, A., Van Asten, P., Dubois, T., Afari-Sefa, V., Tenywa, M.*, Mugisa, I., McCampbell, M. and Sartas, M., pages 79-97, chapter 5, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-138-18171-7, 2016.
 
Methods for environment: productivity trade-off analysis in agricultural systems, van Wijk, M. T., Klapwijk, C. J., Rosenstock, T. S., Van Asten, P., Thornton, P. and Giller, K., pages 189-198, chapter 10, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-29792-7, 2016. [DOI]
 
Stakeholder engagement in prioritizing sustainability assessment themes for smallholder coffee production in Uganda, Ssebunya, B. R., Schmid, E., Van Asten, P., Schader, C., Altenbuchner, C. and Stolze, M., in: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, pages 1-18, ISSN 1742-1705, 2016. [DOI]
 
Effects of multi-stakeholder platforms (MSP) on innovation networks and implications for research for development (R4D) in agriculture, Sartas, M., Schut, M., Van Asten, P., Hermans, F. and Leeuwis, C., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2016. [DOI]
 
Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Mignouna, D. and Manyong, V., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 48, pages 1-19, ISSN 0169-5150, 2016.
 
Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the central African highlands: the need for institutional innovation, Schut, M., Van Asten, P., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C.*, Mapatano, S.*, Nabahungu, N. L., Kagabo, D.*, Muchunguzi, P., Njukwe, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Sartas, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 145, pages 165-176, ISSN 0308-521X, 2016. [DOI]
 
Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa: the story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement, Muchunguzi, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Blomme, G., Innovation Platforms for Agricultural Development, pages 42-55, chapter 3, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-138-18171-7, 2016.
 
Soil fertility gradients and production constraints for coffee and banana on volcanic mountain slopes in the east African rift: a case study of Mt. Elgon, De Bauw, P., Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L. and Merckx, R., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 231, pages 166-175, ISSN 0167-8809, 2016. [DOI]
 
Yield gap analyses to inform policy on crop intensification pathways in Uganda, Walukano, W., Van Asten, P., Nanfumba, D.*, Arinaitwe, A.*, Basalirwa, D., Asiimwe, R. and Pali, P., Abstract, in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2016: solidarity in a competing world-fair use of resources, Vienna, Austria, September 14 - 21, 2016.
 

2015

Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa, Douxchamps, S., van Wijk, M. T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A. S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N. Y. B.*, Buah, S.*, Some, L.*, Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P., Van Asten, P., Zougmore, R. and Rufino, M., in: Regional Environmental Change, pages 1-13, ISSN 1436-3798, 2015.
 
Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: evidence from West Africa, Douxchamps, S., van Wijk, M. T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A. S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N. Y. B.*, Buah, S.*, Some, L.*, Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P., Van Asten, P., Zougmore, R. and Rufino, M., Abstract presentation in L2.1; p. 174. at the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, 2015.
 
Landscape-scale assessments for strategic targeting of climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices in East Africa: proceedings of the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, Winowiecki, L., Vagen, T., Eitzinger, A., Rodriguez, B., Mwongera, C., Laderach, P., Twyman, J., Mashisia, K., Okolo, W., Benjamin, T., Ampaire, E. and Van Asten, P., 2015.
 
The stepping stones to success: how we achieve ownership and reflective learning in multistakeholder processes in Uganda?: Proceedings (posters), Sartas, M., Muchunguzi, P., Sole-Amat, A., Lamers, D., Namazzi, S., Awori, M., Schut, M., Tenywa, M.*, Leeuwis, C. and Van Asten, P., Humidtropics, 2015. [DOI]
 
Climate-smart cocoa production: engaging with farmers and their supply chains in Ghana; Proceedings (Poster), of the Climate Change International Scientific Conference, Paris, 2015, Muilerman, S., Lundy, M., Bunn, C., Schroth, G., Jassogne, L., Laderach, P., Anyidoho, N. A.*, Van Asten, P., Asare, R. and Kirscht, H., International Council for Science (ICSU), Future Earth, UNESCO, 2015.
 
Evaluation of yield gap and production factors in cocoa systems along a climatic gradient in Ghana, Abdulai, A., Jassogne, L., Muilerman, S., Asare, R., Laderach, P., Van Asten, P., Graefe, S. and Vaast, P., Tropentag, 2015.
 
Big data from small farms: analysis of drivers of food security across farming systems in sub Saharan Africa, van Wijk, M. T., Frelat, R., Lopez, R. S., Van Asten, P., Djurfeldt, A., Douxchamps, S., Paul, B., Ritzema, R., Rodriguez, D., Giller, K. and Herrero, M., Abstract presentation in L2.1; p. 164. at the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, 2015.
 
Evaluating coffee yield gaps and important biotic, abiotic, and management factors limiting coffee production in Uganda, Wang, N., Jassogne, L., Van Asten, P., Mukasa, D., Wanyama, I., Kagezi, G.* and Giller, K., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 63, pages 1-11, ISSN 1161-0301, 2015. [DOI]
 
Short- and medium-term impact of manual tillage and no-tillage with mulching on banana roots and yields in banana-bean intercropping systems in the East African Highlands, Muliele, T.*, Bielders, C. and Van Asten, P., in: Field Crops Research, volume 171, pages 1-10, ISSN 0378-4290, 2015. [DOI]
 
Increasing cassava productivity in the context of sustainable intensification, Kreye, C., Hauser, S., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Abstract, p. 358 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18, 2015.
 
The role of policy in facilitating adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Uganda, Ampaire, E., Happy, P., Van Asten, P. and Radeny, M., 2015.
 
Improving the adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: Evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa: proceeding, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Manyong, V. and Macharia, I.*, Universita Degli Studi di Milano, 2015.
 
Transpiration efficiency versus growth: exploring the banana biodiversity for drought tolerance, Kissel, E., Van Asten, P., Swennen, R., Lorenzen, J. and Carpentier, S. C., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 185, pages 175-182, ISSN 0304-4238, 2015. [DOI]
 
Coffea arabica yields decline in Tanzania due to climate change: global implications, Craparo, A.*, Van Asten, P., Laderach, P., Jassogne, L. and Grab, S.*, in: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, volume 207, pages 1-10, ISSN 0168-1923, 2015. [DOI]
 
Climate-smart coffee systems in East Africa, Jassogne, L., Van Asten, P., Laderach, P., Craparo, S.*, Liebig, T., Rahn, E., Baca, M., Whitbread, A., Nibasumba, A.*, Ampaire, E., Kagezi, G.* and Vaast, P., Oral presentation in L2.3; p. 73. at the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, 2015.
 
Integrated soil fertility management: contributions of framework and practices to climate-smart agriculture, Roobroeck, D., Van Asten, P., Jama, B.*, Harawa, R.* and Vanlauwe, B., In: Practice brief climate-smart agriculture, 2015.
 
Climate-smart intensification of West-Africa's cocoa systems: proceedings of the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Vaast, P., Laderach, P., Schroth, G., Lundy, M., Asare, R., Muilerman, S., Ruf, F., Snoeck, D., Koko, L.*, Anim-Kwapong, G.*, Rossing, W., Gockowski, J., Tamo, M., Giller, K. and Vanlauwe, B., 2015.
 

2014

Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: evidence from West Africa: Poster prepared for the ILRI@40 Workshop, Addis Ababa, 7 November 2014. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI, Douxchamps, S., van Wijk, M. T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A. S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N. Y. B.*, Buah, S.*, Some, L.*, Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P., Van Asten, P., Zougmore, R. and Rufino, M., ILRI, 2014.
 
Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer, Vanlauwe, B., Coyne, D., Gockowski, J., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Masso, C., Nziguheba, G., Schut, M. and Van Asten, P., in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, volume 8, pages 15-22, ISSN 1877-3435, 2014. [DOI]
 
Sustainable intensification: what is its role in climate smart agriculture?, Campbell, B., Thornton, P., Zougmore, R., Van Asten, P. and Lipper, L., in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, volume 8, pages 39-43, ISSN 1877-3435, 2014. [DOI]
 
Analysis of trade-offs in agricultural systems: current status and way forward, Klapwijk, C. J ., van Wijk, M. T., Rosenstock, T. S., Van Asten, P., Thornton, P. and Giller, K., in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, volume 6, pages 110-115, ISSN 1877-3435, 2014. [DOI]
 
Cocoa: driver of deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? CCAFS working paper no. 65, De Beule, H., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., CCAFS Working Paper no. 65, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2014.
 
Biophysical and crop management gradients limiting yields of east African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) within farms in low input cropping systems, Alou, I. N.*, Van Asten, P. and Tenywa, M.*, in: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR), volume 4, number 3, pages 27-44, ISSN 2250-0057, 2014.
 
Banana-coffee system cropping guide, Wairegi, L. W. I., Van Asten, P., Giller, K. and Fairhurst, T., Africa Soil Health Consortium, 2014.
 
Phenological development of East African highland banana involves trade-offs between physiological age and chronological age, Taulya, G., Van Asten, P., Leffelaar, P. A. and Giller, K., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 60, pages 41-53, ISSN 1161-0301, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Jefwa, J., Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M.*, Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T.*, Ngoga, T.*, Nitumfuidi, J.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, pages 55-69, chapter 4, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Central Africa: experiences of the Consortium for Improving Agriculturebased Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA), Vanlauwe, B., Pypers, P., Birachi, E., Nyagaya, M., Van Schagen, B., Huising, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G. and Van Asten, P., In: Eco-Efficiency: from Vision to Reality, pages 1-17, chapter 6, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2013.
 
Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, Jassogne, L., Nibasumba, A.*, Wairegi, L., Baret, P., Deraeck, J., Mukasa, D., Wanyama, I., Bongers, G. and Van Asten, P., pages 144-149, chapter 18, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption in banana- and legume-based systems of central Africa, Ouma, E., Macharia, I.*, Birachi, E., Garming, H., Nyagaya, M., Pypers, P., Ochieng, J., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 187-199, chapter 14, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculture-based livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households, Ekesa, B., De Lange, M., Macharia, I.*, Garming, H., Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B.+ and Blomme, G., in: International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, volume 7, number 10, pages 42-50, ISSN 0974-2662, 2013.
 
Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach, Ouma, E., Dubois, E., Kabunga, N., Nkurunziza, S., Qaim, M. and Van Asten, P., pages 216-223, chapter 26, CABI International, ISBN 9781780642314, 2013. [DOI]
 
High potassium, calcium and nitrogen application reduce susceptibility to banana Xanthomonas wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, Atim, M., Beed, F., Tusiime, G.*, Tripathi, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Plant Disease, volume 97, number 1, pages 123-130, ISSN 0191-2917, 2013. [DOI]
 
Mapping Uganda's coffe quality, Jassogne, L., Mukasa, D., Nakendo, S.*, Kananura, E. and Van Asten, P., in: Uganda Coffee 24/7, volume 1, number 2, pages 5-7, 2013.
 
Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi, Kamira, M.*, Crichton, R. J., Kanyaruguru, J., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Lorenzen, J., Njukwe, E., Van den Bergh, I., Ouma, E. and Muchunguzi, P., pages 37-47, chapter 5, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
A comparative and systems approach to banana cropping systems in the great lakes region, Van Damme, J., De Bouver, D., Dupriez, M., Van Asten, P. and Baret, P., pages 166-174, chapter 21, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Tissue culture banana (Musa spp.) for smallholder farmers: lessons learnt from East Africa, Dubois, T., Dusabe, Y., Lule, M., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Hobayo, J. C., Nkurunziza, S., Ouma, E., Kabunga, N., Qaim, M., Kahangi, E.*, Mwirigi, P.*, Mwaura, P.*, Kisii, D.*, Kizito, H.* and Mugisha, J.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 986, pages 51-59, ISSN 0567-7572, 2013.
 
Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in east African coffee ecosystems, Van Rikxoort, H., Jassogne, L., Laderach, P. and Van Asten, P., pages 175-183, chapter 13, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Walking the impact pathway: CIALCA's efforts to mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Mutuo, P., pages 243-253, chapter 19, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small- and medium-scale enterprises, Njukwe, E., Ouma, E., Van Asten, P., Muchunguzi, P. and Amah, D., pages 66-71, chapter 8, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth of banana genotypes in three different, pasteurized and non-pasteurized soils of Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Nsabimana, A.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B., Elsen, A. and Declerck, S., pages 72-82, chapter 9, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Plant parasitic nematodes associated with banana and plantain in eastern and western Democratic Republic of Congo, Kamira, M.*, Hauser, S., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D. and Talwana, H.*, in: Nematropica, volume 43, number 2, pages 216-225, ISSN 0099-5444, 2013.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., pages 158-165, chapter 20, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Improving cocoa production practices to ensure sustainable supply that meets demand growth: IITA Perspectives, Bhattacharjee, R., Dashiell, K., Van Asten, P., Muilerman, S., Asare, R., Gockowski, J., Tamo, M., Kumar, P. L., Lopez, K. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, in the book of abstracts 23rd Partnership meeting of World Cocoa Foundation, Washington DC, USA , 5 May to 7 May, 2013.
 
Influence of plant density on variability of soil fertility and nutrient budgets in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Vanlauwe, B.+, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Swennen, R., Uzayisenga, B.*, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pages 1-18, ISSN 1385-1314, 2013. [DOI]
 
Agro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the east and central African highlands, Vanlauwe, B.+, Blomme, G. and Van Asten, P., pages 1-19, chapter 1, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B.*, Njukwe, E., Tinzaara, W., Viljoen, A.*, Karangwa, P.*, Coyne, D. and Lorenzen, J., pages 85-104, chapter 7, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Quality Assessment of Banana Juice and Beer in Rwanda, Kanyana, I., Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., in: Journal of Food Technology, volume 11, number 2, pages 38-43, ISSN 1684-8462, 2013.
 
Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Jassogne, L., Van Asten, P., Wanyama, I. and Baret, P., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, volume 11, number 2, pages 144-158, ISSN 1473-5903, 2013. [DOI]
 
Towards climate smart agriculture: lessons from a coffee x banana case - experiences from research for policy support in Uganda, Kangire, A.*, Van Asten, P., Verhagen, J. and Koomen, I., 2013.
 
Banana systems in the humid highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., CAB International, ISBN 978 1 78064 231 4, 2013.
 
Nutrient imbalance and yield limiting factors of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B.+, Uzayisenga, B.*, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 147, pages 68-78, ISSN 0378-4290, 2013. [DOI]
 
Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B.+, Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 150, pages 299-311, ISSN 0304-4238, 2013. [DOI]
 
Soil fertility constraints in cocoa systems of Cameroon and Nigeria, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., zum Felde, A., Sounigo, O., Gockowski, J. and Bhattacharjee, R., Abstract, in the book of Abstracts of Soil Fertility Conference, 26 - 1 March, 2013, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 2013.
 
Fertilizer research in coffee in Uganda, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Wanyama, I., Mukasa, D., Wetala, P. and Kangire, A.*, 2013.
 
Climate change and smallholder coffee producers: what does it mean, what can we do? Proceedings of the 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum, Kampala, Uganda, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Mukasa, D. and Laderach, P., 4C Coffee Association, 2013.
 
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J.*, Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S.*, Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, pages 117-131, chapter 9, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 

2012

Understanding and exploring the evolution of coffee-banana farming systems in Uganda: Proceedings of the 10th European International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Symposium, 2012., Bongers, G., Jassogne, L., Wanyama, I., Nibasumba, A.*, Mukasa, D. and Van Asten, P., 2012.
 
Mapping and characterising coffee quality in Uganda: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), Jassogne, L., Mukasa, D., Nakendo, S.*, Nansamba, R., Kangire, A.* and Van Asten, P., Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), 2012.
 
Risk assessment and modelling: IITA, Tamo, M., Beed, F., Goergen, G ., Hanna, R., Coyne, D., Van Asten, P. and Legg, J., Abstract, p. 33 in Program Book of Abstracts, Scientific Review and Planning Workshop: "Modelling climate impacts on pests and diseases", 10-14 December 2012 Lima, Peru, 2012.
 
Preliminary report on the status and host plant utilization by the Black Coffee Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Uganda. Proceedings of the 24th ASIC conference, Kagezi, G.*, Kucel, P.*, Mukasa, D., Van Asten, P., Musoli, P.* and Kangire, A.*, in: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), 11-16 November, San Jose, Costa Rica., pages 1323-1326, Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), 2012.
 
Mycorrhizal colonization of major banana genotypes in six East African environments., Gaidashova, S.*, Nsabimana, A.*, Karamura, D.*, Van Asten, P. and Declerck, S., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 157, pages 40-46, ISSN 0167-8809, 2012. [DOI]
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N.*, Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., in: The African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, pages 1-4, ISSN 1752-3931, 2012.
 
Short-term effect of tillage on the rooting system and growth of East-African highland banana, Muliele, T., Bielders, C. and Van Asten, P., Universite Catholique de Louvain, 2012.
 
Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture standards and data quality context of coffee and East Africa: a report presented at the green coffee PCR project technical working group meeting, Jassogne, L., Laderach, P., Van Asten, P. and Van Rikxoort, H., 2012.
 
Impact of climate change on coffee in Uganda: lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori Mountains. (REPORT), Jassogne, L., Laderach, P. and Van Asten, P., 2012.
 
The agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizer and mulch use in highland banana systems in Uganda, Wairegi, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Africa Plant Nutrition Research Highlights, number 2, pages 1-3, 2012.
 
Coffee and climate change in East Africa: the influence and implications of climate change and variability on Coffea arabica in the East African highlands; Mt. Kilimanjaro case study. Proceedings (Poster) of the 24th ASIC conference., Craparo, A.*, Van Asten, P., Laderach, P., Jassogne, L. and Grab, S.*, Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), 2012.
 
Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands, Wairegi, L. W. I. and Van Asten, P., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 48, number 3, pages 448-460, ISSN 0014-4797, 2012. [DOI]
 
The influence and implications of climate change and variability on Coffea arabica in the East African highlands: Mt. Kilimanjaro case study, Craparo, A.*, Van Asten, P., Laderach, P., Jassogne, L. and Grab, S.*, in: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), 11-16 November, San Jose, Costa Rica., pages 1225-1230, Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), 2012.
 
Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 135, pages 126-136, ISSN 0378-4290, 2012. [DOI]
 
Agricultural intensification as a climate mitigation and food security strategy for sub-Saharan Africa, Gockowski, J. and Van Asten, P., pages 382-390, chapter 32, Earthscan, ISBN 978-1-84971-392-4, 2012.
 
Mapping and evaluating improved intercrop and soil management options for Ugandan coffee farmers, Van Asten, P., Wanyama, I., Mukasa, D., Nansamba, R., Kisaakye, J., Sserubiri, I., Bongers, G. and Jassogne, L., 2012.
 
CGIAR research program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS): its structure and examples of IITA's involvement. Proceedings of the Swedish Research Network International Agri4D conference 28-29 September, Uppsala, Sweden., Van Asten, P. and Campbell, B., The Swedish Research Network Sustainable Agricultural Research for Development, 2012.
 
Sustainably increasing productivity in coffee smallholder farming systems: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Wanyama, I., Mukasa, D., Laderach, P., Bongers, G. and Kangire, A.*, Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), 2012.
 
Agricultural intensification for climate change adaptation and mitigation: synergies and tradeoffs. Proceedings of the third annual Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security(CCAFS) science workshop, Van Asten, P., Laderach, P. and Gockowski, J., Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), 2012.
 
Soil fertility in banana-coffee systems achieving profitable and sustainable systems, Van Asten, P., Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), 2012.
 
Challenges and opportunities coffee farmers in Burundi: lessons from east Africa. Proceedings of "IITA-ISABU-Intercafe workshop on Burundi coffee, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Laderach, P., Wanyama, I., Mukasa, D. and Nibasumba, A.*, IITA/ISABU, 2012.
 
Mapping and profiling Uganda coffee quality: Proceedings of CBI meeting on Uganda specialty coffee, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Kangire, A.*, Mukasa, D., Nakendo, S.* and Kananura, E., CBI; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, 2012.
 
The importance of banana (Musa sp) for food and nutrition security, Van Asten, P. and Staver, C., CCAFS Working Paper no. 23, pages 15-22, chapter 2, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012.
 

2011

CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Jefwa, J.*, Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M.*, Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T.*, Ngoga, T.*, Nitumfuidi, J.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R.+, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Coffee-banana intercropping systems as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers, Jassogne, L., Nibasumba, A., Wairegi, L., Baret, P., Deraeck, J., Mukasa, D., Wanyama, I., Gatarayiha, C., Bongers, G. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
CIALCA livelihood baseline survey report: technical report, No. 17, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Pypers, P., Vanlauwe, B.+, Ekesa, B., Blomme, G., Chianu, J., Bouwmeester, H. and Van Asten, P., number 17, 2011.
 
Walking the impact pathway: the CIALCA experience in mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Njukwe, E., Katharina, P. B., Sengele, N.*, Mazibo, F.*, Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
On-farm evaluation of newly introduced east African highland banana hybrids in Burundi and North Kivu, Muchunguzi, P., Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Vigheri, N., Lwanga, C., Kanyaruguru, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Kezumutima, M.*, Kimana, C. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 115 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Evaluation of exotic, improved and local Musa germplasm in contrasting agro-ecological zones across Central Africa, Muller, K., Ntamwira, J.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Kanyaruguru, J., Sivirihauma, C., Vigheri, N., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Lorenzen, J., Van den Bergh, I., Ouma, E., Muliele, T. and Muchunguzi, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 83 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Drivers of technology adoption in the banana-legume systems in the East and Central Africa region, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Kasereka, V., Garming, H., Macharia, I.*, Van Asten, P., Chifizi, A.*, Nyagaya, M., Ekesa, B., Van Damme, J., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Niyuhire, C.*, Ndimurirwo, L.*, Ochieng, J., Dubois, T., Pypers, P., Wairegi, L., Ruraduma, C.*, Bizoza, A.* and Maertens, M., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
L'insecurite alimentaire Chronique au Burundi: la banane et les legumineuses comme filieres porteuses, Kanyaruguru, J., Niyongere, C.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Building "climate smart" East African coffee production systems, Van Rikxoort, H., Jassogne, L., Laderach, P. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Banana-beans intercropping in Burundi: effect of mulch application and mulch type, Bizimana, S.*, Baret, P., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana growth and legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Burundi, Emera, W., Lepoint, P., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Pypers, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Plant and soil interactions between adjunct coffee and banana plots in Burundi: preliminary assessment in farmer field conditions., Nibasumba, A.*, Baret, P., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R.+, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B.*, Njukwe, E. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Oral Presentation), p. 15 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Quality assessments of banana beverages in Rwanda, Kanyana, I., Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa among small-holder farmers and small and medium scale enterprises, Njukwe, E., Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Evaluation of existing inputs delivery systems for banana and legumes based systems in Burundi, Kimana, C., Ouma, E., Van Asten, P., Anyango, A. and Nyandwi, B., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Review: The impact of HIV on agricultural livelihoods in southern Uganda and the challenges of attribution, Taylor, B., Bukenya, D.*, Van Asten, P., Agol, D., Pain, A. and Seeley, J., in: Tropical Medicine and International Health, volume 16, number 3, pages 324-333, ISSN 1360-2276, 2011. [DOI]
 
Exploring the scope of fertilizer use in the East African region, Wairegi, L. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization, plant parasitic nematodes and their impact on East African highland banana performance in Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B., De Waele, D. and Declerck, S., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Soil-related effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi performance on banana (Musa spp.), Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B., Elsen, A. and Declerck, S., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
A resource-based characterization of farmers in the rural Central African Highlands, Ouma, E., Van Asten, P. and Dubois, T., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi, Ouma, E., Van Asten, P. and Dubois, T., In: Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Variations in on-farm plant densities and their impact on yield in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems: a case study of Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Annandale, J.*, Swennen, R.+, Bagabe, M. C.*, Sallah, P. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of plant density on growth and yield of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in low input cropping systems in Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Ragama, P., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Drought stress, nitrogen and potassium deficiency effects on dry matter partitioning in East African highland bananas, Taulya, G., Van Asten, P., Leffelaar, P. A. and Giller, K., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Statistical and spatial comparison of livelihood capitals assessed by three independent surveys in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bouwmeester, H., Van Asten, P., Heuvelink, G. and Ouma, E., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Trade-offs in coffee and banana poly culture systems: Proceedings of ICRAF/CIRAD workshop on 'Management of functional diversity of landscapes in the context of the High Plateaus of East Africa (HPEA)', Nairobi, 22-23 November, 2011., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., 2011.
 
Production gradients in smallholder banana (cv. Giant Cavendish) farms in central Kenya, Okumu, M. O.*, Van Asten, P., Kahangi, E.*, Okech, S. H.*, Jefwa, J.* and Vanlauwe, B.+, in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 127, number 4, pages 475-481, ISSN 0304-4238, 2011. [DOI]
 
Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in the east African highland bananas (Musa spp. AAA), Wairegi, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Journal of Plant Nutrition, volume 34, pages 1453-1472, ISSN 0190-4167, 2011. [DOI]
 
Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana, Van Asten, P., Fermont, A. and Taulya, G., in: Agricultural Water Management, volume 98, number 4, pages 541-552, ISSN 0378-3774, 2011. [DOI]
 
Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee - banana intercropping in Uganda's smallholder farming systems, Van Asten, P., Wairegi, L., Mukasa, D. and Uringi, N.*, in: Agricultural Systems, volume 104, number 4, pages 326-334, ISSN 0308-521X, 2011. [DOI]
 
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J.*, Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S.*, Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Drawing the maps: beans from the pearl, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Mukasa, D. and Wanyama, I., in: The African Fine Coffee's Review Magazine, volume 1, number 8, pages 6-8, 2011.
 

2010

The effect of application of organic matter during planting on growth of an East African highland cooking banana grown on two contrasting soils in south Kivu, eastern DR-Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Nzawele, D. B.*, Katunga, D.*, Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology, volume 4, number 2, pages 15-16, ISSN 1752-3753, 2010.
 
Benefits and potential use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) systems in Africa, Jefwa, J.*, Vanlauwe, B.+, Coyne, D., Van Asten, P., Gaidashova, S.*, Rurangwa, E.*, Mwashasha, M.* and Elsen, A., in: Acta Horticulturae, number 879, pages 479-486, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Guia do campones: pragas & doencas de banana, Beed, F., Fiaboe, K. and Van Asten, P., Portuguese version of "Farmer's guide, 2010.
 
The agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizer and mulch use in highland banana systems in Uganda, Wairegi, L. and Van Asten, P., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 103, number 8, pages 543-550, ISSN 0308-521X, 2010. [DOI]
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the East African Highland banana cropping systems as related to edapho-climatic conditions and management practices: case study of Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Jefwa, J.*, Delvaux, B. and Declerck, S., in: Fungal Ecology, volume 3, number 3, pages 225-233, ISSN 1754-5048, 2010. [DOI]
 
Mineral fertilizers improve the sensory quality of East African highland bananas (Musa AAA-EA, cv. 'Kisansa'), Taulya, G., Van Asten, P., Nowakunda, K. and Kaddu-Mukasa, P.*, in: Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology, volume 4, number 1, pages 93-96, ISSN 1752-3753, 2010.
 
Methodological considerations on banana (Musa spp.) yield determinations, Hauser, S. and Van Asten, P., in: Acta Horticulturae, number 879, pages 433-444, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Got matooke (Musa spp.) for christmas?, Birabwa, R., Van Asten, P., Alou, I. N. and Taulya, G., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 879, pages 113-122, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
The influence of the topographic position within highlands of Western Rwanda on the interactions between banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA), parasitic nematodes and soil factors, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B. and De Waele, D., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 125, pages 316-322, ISSN 0304-4238, 2010.
 
Mineral fertilizer response and nutrient use efficiencies of East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB, cv. Kisansa), Nyombi, K.*, Van Asten, P., Corbeels, M.*, Taulya, G., Leffelaar, P. A. and Giller, K., in: Field Crops Research, volume 117, number 1, pages 38-50, ISSN 0378-4290, 2010.
 
Abiotic constraints override biotic constraints in East African highland banana systems, Wairegi, L., Van Asten, P., Tenywa, M.* and Bekunda, M.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 117, number 1, pages 146-153, ISSN 0378-4290, 2010.
 
Impact of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus goodeyi and mulch on the East African Highland banana crop performance in Kibuye,Western Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Dochez, C., Delvaux, B. and De Waele, D., in: Nematology, volume 12, number 3, pages 349-356, ISSN 1388-5545, 2010.
 
Made to measure: smart natural resources management approaches, Van Asten, P., in: R4D Review, volume 4, pages 37-39, ISSN 2071-3681, 2010.
 
Improving soil fertility through intercropping, Van Asten, P., Workshop paper presented at COPAL workshop, Kumasi, Ghana, 16-18 March, 2010.
 
Drought stress in EAH bananas, Van Asten, P., Lorenzen, J., Swennen, R.+, Fermont, A., Taulya, G., Hearne, S., zum Felde, A., Knops, A., Declerck, S., Collard, F. and Carpentier, S. C., Poster presentation: IITA R4D week 2010, 2010.
 
The economics of intensifying East African highland banana systems in Uganda, Van Asten, P., in: InfoMusa, ISSN 1023-0076, 2010.
 
Opportunities and constraints for dried dessert banana (Musa spp.) export in Uganda, Van Asten, P., Florent, D. K. and Apio, M. S.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, number 879, pages 105-112, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda, Van Asten, P., Wairegi, L., Bagamba, F.* and Drew, C.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, number 879, pages 465-478, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Doubling your revenues from coffee fields, Van Asten, P., Article in Coffee Yearbook 2008/2009, Uganda Coffee Trade Federation (UCTF), Kampala, Uganda, 2010.
 

2009

BBTV in sub-Saharan Africa: status and needs, Kumar, P. L., Hanna, R., Mwemenamda, B., Beed, F., Lorenzen, J., Fiaboe, K., Van Asten, P., Hauser, S., Akinbade, S., Oben, T., Soko, M.*, Londa, R.*, Ngeve, J., Mutunda, M. P.*, Kiala, D.* and Naidu, R., 2009.
 
Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), Beed, F., Blomme, G., Fiaboe, K., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana macropropagation, Lorenzen, J., Muchunguzi, P., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana leaf spot diseases: Yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola) and Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis), Beed, F., Bandyopadhyay, R., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana bunchy top disease, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
La maladie virale du bunchy top du bananier, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana streak disease and banana mosaic disease, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Deux maladies virales du bananier la mosaique en tirets et la mosaique en plages, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Damage to banana caused by nematodes, Coyne, D., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana tissue culture, Dubois, T., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., CIALCA/IITA Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Fusarium wilt of banana (Panama disease), Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Farmer's guide: banana pests and diseases, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
 
Endagirilo y'abalimi: endwadde z'ebitooke n'ebiwuka, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
 
Farmer's guide: ebikooko nendwara z'ebitookye, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
 
Banana fertilizer recommendations for Uganda, Wairegi, L., Van Asten, P. and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana marketing - improving access and returns, Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Allometric growth relationships of East Africa highland bananas (Musa AAA-EAHB) cv. Kisansa and Mbwazirume, Nyombi, K.*, Van Asten, P., Leffelaar, P. A., Corbeels, M.*, Kaizzi, C. K.* and Giller, K., in: Annals of Applied Biology, volume 155, number 3, pages 403-418, ISSN 0003-4746, 2009.
 
Relationship between soil properties, crop management, plant growth and vigour, nematode occurrence and root damage in East African Highland banana-cropping systems: a case study of Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., De Waele, D. and Delvaux, B., in: Nematology, volume 11, number 6, pages 883-894, ISSN 1388-5545, 2009.
 
Mapping key variables of banana based cropping systems in the great lakes region, Bouwmeester, H., Van Asten, P. and Ouma, E., 2009.
 
Closing the cassava yield gap: an analysis from small-holder farms in East Africa, Fermont, A., Van Asten, P., Tittonell, P., van Wijk, M. T. and Giller, K., in: Field Crops Research, volume 112, number 1, pages 24-36, ISSN 0378-4290, 2009. [DOI]
 
Simulating the evolution of soil solutions in irrigated rice soils in the Sahel, Hammecker, C. *, Van Asten, P., Marlet, S., Maeght, J. and Poss, R., in: Geoderma, volume 150, pages 129-140, ISSN 0016-7061, 2009.
 
Banana weevil - Cosmopolites Sordidus, Van Asten, P., Muchunguzi, P. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana soil fertility problems, Van Asten, P. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Zero tillage mulch banana system, Van Asten, P., Muliele, T. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana-coffee system, Van Asten, P., Mukasa, D. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Optimizing desuckering and spacing, Van Asten, P., Wairegi, L. and Benson, T., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Intercropping coffee and bananas - soil challenges and income benefits: proceedings of Ugandan Annual Coffee Stakeholder meeting 30 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda., Van Asten, P., 2009.
 
Mixing bananas and coffee for better returns, Van Asten, P., in: InfoMusa, ISSN 1023-0076, 2009.
 
Challenges and lessons when using farmer knowledge in agricultural research and development projects in Africa, Van Asten, P., Kaaria, S., Fermont, A. and Delve, R. J., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 45, number 1, pages 1-14, ISSN 0014-4797, 2009. [DOI]
 

2008

Tackling BBTV threat to banana and plantain in sub-Saharan Africa, Kumar, P. L., Hanna, R., Beed, F., Mwenebanda, B. M. L., Fiaboe, K., Van Asten, P. and Hauser, S., Poster presentation, 2008.
 
Benefits and potential use of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in banana and plantain systems in Africa, Jefwa, J.*, Coyne, D., Gaidashova, S.*, Elsen, A., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Abstracts, P. 67 in the Program and Book of Abstracts, International Banana 2008 Conference, "Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact". 5 - 9 October, Mombasa, Kenya, 2008.
 
Banana marketing in Rwanda, Burundi and South Kivu: CIALCA project survey report, Jagwe, J., Ouma, E., Van Asten, P. and Abele, S., 2008.
 
Mineral and organic contribution to nutrient pool in black anthropogenic soils from the African Great Lakes Region, Delstanche, S., Van Asten, P., Gaidashova, S.* and Delvaux, B., Poster presentation, 2008.
 
Storage of nutriments in black anthropogenic soils from the East-African Great Lakes Region, Delstanche, S., Van Asten, P., Gaidashova, S.* and Delvaux, B., Abstract, 2008.
 
Increasing land pressure in East Africa: the changing role of cassava and consequences for sustainability of farming systems, Fermont, A., Van Asten, P. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 128, number 4, pages 239-250, ISSN 0167-8809, 2008.
 
Banana + coffee = more, Van Asten, P., in: R4D Review, volume Edition 1, pages 1-7, 2008.
 
IITA / APEP banana project: technical report, Van Asten, P., Lorenzen, J., Wairegi, L., Mukasa, D., Batte, M., Muchunguzi, P. and Pillay, M., 2008.
 

2007

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the rhizosphere of bananas in farming systems of Central Kenya, Jefwa, J.*, Ruto, L.*, Elsen, A., Kahangi, E.*, Van Asten, P., Losenge, T.*, Mwajita, M.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, N.+, Abstract, 2007.
 
What went wrong with the interaction between bananas and Radopholus similis?, Ochieno, D.*, Dubois, T., Coyne, D., Van Asten, P., Van Huis, A. and Dicke, M., 2007.
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) associated with rhizosphere of banana systems, Vanlauwe, B., Ruto, L.*, Kahangi, E.*, Van Asten, P., Losenge, T.* and Mnyazi, J. J.*, International Conference on 'Rhizosphere 2', 26-31 August 2007, Montpellier, France, 2007.
 
Improved cassava varieties increase the risk of soil nutrient mining: an ex-ante analysis for western Kenya and Uganda, Fermont, A., Obiero, H., Van Asten, P., Baguma, Y.* and Okwuosa, E.*, pages 511-519, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-5759-5, 2007.
 
Identification of constraints to banana production in three eco-regions of Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Germeau, G., Van Asten, P. and Delvaux, B., 2007.
 
Assessment of soil management practices in East African highland cooking banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) systems in Uganda, Wairegi, L., Van Asten, P., Kiwanuka, C., Tenywa, M.* and Bekunda, M.*, in: AFNET symposium innovations as key to the green revolution in Africa: exploring the scientific facts in Arusha, Tanzania, 17-21 September, 2007, pages 86, 2007.
 
Effect of Guatamala grass (Tripsacum laxum) mulch applications on soil moisture conservation and soil fertility status, Van Asten, P., Twagirayezu, A. and Gaidashova, S.*, 2007.
 

2006

Effect of drought on bunch weight of an East African highland banana (cv. Enyeru), Taulya, G., Van Asten, P., Okech, S., Gold, C. and Mugaga, T., in: 23rd SSSEA Conference, 20-24 November 2006, Masaka, Uganda, Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2006.
 
CIALCA improving livelihoods: pulling together for Central Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: MusAfrica, volume 17, pages 3-5, ISSN 1117-2266, 2006.
 
Soil factors affecting growth of East African Highland bananas (AAA-EA, cv Kisansa) tissue-culture plants on a ferralsol in Central Uganda, Nyombi, K.*, Van Asten, P., Taulya, G. and Giller, K., in: 23rd SSSEA Conference, 20-24 November, 2006, Masaka, Uganda, Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2006.
 
Is farmer knowledge guiding us in the right direction?, Van Asten, P. and Fermont, A., in: Farmer Field School Experiences Workshop on Land and Water Management in Africa, 24-28 April, 2006, Jinja, Uganda, FAO, 2006.
 
The role of bananas in Eastern DRCongo, Van Asten, P., Abele, S., Blomme, G., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Lunze, L., Walangululu, J.* and Farrow, A., in: MUSACO meeting, 18-22 September 2006, Limbe, Cameroon, MUSACO, 2006.
 

2005

Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors, Van Asten, P., Gold, C., Wendt, J ., De Waele, D., Okech, S., Ssali, H.* and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, in: Farmer-participatory testing of integrated pest management options for sustainable banana production in Eastern Africa, pages 100-115, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2005.
 
Effect of staw application on rice yields and nutrient availability on an alkaline and a pH-neutral soil in a Sahelian irrigation scheme, Van Asten, P., van Bodegom, P. M., Mulder, L .M. and Kropff, M. J., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 72, pages 255-266, ISSN 1385-1314, 2005.
 

2004

Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of banana-coffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement, Okech, R., Gold, C., Nankinga, C., Wetala, P., Van Asten, P., Nambuye, A. and Ragama, P., in: Journal of Agricultural Sciences, volume 9, number 1, pages 432-444, 2004.
 
Beauveria bassiana against the banana weevil, Gold, C., Okech, S., Van Asten, P., Dubois, T. and Nanginka, C., in: 1st International Congress on Musa: Harnessing Research to Improve Livelihoods, 2004, Penang, Malaysia, 2004.
 
Beauveria bassiana against the banana weevi, Gold, C., Okech, S., Van Asten, P., Dubois, T. and Nanginka, C., 2004.
 
Effects of potassium deficiency, drought, and weevils on banana yield and economic performance in Mbarara, Uganda, Okech, S., Van Asten, P., Gold, C. and Ssali, H.*, in: Ugandan Crop Science Journal, volume 9, pages 511-519, 2004.
 
Integrated management of productivity in East and Southern Africa, Gold, C., Van Asten, P., Okech, S., Tushemereirwe, W. K.* and Nankinga, C., 2004.
 
Soil quality problems in East African banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors, Van Asten, P., Gold, C., Okech, S., Gaidashova, S.*, Tushemereirwe, W. K.* and De Waele, D., in: InfoMusa, volume 13, number 2, pages 20-25, ISSN 1023-0076, 2004.
 
The effect of irrigated rice cropping on the alkalinity of alkaline soils in West Africa, Van Asten, P., Van 't Zelfde, A., Van der Zee, S. and Hammecker, C. *, in: Geoderma, volume 119, pages 233-247, 2004.
 
Using farmer knowledge to combat low productive spots in an irrigated rice scheme in Burkina Faso, Van Asten, P., Barro, S., Wopereis, M. and Defoer, T., in: Land Degradation and Development, volume 15, pages 383-396, 2004.
 
Keynote presentation on natural resource management: actual and potential soil quality constraints in East African highland banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors, Van Asten, P., in: 1st International Congress on Musa, 6-9 July 2004, Penang, Malaysia, 2004.
 

Publications as Editor

2014

Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
 
Enhanced utilization of biotechnology research and development innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for agro-ecological intensification, Masiga, C. W., Mugoya, C., Ali, R.*, Mohamed, A*, Osama, S.*, Ngugi, A.*, Kiambi, D.*, de Villiers, S.*, Ngugi, K.*, Niyibigira, T.*, Tesfamichel, A.*, Machuka, J.*, Oduor, R.*, Runo, S.*, Adam, R.*, Matheka, J.*, Bedada, L.*, Seth, M*, Kuria, E.*, Ndirigwe, J.*, Ndolo, P.*, Muthamia, Z.*, Nasona, B.*, Ntimpirangeza, M.*, Tsegaye, E.*, Desterio, N.*, Ogero, K.*, Mburugu, G.*, Mukasa, S.*, Kim, D., Ferguson, M., Mneney, E.*, Nsubuga, E.*, Rishurimuhirwa, T.*, Byamugisha, D.*, Wamatsembe, I.*, Nzuki, I.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Kimata, B.* and Ketema, S., pages 97-104, chapter 8, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana (Musa spp.) diseases, Beed, F., Kubiriba, J.*, Mugalula, A.*, Kolowa, H.*, Bulili, S.*, Nduwayezu, A.*, Murekezi, C.*, Sakayoya, E.*, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Mulenga, R.*, Abass, M.*, Mathe, L.*, Masheka, B.*, Onyango, M.*, Shitabule, E.*, Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., pages 210-215, chapter 25, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, Rusike, J., Boahen, S., Dashiell, K., Kantengwa, S., Ongoma, J.*, Mongane, D. and Kasongo, G., pages 1-10, chapter 15, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415532730, 2013.
 
Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach, Ouma, E., Dubois, E., Kabunga, N., Nkurunziza, S., Qaim, M. and Van Asten, P., pages 216-223, chapter 26, CABI International, ISBN 9781780642314, 2013. [DOI]
 
Agro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the east and central African highlands, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics, Ramathani, I. and Beed, F., pages 109-115, chapter 13, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.