Bekunda, M.    

Firstname:M. 
Surname:Bekunda 
Email:m.bekunda@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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Publications as Author



2024

Research agenda for holistically assessing agricultural strategies for human micronutrient deficiencies in east and southern Africa, Grabowski, P., Slater, D., Gichohi-Wainaina, W. N., Kihara, J., Chikowo, R.*, Mwangwela, A.*, Chimwala, D.* and Bekunda, M., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 220, number -: 104094, pages 1-12, ISSN 0308-521X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Assessing the speed of improved postharvest technology adoption in Tanzania: The role of social learning and agricultural extension services, Manda, J., Feleke, S., Mutungi, C.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Bekunda, M., Abdoulaye, T. and Alene, A., in: Technological Forecasting & Social Change, volume 202, number -: 123306, pages 1-14, ISSN 0040-1625, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

Empower climate-resilient smallholder agriculture by investing in African research and innovation: three recommendations by African researchers and innovators, Tenkouano, A ., Isah, A.*, Panchbhai, A., Bilaro, A.*, Karanja, D.*, Nampanzira, D.*, Phekani, G.*, Keti, H.*, Shimelis, H.*, Rubyogo, J. C., Bekunda, M., Diop, M.*, Sibomana, M.*, Odeke, M.*, Samake, O. B.* and Negra, C., Policy brief, 2023.
 
The income and food security impacts of soil and water conservation technologies in Tanzania, Manda, J., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Swai, E.*, Muthoni, F. K., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Bekunda, M., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1146678, pages 1-11, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania, Swai, E.*, Mwinuka, L.*, Shitindi, M. J.*, Manda, J., Whitbread, A. and Bekunda, M., in: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, pages 1-14, ISSN 0365-0340, 2023. [DOI]
 
Adoption and impacts of improved post-harvest technologies on food security and welfare of maize-farming households in Tanzania: a comparative assessment, Mutungi, C., Manda, J., Feleke, S., Abass, A., Bekunda, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Fischer, G., in: Food Security, pages 1-17, ISSN 1876-4517, 2023. [DOI]
 
Agronomic and economic performance of legume-legume and cereal-legume intercropping systems in Northern Tanzania, Kinyua, M., Kihara, J., Bekunda, M., Bolo, P., Mairura, F. S., Fischer, G. and Mucheru-Muna, M.*, in: Agricultural Systems, volume 205, number -: 103589, pages 1-13, ISSN 0308-521X, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Contributions of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) to various sustainable intensification impact domains in Tanzania, Kihara, J., Manda, J., Kimaro, A. A., Swai, E.*, Mutungi, C., Kinyua, M., Okori, P., Fischer, G., Kizito, F.+ and Bekunda, M., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 203, number -: 103496, pages 1-16, ISSN 0308-521X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Management of soil fertility through application of fertilizers, Kihara, J., Bekunda, M., Chimonyo, V ., Kimaro, A. A., Kotu, B. H., Lyimo, S.* and Mhango, W., pages 48-61, chapter 4, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Sustainable agricultural intensification: a handbook for practitioners in east and southern Africa, Bekunda, M., Odhong, J. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Combining multiple technologies: integrated soil fertility management, Bekunda, M., Chikowo, R.*, Claessens, L ., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Kihara, J., Kizito, F., Okori, P., Sognigbé, N. and Thierfelder, C., pages 134-144, chapter 10, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Integrated soil fertility management: maximizing the fertilizer use efficiency towards sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Chernet, M., Coyne, D., Nziguheba, G., Pypers, P ., Asare, R., Baijukya, F., Bekunda, M., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Kamara, A., Kreye, C., Kintche, K., Nabahungu, N. L., Manners, R., Masso, C., Mutuo, P. and Taulya, G., pages 130, Agropolis International, ISBN ISSN: 1628-4259, 2021. [DOI]
 
Drivers of millet consumption among school aged children in central Tanzania, Chander, S.*, Muhimbula, H.*, Mremi, R.*, Muzanila, Y. C.*, Kumwenda, N., Msuya, J.*, Bekunda, M., Okori, P. and Gichohi-Wainaina, W. N., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 5, number -: 694160, pages 1-13, ISSN 2571-581X, 2021. [DOI]
 
Welfare impacts of smallholder farmers' participation in multiple output markets: empirical evidence from Tanzania, Manda, J., Azzarri, C., Feleke, S., Kotu, B. H., Claessens, L . and Bekunda, M., in: PloS ONE, volume 16, number 5: e0250848, pages 1-20, ISSN 1932-6203, 2021. [DOI]
 
Adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies for vegetable production in rural Tanzania: trade-offs, complementarities and diffusion, Ochieng, J., Afari-Sefa, V.+, Muthoni, F. K., Kansiime, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Bekunda, M. and Dubois, T.+, in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-19, ISSN 1473-5903, 2021. [DOI]
 
Machine learning model accurately predict maize grain yields in conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa, Muthoni, F. K., Thierfelder, C., Mudereri, B. T., Manda, J., Bekunda, M. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., 2021.
 
Efficacy of nutrient management options for finger millet production on degraded smallholder farms in eastern Uganda, Ebanyat, P.*, de Ridder, N., Bekunda, M., Delve, R. J. and Giller, K., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 5, number -: 674926, pages 1-15, ISSN 2571-581X, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

Global priorities of environmental issues to combat food insecurity and biodiversity loss, Scherer, L., Svenning, J. C., Huang, J., Seymour, C. L.*, Sandel, B., Mueller, N., Kummu, M., Bekunda, M., Bruelheide, H., Hochman, Z., Siebert, S., Rueda, O. and van Bodegom, P. M., in: Science of the Total Environment, volume 730, number -: 139096, pages 1-9, ISSN 0048-9697, 2020. [DOI]
 
Just enough nitrogen: perspectives on how to get there for regions with too much and too little nitrogen, Sutton, M., Mason, K. E., Bleeker, A., Hicks, W. K., Masso, C., Raghuram, N.*, Reis, S. and Bekunda, M., Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58064-3, 2020. [DOI]
 
Gliricidia agroforestry technology adoption potential in selected dryland areas of Dodoma region, Tanzania, Swamila, M.*, Phillip, D.*, Akyoo, A. M.*, Sieber, S., Bekunda, M. and Kimaro, A. A., in: Agriculture, volume 10, number 7: 306, pages 1-17, ISSN 2077-0472, 2020. [DOI]
 
Unlocking maize crop productivity through improved management practices in northern Tanzania, Kihara, J., Kizito, F., Jumbo, S., Kinyua, M. and Bekunda, M., in: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, volume 20, number 7, pages 17095-17112, ISSN 1684-5374, 2020.
 
The Kampala statement-for-action on reactive nitrogen in Africa and globally, Sutton, M., Ebanyat, P., Raghuram, N.*, Bekunda, M., Tenywa, J. S.*, Winiwarter, W., Bleeker, A., Davidson, E. A., Erisman, J. W., De Vries, W., Galloway, J. N., Heffer, P., Hicks, W. K., Masso, C., Palm, C. A., Snyder, C. S., Vanlauwe, B. and Zingore, S., pages 583-593, chapter 38, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58064-3, 2020. [DOI]
 
Improvement of smallholder farming systems in Africa, Wortmann, C. S., Amede, T., Bekunda, M., Ndung'u-Magiroi, K. W.*, Masikati, P., Snapp, S., Stewart, Z. P., Westgate, M., Zida, Z.* and Kome, C. E., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 112, number 6, pages 5325-5333, ISSN 0002-1962, 2020. [DOI]
 
A compendium of maps on biophysical and socioeconomic context, suitability of maize varieties and inorganic fertilizers in Tanzania, Muthoni, F. K., Bekunda, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Sseguya, H., Kizito, F., Baijukya, F. and Mruma, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2020.
 
The INI African regional nitrogen centre: challenges and opportunities in Africa, Masso, C., Bekunda, M. and Mngube, F. M.*, pages 457-466, chapter 31, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58065-0, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

Reducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania, Anitha, S., Muzanila, Y. C.*, Tsusaka, T. W., Kachulu, L., Kumwenda, N., Musoke, M., Swai, E.*, Shija, J.*, Siambi, M., Monyo, E., Bekunda, M. and Okori, P., in: Ecology of Food and Nutrition, volume 59, number 3, pages 243-262, ISSN 0367-0244, 2019. [DOI]
 
Making sense out of soil nutrient mining and depletion in sub-Saharan Africa, Olupot, G.*, Basamba, T. A.*, Ebanyat, P., Musinguzi, P.*, Opolot, E.*, Katusabe, A. A.*, Bekunda, M. and Singh, B. R., Advances in Soil Science, pages 1-21, chapter 3, CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-13-810331-3, 2019.
 
Maize response to leguminous biomass composted with phosphate rocks in the northern zone of Tanzania, Shitindi, M., Kpomblekou-A, K., McElhenney, W. H., Ankumah, R., Semoka, J. M. R.*, Bekunda, M. and Bonsi, C., in: Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, volume 35, number 4, pages 1-15, ISSN 2457-0591, 2019. [DOI]
 
Exploring the profitability of improved storage technologies and their potential impacts on food security and income of smallholder farm households in Tanzania, Kotu, B. H., Abass, A., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Mbwambo, H. * and Bekunda, M., in: Journal of Stored Products Research, volume 82, pages 98-109, ISSN 0022-474X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Motivations for the use of sustainable intensification practices among smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Malawi, Jambo, I. J., Groot, J. C. J., Descheemaeker, K., Bekunda, M. and Tittonell, P., in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, pages 1-10, ISSN 1573-5214, 2019. [DOI]
 
Implementing community-based nutrition intervention through farmer-to-farmer technology delivery, Mutungi, C., Gaspar, A., Bekunda, M. and Abass, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2019.
 
Physical quality of maize grain harvested and stored by smallholder farmers in the Northern highlands of Tanzania: effects of harvesting and pre-storage handling practices in two marginally contrasting agro-locations, Mutungi, C., Muthoni, F. K., Bekunda, M., Gaspar, A., Kabula, E. and Abass, A., in: Journal of Stored Products Research, volume 84, pages 1-12, ISSN 0022-474X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Africa RISING east and southern Africa project overview: proceeding/poster, Bekunda, M., Africa RISING, 2019.
 

2018

Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: Is sustainable intensification feasible?, Snapp, S., Grabowski, P., Chikowo, R., Smith, A., Anders, E., Sirrine, D., Chimonyo, V. and Bekunda, M., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 162, pages 77-88, ISSN 0308-521X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Long-term spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall over eastern and southern Africa, Muthoni, F. K., Odongo, V., Ochieng, J., Mugalavai, E. M.*, Mourice, S. K.*, Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Mwila, M.* and Bekunda, M., in: Theoretical and Applied Climatology, pages 1-14, ISSN 0177-798X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania, Gramzow, A., Sseguya, H., Afari-Sefa, V., Bekunda, M. and Lukumay, P. J., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-13, ISSN 1473-5903, 2018. [DOI]
 
Training transfer for sustainable agricultural intensification in Tanzania: critical considerations for scaling-up, Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M., Muthoni, F. K., Flavian, F.* and Masigo, J., in: Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, volume 20, pages 661-671, ISSN 1680-7073, 2018.
 

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]
 
Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa - a review, Masso, C., Baijukya, F., Ebanyat, P., Bouaziz, S.*, Wendt, J ., Bekunda, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Soil Research, volume 55, pages 425-434, ISSN 1838-675X, 2017. [DOI]
 
Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? Evidence from integration of vegetables into maize-based farming systems, Rajendran, S., Afari-Sefa, V., Shee, A., Bocher, T., Bekunda, M., Dominick, I. and Lukumay, P. J., in: Agriculture & Food Security, volume 6, number 50, pages 1-13, ISSN 2048-7010, 2017. [DOI]
 
Toward a nitrogen footprint calculator for Tanzania, Hutton, M. O., Leach, A., Leip, A., Galloway, J. N., Bekunda, M., Sullivan, C. and Lesschen, J. P., in: Environmental Research Letters, volume 12, pages 1-12, ISSN 1748-9326, 2017. [DOI]
 
Geospatial approach for delineating extrapolation domains for sustainable agricultural intensification technologies, Muthoni, F. K., Baijukya, F., Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Ouko, E.* and Mubea, K.*, in: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, volume XLII-3-W2, pages 145-149, ISSN 2194-9034, 2017. [DOI]
 
Impact of farmer practices on the quality of maize grain stored in air-tight bags in Tanzania: proceeding/poster, Mutungi, C., Gaspar, A., Kabula, E., Bekunda, M. and Abass, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2017.
 
Sustainable recommendation domains for scaling agricultural technologies in Tanzania, Muthoni, F. K., Guo, Z., Bekunda, M., Sseguya, H., Kizito, F., Baijukya, F. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Land Use Policy, volume 66, pages 34-48, ISSN 0264-8377, 2017. [DOI]
 
Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages, Muthoni, F. K., Baijukya, F., Bekunda, M., Sseguya, H., Kimaro, A. A., Alabi, T. R., Mruma, S. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Geocarto International, pages 1-23, ISSN 1010-6049, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

The role of forages in sustainable intensification of crop-livestock agro-ecosystems in the face of climate change: the case for landscapes in Babati, northern Tanzania, Kizito, F., Lukuyu, B., Sikumba, G., Kihara, J., Bekunda, M., Bossio, D., Nganga, K. W., Kimaro, A. A., Sseguya, H., Jumbo, B. and Okori, P., pages 411-430, chapter 22, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-41236-8, 2016. [DOI]
 
Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: a review, Smith, A., Snapp, S., Chikowo, R., Thorne, P., Bekunda, M. and Glover, J., in: Global Food Security, pages 1-12, ISSN 2211-9124, 2016. [DOI]
 
Comparing two geospatial approaches for delineating crop ecologies in Tanzania, Muthoni, F. K., Baijukya, F., Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Esri Eastern Africa User, 2016.
 
Identifying recommendation domains for scaling improved crop varieties in Tanzania: proceeding/poster, Muthoni, F. K., Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., ICT4D, 2016.
 
Identifying recommendation domains for scaling-out improved crop varieties, Muthoni, F. K., Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Abstract presentation in eighth annual ICT4D Conference; from innovation to impact: using technology to achieve the sustainable development goals, May 16-19, Nairobi, Kenya, 2016.
 
Synthesis and review: tackling the nitrogen management challenge: from global to local scales, Reis, S., Bekunda, M., Howard, C., Karanja, E., Winiwarter, W., Yan, X.*, Bleeker, A. and Sutton, M., in: Environmental Research Letters, volume 11, number 12, pages 1-13, ISSN 1748-9326, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rain-fed conditions in Sub-humid environments in Sub-Saharan Africa, Chikowo, R.*, Zingore, S., Nyamangara, J., Bekunda, M., Messina, J. and Snapp, S., pages 235-253, chapter 12, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-09359-8, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

Nitrogen-neutrality: a step towards sustainability, Leip, A., Leach, A., Musinguzi, P.*, Tumwesigye, T.*, Olupot, G.*, Tenywa, J. S.*, Mudiope, J.*, Hutton, M. O., Cordovil, C. M., Bekunda, M. and Galloway, J. N., in: Environmental Research Letters, volume 9, pages 1-10, ISSN 1748-9326, 2014. [DOI]
 
Post-harvest food losses in a maize-based farming system of semi-arid savannah area of Tanzania, Abass, A., Ndunguru, G., Mamiro, P.*, Alenkhe, B., Mlingi, N. and Bekunda, M., in: Journal of Stored Products Research, volume 57, pages 49-57, ISSN 0022-474X, 2014. [DOI]
 
Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania, Kihara, J., Tamene, L., Massawe, P.* and Bekunda, M., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pages 1-14, ISSN 1385-1314, 2014. [DOI]
 

Publications as Editor

2022

Improved technologies for reducing post-harvest losses, Mutungi, C., Abass, A., Fischer, G. and Kotu, B. H., pages 91-105, chapter 7, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Weaving gender into sustainable intensification interventions, Fischer, G., pages 1-12, chapter 1, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Management of soil fertility through application of fertilizers, Kihara, J., Bekunda, M., Chimonyo, V ., Kimaro, A. A., Kotu, B. H., Lyimo, S.* and Mhango, W., pages 48-61, chapter 4, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Soil and water conservation for climate-resilient agriculture, Kizito, F., Chikowo, R.*, Kimaro, A. A. and Swai, E.*, pages 62-79, chapter 5, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 
Taking technologies to a greater scale, Sseguya, H., Chikowo, R.*, Chimonyo, V ., Chipungu, F., Groot, J. C. J., Muthoni, F. K., Ngulu, F. and Thierfelder, C., pages 145-156, chapter 11, CAB International, ISBN 978-1-800-62160-2, 2022. [DOI]
 

2020

The Kampala statement-for-action on reactive nitrogen in Africa and globally, Sutton, M., Ebanyat, P., Raghuram, N.*, Bekunda, M., Tenywa, J. S.*, Winiwarter, W., Bleeker, A., Davidson, E. A., Erisman, J. W., De Vries, W., Galloway, J. N., Heffer, P., Hicks, W. K., Masso, C., Palm, C. A., Snyder, C. S., Vanlauwe, B. and Zingore, S., pages 583-593, chapter 38, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58064-3, 2020. [DOI]
 
The INI African regional nitrogen centre: challenges and opportunities in Africa, Masso, C., Bekunda, M. and Mngube, F. M.*, pages 457-466, chapter 31, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58065-0, 2020. [DOI]
 

2015

Focus on nitrogen management challenges: from global to local scales, Focus on nitrogen management challenges..., volume 9, IOP Science, ISBN ISSN: 1748-9326, 2015.