Descheemaeker, K.    

Firstname:K. 
Surname:Descheemaeker 
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Institute:Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, Wageningen, the Netherlands 
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Publications as Author



2024

What shapes yields of East African Highland banana? An explorative study from farmers' fields, den Braber, H., van de Ven, G., van Heerwaarden, J., Marinus, W., Ronner, E ., Descheemaeker, K. and Taulya, G., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 156, number -: 127141, pages 1-22, ISSN 1161-0301, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

What future for banana-based farming systems in Uganda? A participatory scenario analysis, Ronner, E., van de Ven, G., Nowakunda, K., Tugumisirize, J.*, Kayiita, J.*, Taulya, G., Uckert, G. and Descheemaeker, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 209, number -: 103669, pages 1-16, ISSN 0308-521X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in east Africa, Falconnier, G. N ., Leroux, L., Beillouin, D., Corbeels, M., Hijmans, R. J., Bonilla-Cedrez, C., van Wijk, M., Descheemaeker, K., Zingore, S., Affholder, F., Lopez-Ridaura, S., Malezieux, E., Makowski, D., Rurinda, J.*, van Ittersum, M. K., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K., Lammoglia, S. K. and Waha, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 205, number -: 103588, pages 1-14, ISSN 0308-521X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Farmer responses to an input subsidy and co-learning program: intensification, extensification, specialization, and diversification?, Marinus, W., van de Ven, G., Descheemaeker, K., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, volume 43, number -: 40, pages 1-19, ISSN 1774-0746, 2023. [DOI]
 
Farm typology for digital green and fertilizer Ethiopia use cases: version 1.0, Pawar, R. R., Ismael, A. D., Descheemaeker, K., Liben, F., Ebrahim, M., Eshete, M., Tigabie, A., Tsedalu, B., Desta, G., Tamene, L., Aubert, C ., Assefa, B., Vandamme, E. and Senthilkumar, K., 2023.
 
Narrowing yield gaps does not guarantee a living income from smallholder farming-an empirical study from western Kenya, Marinus, W., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: PloS ONE, volume 18, number 4: e0283499, pages 1-16, ISSN 1932-6203, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Indifferent to difference? Understanding the unequal impacts of farming technologies among smallholders. A review, Thuijsman, E. S., den Braber, H., Andersson, J. A., Descheemaeker, K., Baudron, F., López-Ridaura, S., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, volume 42, number -: 41, pages 1-16, ISSN 1774-0746, 2022. [DOI]
 
What farm size sustains a living? Exploring future options to attain a living income from smallholder farming in the east African highlands, Marinus, W., Thuijsman, E. S., van Wijk, M. T., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 5, number -: 759105, pages 1-15, ISSN 2571-581X, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Manure matters: prospects for regional banana-livestock integration for sustainable intensification in south-west Uganda, den Braber, H., van de Ven, G., Ronner, E ., Marinus, W., Languillaume, A., Ochola, D ., Taulya, G., Giller, K. and Descheemaeker, K., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-23, ISSN 1473-5903, 2021. [DOI]
 
Small farms and development in sub-Saharan Africa: farming for food, for income or for lack of better options?, Giller, K., Delaune, T., Silva, J. V., van Wijk, M., Hammond, J., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Schut, A. G. T., Taulya, G., Chikowo, R. and Andersson, J. A., in: Food Security, pages 1-24, ISSN 1876-4517, 2021. [DOI]
 
The future of farming: who will produce our food?, Giller, K., Delaune, T., Silva, J. V., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Schut, A. G. T., van Wijk, M., Hammond, J., Hochman, Z., Taulya, G., Chikowo, R., Narayanan, S., Kishore, A., Bresciani, F., Teixeira, H., Andersson, J. A. and van Ittersum, M. K., in: Food Security, volume 13, pages 1074-1099, ISSN 1876-4517, 2021. [DOI]
 
"That is my farm" - an integrated co-learning approach for whole-farm sustainable intensification in smallholder farming, Marinus, W., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Waswa, W., Mukalama, J., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 188, number -: 103041, pages 1-13, ISSN 0308-521X, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

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]
 
Living income benchmarking of rural households in low-income countries, van de Ven, G., de Valenca, A., Marinus, W., de Jager, I., Descheemaeker, K., Hekman, W., Mellisse, B. T.*, Baijukya, F., Omari, M. and Giller, K., in: Food Security, pages 1-21, ISSN 1876-4517, 2020. [DOI]
 
Motivational factors influencing farming practices in northern Ghana, Mellon-Bedi, S., Descheemaeker, K., Kotu, B. H., Frimpong, S. and Groot, J. C. J., in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, volume 92, number -: 100326, pages 1-13, ISSN 1573-5214, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

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]
 
Vulnerability and adaptation options to climate change for rural livelihoods - a country-wide analysis for Uganda, Wichern, J., Descheemaeker, K., Giller, K., Ebanyat, P., Taulya, G. and van Wijk, M. T., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 176, pages 1-14, ISSN 0308-521X, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Model results versus farmer realities. Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages, Michalscheck, M., Groot, J. C. J., Kotu, B. H., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Kuivanen, K. S., Descheemaeker, K. and Tittonell, P., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 162, pages 164-178, ISSN 0308-521X, 2018. [DOI]
 
How do climbing beans fit in farming systems of the eastern highlands of Uganda? Understanding opportunities and constraints at farm level, Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Marinus, W., Almekinders, C. J., Ebanyat, P. and Giller, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 165, pages 97-110, ISSN 0308-521X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Farmers' use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda, Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C. J., Ebanyat, P. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 261, pages 186-200, ISSN 0167-8809, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Integrated assessment of crop-livestock production systems beyond biophysical methods: role of systems simulation models, Masikati, P.*, Homann-Kee Tui, S., Descheemaeker, K., Sisito, G.*, Senda, T.*, Crespo, O.* and Nhamo, N., pages 257-278, chapter 13, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-12-810521-4, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: a case study from the northern region, Ghana, Kuivanen, K. S., Alvarez, S., Michalscheck, M., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Descheemaeker, K., Mellon-Bedi, S. and Groot, J. C. J., in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, volume 78, pages 153-166, ISSN 1573-5214, 2016. [DOI]
 
A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems - a case study in Northern Ghana, Kuivanen, K. S., Michalscheck, M., Descheemaeker, K., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Mellon-Bedi, S., Groot, J. C. J. and Alvarez, S., in: Journal of Rural Studies, volume 45, pages 184-198, ISSN 0743-0167, 2016. [DOI]
 
Which options fit best? Operationalizing the social-ecological niche concept, Descheemaeker, K., Ronner, E., Ollenburger, M., Franke, A. C.*, Klapwijk, C. J., Falconnier, G. N., Wichern, J. and Giller, K., in: Experimental Agriculture, pages 1-22, ISSN 0014-4797, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation, Vanlauwe, B., Descheemaeker, K., Giller, K., Huising, J. E., Merckx, R ., Nziguheba, G., Wendt, J. and Zingore, S., in: Soil, volume 1, pages 491-508, ISSN 2199-3971, 2015. [DOI]