Kotu, B. H.    

Firstname:B. H. 
Surname:Kotu 
Email:b.kotu@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA - Ghana 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2024

Sustainable intensification of smallholder maize production in northern Ghana: the case of cowpea living mulch technology, Rahman, N. A., Larbi, A., Kizito, F., Kotu, B. H. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 116, number 4, pages 1952-1965, ISSN 0002-1962, 2024. [DOI]
 
Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Rahman, N. A., Kotu, B. H., Tetteh, F. M.*, Karikari, B.*, Akinseye, F. M., Ansah, T.*, Mutungi, C. and Kizito, F., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 8, number -: 1399430, pages 1-3, ISSN 2571-581X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Enhancing smallholder maize shelling mechanization through the collective business model: the case of Northern Ghana, Ansah, I. G. K.*, Kotu, B. H., Boyubie, B. and Bonney, J. E.*, in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1228382, pages 1-11, ISSN 2571-581X, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

Agroecology and resilience of smallholder food security: a systematic review, Dagunga, G.*, Ayamga, M.*, Laube, W., Ansah, I. G. K.*, Kornher, L. and Kotu, B. H., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1267630, pages 1-18, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Intra and interhousehold resource allocation and utilization: insight from SI-FMS baseline surveys in Malawi and Ghana, Hirpa Tufa, A., Kanyamuka, J. S., Manda, J., Kotu, B. H., Ziblila, R. C. and Webber, H., Working paper, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2023.
 
Update on the progress of SI-MFS MELIA activities & deliverables, Webber, H., Bhandari, H., Kotu, B. H., Manda, J., Boyubie, B., Adebayo, S., Chiagoziem, J., Mgalla, D., Habib, A., Shrestha, N. and Mienmany, S., 2023.
 
Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana, Michalscheck, M., Kizito, F., Kotu, B. H., Avornyo, F. K., Timler, C. and Groot, J. C. J., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, volume 21, number 1: 2241283, pages 1-28, ISSN 1473-5903, 2023. [DOI]
 
Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems initiative Malawi Baseline Survey Results, Manda, J., Kotu, B. H., Mgalla, D., Hirpa Tufa, A., Bandari, H. and Webber, H., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2023.
 
Mediation and moderation roles of resilience capacity in the shock-food-security nexus in northern Ghana, Ansah, I. G. K.*, Kotu, B. H., Manda, J., Muthoni, F. K. and Azzarri, C., in: Ecological Economics, volume 211, number -: 107894, pages 1-10, ISSN 0921-8009, 2023. [DOI]
 
MFS Initiative Ghana Baseline Survey Results, Kotu, B. H., Manda, J., Boyubie, B., Hirpa Tufa, A., Webber, H., Adebayo, S., Bandari, H. and Mgalla, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2023.
 
Farmers' willingness to invest in mechanized maize shelling and potential financial benefits: evidence from Tanzania, Kotu, B. H., Manda, J., Mutungi, C., Fischer, G. and Gaspar, A., in: Agribusiness, pages 1-21, ISSN 0742-4477, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

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]
 
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]
 
Stimulating innovations for sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers: persistence of intervention matters, Bedi, S. M., Kornher, L., von Braun, J. and Kotu, B. H., in: Journal of Development Studies, pages 1-17, ISSN 0022-0388, 2022. [DOI]
 
Farmers' preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in sorghum-based cropping systems: evidence from Mali, Badolo, F., Kotu, B. H., Oyinbo, O.*, Sanogo, K. and Birhanu, B. Z., in: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, pages 1-12, ISSN 1742-1705, 2022. [DOI]
 
Economic analysis of youth participation in agripreneurship in Benin, Akrong, R.* and Kotu, B. H., in: Heliyon, volume 8, number 1: e08738, pages 1-9, ISSN 2405-8440, 2022. [DOI]
 
Potential impact of groundnut production technology on welfare of smallholder farmers in Ghana, Kotu, B. H., Rahman, N. A., Muthoni, F. K., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Kizito, F., in: PloS ONE, volume 17, number 1: e0260877, pages 1-22, ISSN 1932-6203, 2022. [DOI]
 
Smallholder farmers' preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in maize production: evidence from Ghana, Kotu, B. H., Oyinbo, O.*, Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Rahman, N. A., Kizito, F. and Boyubie, B., in: World Development, volume 152, number -: 105789, pages 1-13, ISSN 0305-750X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Impact assessments plan for the Mixed Farming Systems Initiative, Kotu, B. H., Manda, J., Bhandari, H. and Webber, H., 2022.
 

2021

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]
 
Scaling-up agricultural technologies: who should be targeted?, Bedi, S. M., Azzarri, C., Kotu, B. H., Kornher, L. and von Braun, J., in: European Review of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-19, ISSN 0165-1587, 2021. [DOI]
 
Maize-legume strip cropping effect on productivity, income, and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana, Rahman, N. A., Larbi, A.*, Kotu, B. H., Asante, M. O.*, Akakpo, C., Mellon-Bedi, S. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Agronomy Journal, pages 1-12, ISSN 0002-1962, 2021. [DOI]
 
Trends of rainfall onset, cessation, and length of growing season in northern Ghana: comparing the rain gauge, satellite, and farmer's perceptions, Atiah, W. A.*, Muthoni, F. K., Kotu, B. H., Kizito, F. and Amekudzi, L. K.*, in: Atmosphere, volume 12, number 12: 1647, pages 1-20, ISSN 2073-4433, 2021. [DOI]
 
Sustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shelling, Fischer, G., Kotu, B. H. and Mutungi, C., in: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, pages 1-9, ISSN 1742-1705, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

Evaluating sustainable intensification of groundnut production in northern Ghana using the sustainable intensification assessment framework approach, Rahman, N. A., Larbi, A.*, Kotu, B. H., Kizito, F. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Sustainability, volume 12, number 15: 5970, pages 1-17, ISSN 2071-1050, 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]
 
To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question: pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana, Bellon, M. R.*, Kotu, B. H., Azzarri, C. and Caracciolo, F., in: World Development, volume 125, number -: 104682, pages 1-10, ISSN 0305-750X, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

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]
 

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]
 
Does nitrogen matter for legumes? Starter nitrogen effects on biological and economic benefits of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in Guinea and Sudan Savanna of west Africa, Rahman, N. A., Larbi, A., Kotu, B. H., Tetteh, F. M.* and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., in: Agronomy, volume 8, number -:120, pages 1-12, ISSN 2073-4395, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Adoption and impacts of sustainable intensification practices in Ghana, Kotu, B. H., Alene, A., Manyong, V., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Larbi, A., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, volume 15, number 5, pages 539-554, ISSN 1473-5903, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

Potential impacts of yield-increasing crop technologies on productivity and poverty in two districts of Ethiopia, Kotu, B. H. and Admassie, A.*, pages 397-421, chapter 20, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-25716-7, 2016. [DOI]
 

2014

Local communities' perceptions of bamboo deforestation in Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia, Bessie, S.*, Beyene, F., Kotu, B. H., Goshu, G.* and Mengesha, Y.*, in: Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, volume 5, number 24, pages 148-162, ISSN 2222-1700, 2014.
 
The effect of off farm employment on agricultural production and productivity: evidence from gurage zone of southern Ethiopia, Nasir, M.* and Kotu, B. H., in: Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, volume 5, number 23, pages 85-98, ISSN 2222-1700, 2014.