Boniface Kiteme

Biographic Data

ID1573922
NAMEBoniface Kiteme
GIVEN NAMESBoniface
FAMILY NAMEKiteme
SIGNATUREKITEME B
AFFILIATIONSCentre for Training and Integrated Research In ASAL Development
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS56
WORKS AS AUTHOR18
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • Research−implementation organisations and their role for sustainable development

    Open AccessJasmina Saric, Thomas Breu et al.ARTICLESustainable Development2022Cited by: 2References: 3

    Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made by higher education institutions (HEIs) to align with sustainable development goals. Specifically, aspects of sustainable development have been integrated into the existing mandates of HEIs – education, research and operations. The main objective of the current study was to assess a sub‐group of African HEIs that have an explicit mandate for implementation science and pursue development as…

  • Smallholders’ livelihoods in the presence of commercial farms in central Kenya

    Open AccessMarkus Giger, Aurélien Reys et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2022Cited by: 4References: 12

    We study smallholder households livelihood profiles in central Kenya in an area characterized by the presence of many large commercial farms. We surveyed 375 smallholder households, compared them according to three categories (employed, contract farmers, households non-engaged with commercial farms), and constructed a livelihood index. The results show that contract farmers and households employed on farms are only a small fraction of all smallho…

  • Large-scale agricultural investments in Eastern Africa

    Open AccessJulie G Zaehringer, P Messerli et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2021

    Available empirical evidence about the impacts of large-scale agricultural investments (LAIs) in low-income countries is skewed towards the assessment of economic benefits. How LAIs affect land use and the environment is less understood. This study assesses how small-scale farmers living close to an LAI perceive the changes LAI's inflict on land use, land management, and tree cover in Kenya, Mozambique, and Madagascar. It also investigates their …

  • Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique

    Open AccessChristoph Oberlack, Markus Giger et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2021Cited by: 2

    Oberlack, C., M. Giger, W. Anseeuw, C. Adelle, M. Bourblanc, P. Burnod, S. Eckert, W. Fitawek, E. Fouilleux, S. L. Hendriks, B. Kiteme, L. Masola, Z. Mawoko, S. Mercandalli, A. Reys, M. da Silva, M. van der Laan, J. G. Zaehringer, and P. Messerli. 2021. Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Ecology and Society 26(4):18…

  • Large agricultural investments in Kenya’s Nanyuki Area

    Open AccessMarkus Giger, Emily Mutea et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 2References: 54

  • Can smallholder farmers buffer rainfall variability through conservation agriculture? On-farm practices and maize yields in Kenya and Malawi

    Open AccessBoillat, Eleanor K K Jew et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019

    Reduced tillage, permanent ground cover and crop diversification are the three core pillars of Conservation Agriculture (CA). We assess and compare on-farm effects of different practices related to the three pillars of CA on maize yields under ENSO-driven rainfall variability in Kenya and Malawi. Reduced tillage practices increased yields per hectare by 250 kg on average in Malawi under below-average rainfall conditions and by 700 kg in Kenya und…

  • Leveraging research partnerships to achieve the 2030 Agenda

    Open AccessJasmina Saric, Dominic Blaettler et al.ARTICLEGAIA - Ecological Perspectives…2019

    Creating an interconnected, transnational knowledge society that provides equal opportunities for everyone could prove a powerful way of moving towards sustainable development. Having experienced decades of North-South cooperation, the authors believe that with more transdisciplinary research and support from funders, governments, the private sector and civil society, research partnerships can help forge a path towards a more balanced production …

  • Mapping Food Systems

    Open AccessJosé Manuel Freddy Delgado Burgoa, J Jacobi et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2019

    Food system research requires an understanding of system actors and activities. To this end, we codesigned and conducted a food system mapping process in 2 regions, one in Kenya and the other in Bolivia, that stretches frommountains to lowlands and involves sites of interconnected food system strategies related to these habitats. We adapted an existing method of mapping local food webs to an approach that subdivides food systems into 4 subsystems…

  • Operationalizing food system resilience

    Open AccessJ Jacobi, Stellah Mukhovi et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2018Cited by: 7References: 38

  • From Fragmented to Integrated Knowledge for Sustainable Water and Land Management and Governance in Highland–Lowland Contexts

    Open AccessIsabelle Providoli, Gete Zeleke et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2017

    The crucial role mountain ecosystems play for mountain communities and people living in the lowlands is emphasized by the 3 mountain-specific targets of Agenda 2030 (targets 6.6, 15.1, and 15.4). To achieve these targets, sound and integrated knowledge is needed for policy- and decision-making that fosters sustainable management of water and land resources in mountain areas, including equitable negotiation of trade-offs between stakeholders. The …

  • Pay the farmer, or buy the land?—Cost-effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services versus land purchases or easements in Central Kenya

    Open AccessMichael Curran, Boniface Kiteme et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2016

  • Concepts and practices for the democratisation of knowledge generation in research partnerships for sustainable development

    Open AccessCordula Ott, Boniface KitemeARTICLEEvidence & Policy2016Cited by: 8References: 16

    In response to the development and climate crisis of the Anthropocene, world leaders at the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York have reconfirmed the urgency of a sustainability transformation. This paper shows how a strong conceptualisation of sustainability can guide scientists in contributing to this transformation. The Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme (1999–2015) offers experiences in framing and implementing re…

  • Small-scale farming in semi-arid areas

    Open AccessAnne Ulrich, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2012Cited by: 22References: 13

  • Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production

    Christian Pohl, Stephan Rist et al.ARTICLEScience and Public Policy2010

    Co-production of knowledge between academic and non-academic communities is a prerequisite for research aiming at more sustainable development paths. Sustainability researchers face three challenges in such co-production: (a) addressing power relations; (b) interrelating different perspectives on the issues at stake; and (c) promoting a previously negotiated orientation towards sustainable development. A systematic comparison of four sustainabili…

  • Droughts and famines

    Open AccessChinwe Ifejika Speranza, Boniface Kiteme et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2007Cited by: 9References: 5

  • Assessing and Managing Scarce Tropical Mountain Water Resources

    Open AccessHanspeter Liniger, John Gikonyo et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2005

    Mountains play a crucial role in the supply of freshwater to humankind, in highland and lowland areas alike. Increasing demand urgently requires careful management of mountain water resources in order to mitigate growing water crises and conflicts. Monitored river flow was analyzed for 3 selected catchments (Timau, Burguret, and Likii) on the slopes of Mount Kenya from 1960 to 2004. In the 10 years from 1995 to 2004, the extreme low flow (Q95) of…

  • Preventing and Resolving Water Use Conflicts in the Mount Kenya Highland–Lowland System through Water Users' Associations

    Open AccessBoniface Kiteme, Boniface P Kiteme et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2002

    In recent decades, the Mount Kenya highland–lowland system, which includes the Ewaso Ngiro North Basin, has experienced complex ecological and socioeconomic dynamics. These are reflected in changing land use systems and practices as well as in a rapidly growing human population, especially in the footzones and adjacent lowlands. These changes have exerted unremitting pressure on water resources, especially because the demand for water by differen…

  • Mitigating Conflicts Over Scarce Water Resources in the Highland-Lowland System of Mount Kenya

    Open AccessUrs Wiesmann, Francis N Gichuki et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2000

    The Mount Kenya region offers a great deal of beautiful scenery and attracts tourists from all over the world. What these tourists may not see, however, is the crucial function of Mount Kenya as a water tower for its footzones and adjoining lowland areas. This function is becoming ever more crucial, as populations in these areas are growing at a rapid pace and new land use systems require far more water. These developments have set the stage for …