Gudeta W Sileshi

Biographic Data

ID2573273
NAMEGudeta W Sileshi
GIVEN NAMESGudeta W
FAMILY NAMESileshi
SIGNATURESILESHI G W
AFFILIATIONSAddis Ababa University
ORCID0000-0001-7828-6238
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS14
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • Parkia roxburghii, an underutilized tree bean for food, nutritional and regional climate security

    Open AccessW Reshmi Singha, Bandana Kurmi et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2021

    With the advent of the Green Revolution focusing on increasing crop yields to ensure adequate calories, less attention was given to cropping systems diversity. This has led to the neglect and underutilization of traditional crops, including many legume species. Parkia roxburghii commonly known as tree bean is an underutilized leguminous tree with rich nutritional value and grows in northeast Indian states and other Southeast Asian countries. This…

  • A critical review of forest biomass estimation equations in India

    Open AccessBiplab Brahma, Arun Jyoti Nath et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2021

    Plant biomass is an integral part of the global carbon cycle and a renewable energy source that can deaccelerate the rising global temperature. India has 71 million ha (M ha) of land under forests represented by tropical to alpine ecosystems. Numerous direct and indirect species-specific and mixed-species equations have been used for biomass estimation in India. Biomass estimation equations that facilitate the prediction of aboveground biomass (A…

  • Modelling the scaling of belowground biomass with aboveground biomass in tropical bamboos

    Open AccessPator Singnar, Gudeta W Sileshi et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2021

    Bamboo forests cover approximately 1% of the total global forest area and thus hold great potential in climate change mitigation. Quantifying the contribution of bamboo forests to ecosystem level carbon storage is challenging because it is composed of a complex system of rhizomes and roots. The belowground biomass (BGB) is an important indicator for ecosystem carbon storage as well as forest assessment and management. Therefore, the objectives of…

  • Stand structure and functional attributes of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.) based smallholder farms in Northeast India

    Open AccessPanna Chandra Nath, Arun Jyoti Nath et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2020

    Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.) is highly valued for its medicinal, incense and perfumery properties. Due to the illegal harvest and trade in its wood, this species is critically endangered in the wild. Managing the agarwood on farmland is believed to enhance the economic security of smallholder farmers while also contributing to the conservation of the species. However, information is scanty on the cultivation of agarwood in smallholder fa…

  • Bamboo based family forests offer opportunities for biomass production and carbon farming in North East India

    Open AccessArun Jyoti Nath, Gudeta W Sileshi et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2018References: 32

  • The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSeline S Meijer, Delia Catacutan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    Despite the great potential of agricultural innovations, the uptake by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be slow. We reviewed existing theories and frameworks for the uptake of agricultural innovations and found that these tend to emphasize the role of extrinsic factors such as the characteristics of the adopter and the external environment in the decision-making process. In this paper, we argue that intrinsic factors such as the…

  • Social actors and unsustainability of agriculture

    Open AccessFlorence Bernard, Meine Van Noordwijk et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2014Cited by: 9References: 2

    Social actors can strongly affect the sustainability of agricultural operations by influencing farmers’ decisions and choices. Such actors include: (1) loss-making investors who abandon farms due to low returns, (2) angry neighbours negatively affected by farming operations and engaging in silent or active conflict, (3) dissatisfied customers at the end of the value chain who reject the products and shift to alternative providers, and (4) overact…

  • Integrating Ethno-Ecological and Scientific Knowledge of Termites for Sustainable Termite Management and Human Welfare in Africa

    Open AccessGudeta W Sileshi, Philip Nyeko et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2009Cited by: 5

    Sileshi, G. W., P. Nyeko, P. O. Y. Nkunika, B. M. Sekematte, F. K. Akinnifesi, and O. C. Ajayi. 2009. Integrating ethno-ecological and scientific knowledge of termites for sustainable termite management and human welfare in Africa. Ecology and Society 14(1): 48. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02877-140148