J C J Groot
Biographic Data
| ID | 27521 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J C J Groot |
| GIVEN NAMES | J C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Groot |
| SIGNATURE | GROOT J C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wageningen University & Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6516-5170 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Re-designing organic maize systems to improve a local maize yield through co-experimentation of complex agroecosystems
Conservation of local food culture depends on protection of local varieties and their cultivation methods that rely on place-based ecological processes. While local food cultures still persist in many communities, knowledge on fostering ecological processes is underdeveloped. Redesigning current production systems using co-experimentation with 20 farmers, researchers and stakeholders on four commercial farms with four complexity treatments for th…
Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
In Mexico, the traditional MILPA polycropping system is giving way to maize monocultures, impacting the nutritional diversity of smallholder farmers and diminishing ecosystem services. This study explores landscape alternatives to enhance nutritional self-sufficiency and environmental performance in rural communities, comparing scenarios without (S1) and with (S2) innovative cropping systems. The innovations, maize-squash and MIAF (a variation of…
Assessing farmer perceptions on livestock intensification and associated trade‐offs using fuzzy cognitive maps; a study in mixed farming systems in the mid‐hills of Nepal
Intensified livestock production is considered as a promising pathway for smallholder farmers. Nevertheless, this pathway may entail prohibitive investment requirements of labour, capital or trade‐offs at farm level that preclude sustainable intensification. We used fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) to assess farmers' perceptions of changes in the farm household system resulting from adding livestock to their mixed farms. Farmers identified trade‐off…
Strategies Steering Intensification Pathways of Farmers in Central Malawi
Smallholder farmers face many challenges to improve their livelihoods and food security. Intensification of agricultural production can help to achieve these goals. Yet farmers are highly heterogenous in their strategies towards intensification, potentially following unsustainable intensification pathways. Using Q Methodology, we ascertain different strategies regarding farm improvement and intensification of smallholder farmers in the Dedza and …
Spatial farming systems diversity and micronutrient intakes of rural children in Ethiopia
Own production contributes much of the food supply in smallholder production systems in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. Understanding the potential as well as constraints of these production systems in terms of nutrient supplies is thus a critical step to design interventions to improve nutrient intakes. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the usual total intakes of vitamin A, iron and zinc among rural children and (2)…
Socio-cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: Insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh
Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems—in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central for appropriate and sustainable agricultural development. In this respect, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty and food insecurity by 2030 by envisioning social inclusivity that incorporates the p…
Live barriers and associated organic amendments mitigate land degradation and improve crop productivity in hillside agricultural systems of the Ecuadorian Andes
Land degradation caused by erosion and nutrient depletion in the Andes poses serious existential threats to small‐scale farming. Although the potential of hedgerows to decrease water erosion is well recognised, their potential dual‐use as a source of organic amendments to supplement farmer inputs is much less studied. The objective of this investigation was therefore to explore locally developed options for hedgerows that address these twin chall…
Inter‐community and on‐farm asymmetric organic matter allocation patterns drive soil fertility gradients in a rural Andean landscape
Soil fertility in agricultural landscapes is driven by complex interactions between natural and anthropogenic processes, with organic matter (OM) inputs playing a critical role. Asymmetric allocation patterns of these resources among communities and within individual farms can lead to soil fertility gradients. However, the drivers and consequences of such patterns in different socioecological contexts remains poorly documented and understood. The…
Bridging youth and gender studies to analyse rural young women and men's livelihood pathways in Central Uganda
Many development countries are currently undergoing major demographic shifts as the percentage of young people of the total population rapidly increases. This shift is associated with high rates of migration, unemployment and instability. In policy discourses, engaging youth in commercial agricultural is often presented as a measure to control or even counter these trends. In Uganda, a country with one of the youngest populations in the world, we…
Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in Northern Ghana
Convergence between satellite information and farmers’ perception of drought in rangelands of North-West Patagonia, Argentina
Drivers of adoption of agroecological practices for winegrowers and influence from policies in the province of Trento, Italy
A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems – A case study in Northern Ghana
From coping to adaptation to economic and institutional change – Trajectories of change in land-use management and social organization in a Biosphere Reserve community, Mexico
Exploring multifunctional agriculture. A review of conceptual approaches and prospects for an integrative transitional framework
An integrated approach for ex-ante evaluation of public policies for sustainable agriculture at landscape level
Integrating public demands into model-based design for multifunctional agriculture: An application to intensive Dutch dairy landscapes
Bridging youth and gender studies to analyse rural young women and men's livelihood pathways in Central Uganda
Many development countries are currently undergoing major demographic shifts as the percentage of young people of the total population rapidly increases. This shift is associated with high rates of migration, unemployment and instability. In policy discourses, engaging youth in commercial agricultural is often presented as a measure to control or even counter these trends. In Uganda, a country with one of the youngest populations in the world, we…
A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems – A case study in Northern Ghana
An integrated approach for ex-ante evaluation of public policies for sustainable agriculture at landscape level
Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in Northern Ghana
Drivers of adoption of agroecological practices for winegrowers and influence from policies in the province of Trento, Italy
From coping to adaptation to economic and institutional change – Trajectories of change in land-use management and social organization in a Biosphere Reserve community, Mexico
Convergence between satellite information and farmers’ perception of drought in rangelands of North-West Patagonia, Argentina
Integrating public demands into model-based design for multifunctional agriculture: An application to intensive Dutch dairy landscapes
Exploring multifunctional agriculture. A review of conceptual approaches and prospects for an integrative transitional framework
An integrated approach for ex-ante evaluation of public policies for sustainable agriculture at landscape level
From coping to adaptation to economic and institutional change – Trajectories of change in land-use management and social organization in a Biosphere Reserve community, Mexico
A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems – A case study in Northern Ghana
Drivers of adoption of agroecological practices for winegrowers and influence from policies in the province of Trento, Italy
Live barriers and associated organic amendments mitigate land degradation and improve crop productivity in hillside agricultural systems of the Ecuadorian Andes
Land degradation caused by erosion and nutrient depletion in the Andes poses serious existential threats to small‐scale farming. Although the potential of hedgerows to decrease water erosion is well recognised, their potential dual‐use as a source of organic amendments to supplement farmer inputs is much less studied. The objective of this investigation was therefore to explore locally developed options for hedgerows that address these twin chall…
Inter‐community and on‐farm asymmetric organic matter allocation patterns drive soil fertility gradients in a rural Andean landscape
Soil fertility in agricultural landscapes is driven by complex interactions between natural and anthropogenic processes, with organic matter (OM) inputs playing a critical role. Asymmetric allocation patterns of these resources among communities and within individual farms can lead to soil fertility gradients. However, the drivers and consequences of such patterns in different socioecological contexts remains poorly documented and understood. The…
Bridging youth and gender studies to analyse rural young women and men's livelihood pathways in Central Uganda
Many development countries are currently undergoing major demographic shifts as the percentage of young people of the total population rapidly increases. This shift is associated with high rates of migration, unemployment and instability. In policy discourses, engaging youth in commercial agricultural is often presented as a measure to control or even counter these trends. In Uganda, a country with one of the youngest populations in the world, we…
Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in Northern Ghana
Convergence between satellite information and farmers’ perception of drought in rangelands of North-West Patagonia, Argentina
Spatial farming systems diversity and micronutrient intakes of rural children in Ethiopia
Own production contributes much of the food supply in smallholder production systems in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. Understanding the potential as well as constraints of these production systems in terms of nutrient supplies is thus a critical step to design interventions to improve nutrient intakes. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the usual total intakes of vitamin A, iron and zinc among rural children and (2)…
Socio-cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: Insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh
Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems—in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central for appropriate and sustainable agricultural development. In this respect, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty and food insecurity by 2030 by envisioning social inclusivity that incorporates the p…
Assessing farmer perceptions on livestock intensification and associated trade‐offs using fuzzy cognitive maps; a study in mixed farming systems in the mid‐hills of Nepal
Intensified livestock production is considered as a promising pathway for smallholder farmers. Nevertheless, this pathway may entail prohibitive investment requirements of labour, capital or trade‐offs at farm level that preclude sustainable intensification. We used fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) to assess farmers' perceptions of changes in the farm household system resulting from adding livestock to their mixed farms. Farmers identified trade‐off…
Strategies Steering Intensification Pathways of Farmers in Central Malawi
Smallholder farmers face many challenges to improve their livelihoods and food security. Intensification of agricultural production can help to achieve these goals. Yet farmers are highly heterogenous in their strategies towards intensification, potentially following unsustainable intensification pathways. Using Q Methodology, we ascertain different strategies regarding farm improvement and intensification of smallholder farmers in the Dedza and …
Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
In Mexico, the traditional MILPA polycropping system is giving way to maize monocultures, impacting the nutritional diversity of smallholder farmers and diminishing ecosystem services. This study explores landscape alternatives to enhance nutritional self-sufficiency and environmental performance in rural communities, comparing scenarios without (S1) and with (S2) innovative cropping systems. The innovations, maize-squash and MIAF (a variation of…
Re-designing organic maize systems to improve a local maize yield through co-experimentation of complex agroecosystems
Conservation of local food culture depends on protection of local varieties and their cultivation methods that rely on place-based ecological processes. While local food cultures still persist in many communities, knowledge on fostering ecological processes is underdeveloped. Redesigning current production systems using co-experimentation with 20 farmers, researchers and stakeholders on four commercial farms with four complexity treatments for th…
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