Aad Kessler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6314758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aad Kessler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aad |
| FAMILY NAME | Kessler |
| SIGNATURE | KESSLER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wageningen University & Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0954-1896 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Competence-based vocational agriculture education for sustainability in Burundi
Factors affecting farmers’ decision to participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management program in Boset District, Ethiopia
Mobilizing farmers to stop land degradation
Stopping land degradation is one of the biggest challenges worldwide and particularly in Burundi, with its unprecedented rates of soil loss and growing food insecurity. This article proposes a different discourse on how to engage people in stopping land degradation, and presents results and lessons learned from a bottom‐up inclusive approach implemented since 2014 in Burundi: the integrated farm planning (PIP) approach. The PIP approach aims to b…
Using Agent-Based Modelling to Assess Scenarios for Enhanced Soil and Water Conservation in the Boset District, Ethiopia
The sustainability of the ongoing Campaign-Based Watershed Management (CBWM) program in Ethiopia is questionable due to poor planning and implementation of the Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) structures. This study uses an empirically based, agent-based model to explore the e ect of six scenarios on both area of land covered by, as well as the quality of SWC structures in three Kebeles (villages) of Boset District. The analysis revealed that in…
Valuing ecosystem services
Despite formal recognition of the need to incorporate multiple values in the assessment of ecosystem services, the operationalisation of a consistent integration of different types of values is still limited. This article assesses stakeholders’ perception and monetary (economic) values of ecosystem services delivered by the Kilombero wetland in Tanzania. A mixed-methods approach was employed, which included deliberative elements (diverse stakehol…
How farmers’ characteristics influence spontaneous spreading of stone bunds in the highlands of Ethiopia
This study aims to identify key differences between farmers who spontaneously implement stone bunds (i.e. farmers implementing stone bunds by their own initiative) and farmers who do not. Data were collected in the Girar Jarso woreda in the central highlands of Ethiopia, through a household survey with 80 farmers: 40 with spontaneously implemented stone bunds and 40 without. Independent samples t test, principal component analysis and regression …
How rural out-migrations drive changes to farm and land management
Investments in land management in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia
Key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania
Co-investments in land management
The use of co-investment activities to motivate farmers to carry out sustainable land management is increasingly recognized. Several co-investment efforts have been implemented to combat land degradation and increase agricultural production in the Ethiopian highlands. Nevertheless, these co-investment activities have not been documented. Moreover, the impacts of these activities have not been evaluated. This study presents a co-investment initiat…
Exploring co-investments in sustainable land management in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, not only farmers but also the public and private sector partners are still hesitant to invest in sustainable land management (SLM). This study focuses on the Central Rift Valley and explores the potential for co-investments in SLM, where public and private sector partners support farmers with material, capital, knowledge, etc. A survey revealed current bottlenecks for co-investments and requirements needed to collaboratively invest i…
The Use of Stakeholder Analysis in Integrated Watershed Management
In the Ngenge watershed, at Mt. Elgon in the eastern Ugandan highlands, agricultural practices cause serious soil erosion problems and subsequent decrease in soil and water quality. Attempts to manage soil erosion through policy interventions have not been successful, because existing policies and legislation for natural resource management are inadequate and often formulated without consulting local communities. In the Ngenge watershed, an integ…
The development of soil and water conservation policies and practices in five selected countries from 1960 to 2010
Since the 1930s there has been worldwide concern about the effects and impacts of land degradation. After the problems experienced in the Dust Bowl in the USA, much attention was paid to soil and water conservation in both developed and developing countries. Initially Governments stimulated the establishment of physical control measures, such as terraces, check dams and reforestation. This was achieved through top-down regulations, and Forestry D…
Financial consequences of cross-compliance and flat-rate-per-ha subsidies
Farm-level adoption of soil and water conservation measures and policy implications in Europe
How rural out-migrations drive changes to farm and land management
Key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania
The development of soil and water conservation policies and practices in five selected countries from 1960 to 2010
Since the 1930s there has been worldwide concern about the effects and impacts of land degradation. After the problems experienced in the Dust Bowl in the USA, much attention was paid to soil and water conservation in both developed and developing countries. Initially Governments stimulated the establishment of physical control measures, such as terraces, check dams and reforestation. This was achieved through top-down regulations, and Forestry D…
Financial consequences of cross-compliance and flat-rate-per-ha subsidies
Farm-level adoption of soil and water conservation measures and policy implications in Europe
Investments in land management in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia
Farm-level adoption of soil and water conservation measures and policy implications in Europe
Financial consequences of cross-compliance and flat-rate-per-ha subsidies
Co-investments in land management
The use of co-investment activities to motivate farmers to carry out sustainable land management is increasingly recognized. Several co-investment efforts have been implemented to combat land degradation and increase agricultural production in the Ethiopian highlands. Nevertheless, these co-investment activities have not been documented. Moreover, the impacts of these activities have not been evaluated. This study presents a co-investment initiat…
Exploring co-investments in sustainable land management in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, not only farmers but also the public and private sector partners are still hesitant to invest in sustainable land management (SLM). This study focuses on the Central Rift Valley and explores the potential for co-investments in SLM, where public and private sector partners support farmers with material, capital, knowledge, etc. A survey revealed current bottlenecks for co-investments and requirements needed to collaboratively invest i…
The Use of Stakeholder Analysis in Integrated Watershed Management
In the Ngenge watershed, at Mt. Elgon in the eastern Ugandan highlands, agricultural practices cause serious soil erosion problems and subsequent decrease in soil and water quality. Attempts to manage soil erosion through policy interventions have not been successful, because existing policies and legislation for natural resource management are inadequate and often formulated without consulting local communities. In the Ngenge watershed, an integ…
The development of soil and water conservation policies and practices in five selected countries from 1960 to 2010
Since the 1930s there has been worldwide concern about the effects and impacts of land degradation. After the problems experienced in the Dust Bowl in the USA, much attention was paid to soil and water conservation in both developed and developing countries. Initially Governments stimulated the establishment of physical control measures, such as terraces, check dams and reforestation. This was achieved through top-down regulations, and Forestry D…
Investments in land management in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia
Key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania
How rural out-migrations drive changes to farm and land management
Valuing ecosystem services
Despite formal recognition of the need to incorporate multiple values in the assessment of ecosystem services, the operationalisation of a consistent integration of different types of values is still limited. This article assesses stakeholders’ perception and monetary (economic) values of ecosystem services delivered by the Kilombero wetland in Tanzania. A mixed-methods approach was employed, which included deliberative elements (diverse stakehol…
How farmers’ characteristics influence spontaneous spreading of stone bunds in the highlands of Ethiopia
This study aims to identify key differences between farmers who spontaneously implement stone bunds (i.e. farmers implementing stone bunds by their own initiative) and farmers who do not. Data were collected in the Girar Jarso woreda in the central highlands of Ethiopia, through a household survey with 80 farmers: 40 with spontaneously implemented stone bunds and 40 without. Independent samples t test, principal component analysis and regression …
Mobilizing farmers to stop land degradation
Stopping land degradation is one of the biggest challenges worldwide and particularly in Burundi, with its unprecedented rates of soil loss and growing food insecurity. This article proposes a different discourse on how to engage people in stopping land degradation, and presents results and lessons learned from a bottom‐up inclusive approach implemented since 2014 in Burundi: the integrated farm planning (PIP) approach. The PIP approach aims to b…
Using Agent-Based Modelling to Assess Scenarios for Enhanced Soil and Water Conservation in the Boset District, Ethiopia
The sustainability of the ongoing Campaign-Based Watershed Management (CBWM) program in Ethiopia is questionable due to poor planning and implementation of the Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) structures. This study uses an empirically based, agent-based model to explore the e ect of six scenarios on both area of land covered by, as well as the quality of SWC structures in three Kebeles (villages) of Boset District. The analysis revealed that in…
Competence-based vocational agriculture education for sustainability in Burundi
Factors affecting farmers’ decision to participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management program in Boset District, Ethiopia
Economics (13 works) · Business (12 works) · Agriculture (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (9 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (8 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works)