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Overview

Ephraim Nkonya is affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's work is divided into subfields including General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, and Ecology. Their research topics cover Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Energy and Environment Impacts, Climate Change impacts on agriculture, Climate Change Adaptation and Migration, and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ephraim Nkonya include Edward Kato, Lívia Bíziková, Margitta Minah, Markus Hanisch, and Rama Mohana R. Turaga.

Among the venues where Ephraim Nkonya has published are Nature Food, Global Change Biology, Frontiers in Human Dynamics, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, and Green and Low-Carbon Economy.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ephraim Nkonya include:

  • A scoping review of the contributions of farmers' organizations to smallholder agriculture, 2020, Nature Food
  • The impact of interventions in the global land and agri-food sectors on Nature's Contributions to People and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Flocking to fire: How climate and natural hazards shape human migration across the United States, 2022, Frontiers in Human Dynamics
  • Soil health and gender: why and how to identify the linkages, 2021, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
  • Impact of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration on Resilience and Welfare in Mali, 2023, Green and Low-Carbon Economy

Best Publications

  • Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa

    K. Davis;E. Nkonya;E. Kato;D.A. Mekonnen

  • Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development

    Ephraim Nkonya;Alisher Mirzabaev;Joachim von Braun

  • FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF IMPROVED MAIZE SEED AND FERTILISER IN NORTHERN TANZANIA

    Ephraim Nkonya;Ted Schroeder;David Norman

  • Understanding the complexities surrounding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Nigeria and Uganda

    Amber Peterman;Agnes Quisumbing;Julia Andrea Behrman;Ephraim Nkonya

  • From Best Practice to Best Fit: A Framework for Designing and Analyzing Pluralistic Agricultural Advisory Services Worldwide

    Regina Birner;Kristin E. Davis;John L. Pender;Ephraim M. Nkonya

  • Which practices co‐deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?

    Pete Smith;Katherine Calvin;Johnson Nkem;Donovan Campbell

  • Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots

    Quang Bao Le;Ephraim Nkonya;Alisher Mirzabaev

  • STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA

    John L. Pender;Ephraim M. Nkonya;Pamela Jagger;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • Strategies For Sustainable Land Management And Poverty Reduction In Uganda

    Ephraim M. Nkonya;John L. Pender;Pamela Jagger;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda

    John Pender;Pamela Jagger;Ephraim M. Nkonya;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • A scoping review of the contributions of farmers’ organizations to smallholder agriculture

    Livia Bizikova;Ephraim Nkonya;Margitta Minah;Markus Hanisch

  • Yield and economic benefits of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and soybean (Glycine max) inoculation in northern Tanzania

    Patrick Alois Ndakidemi;Felix D Dakora;E.M. Nkonya;D Ringo

  • Constraints to Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria: A Review

    Dayo Phillip;Ephraim Nkonya;John Pender;Omobowale Ayoola Oni

  • Global Cost of Land Degradation

    Ephraim Nkonya;Weston Anderson;Edward Kato;Jawoo Koo

  • Biological nitrogen fixation and socioeconomic factors for legume production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

    Jonas. N. Chianu;E. M. Nkonya;F. S. Mairura;Justina. N. Chianu

  • Linkages between Land Management, Land Degradation, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda

    Ephraim M. Nkonya;John L. Pender;Kayuki C. Kaizzi;Edward Kato

  • Returns to spending on agricultural extension: the case of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program of Uganda†

    Samuel Benin;Ephraim Nkonya;Geresom Okecho;Joseé Randriamamonjy

  • Determinants of nutrient balances in a maize farming system in eastern Uganda

    Ephraim Nkonya;Crammer Kaizzi;John Pender

  • Assessing the Impact of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in the Uganda Rural Livelihoods

    Samuel Benin;Ephraim M. Nkonya;Geresom Okecho;John L. Pender

  • The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought Toward an Integrated Global Assessment

    Ephraim Nkonya;Nicolas Gerber;Philipp Baumgartner;Joachim von Braun

  • From "best practice" to "best fit": a framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services

    Regina Birner;Kristin Davis;John Pender;Ephraim Nkonya

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Ruth Meinzen-Dick International Food Policy Research Institute
Amber Peterman
Amber Peterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raghavan Srinivasan
Raghavan Srinivasan Texas A&M University
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Wei Xiong
Wei Xiong University of Pittsburgh
Giacomo Grassi
Giacomo Grassi Joint Research Centre
Nobuko Saigusa
Nobuko Saigusa National Institute for Environmental Studies
Jean-François Soussana
Jean-François Soussana INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Keith D. Shepherd
Keith D. Shepherd World Agroforestry Centre
Daniel N. Mugendi
Daniel N. Mugendi Kenyatta University

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