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Ken Giller

Faculty at Wageningen University

Areas of expertise

  • - Conservation
  • - Cropping systems
  • - Environment
  • - Agricultural production systems
  • - Animal production
  • - Nitrogen cycle
  • - Nutrient flows
  • - Simulation
  • - Systems analysis
  • - Land use
  • - Crop production

Major works

Courses and Programs taught by Prof. Dr. Ken Giller

Publications

  • De-mystifying family farming: Features, diversity and trends across the globe. Vliet, J.A. van; Schut, A.G.T. ; Reidsma, P. ; Descheemaeker, K. ; Slingerland, M.A. ; Ven, G.W.J. van de; Giller, K.E. (2015). Global Food Security 5, 11 - 18

  • Agriculture and nature: Trouble and strife? Baudron, F. and Giller, K.E. (2014). Biological Conservation, 170, 232245

  • Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development. Giller, K. E., Tittonell, P., Rufino, M. C., van Wijk, M. T., Zingore, S., Mapfumo, P., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Herrero, M., Chikowo, R., Corbeels, M., Rowe, E. C., Baijukya, F., Mwijage, A., Smith, J., Yeboah, E., van der Burg, W. J., Sanogo, O. M., Misiko, M., de Ridder, N., Karanja, S., Kaizzi, C., Kungu, J., Mwale, M., Nwaga, D., Pacini, C. and Vanlauwe, B. (2011). Agricultural Systems 104, 191-203

About me

Prof. Dr. Ken Giller is an outstanding expert in the field of Plant Production Systems. He leads a group of scientists with profound experience in farming systems analysis to explore future scenarios for land use with a focus on food production at Wageningen University.

Ken’s research has focused on smallholder farming systems in tropical regions with special attention for sub-Saharan Africa. In particular problems of soil fertility, the role of nitrogen fixation in tropical legumes, and the temporal and spatial dynamics of resources use within crop/livestock farming systems have this interest.

He leads a number of large initiatives such as N2Africa (Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa), NUANCES (Nutrient Use in Animal and Cropping Systems: Efficiencies and Scales) and Competing Claims on Natural Resources.