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R. Birner

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h-index: 44
Works: 262
Citations: 6,910

Most-cited papers

Who drives the digital revolution in agriculture? A review of supply‐side trends, players and challenges
R. Birner, Thomas Daum, C. Pray
2021Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy288 citations Open access
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Agricultural mechanization in Africa: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda
Thomas Daum, R. Birner
2020155 citations Open access
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Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study
Ferdinand Adu-Baffour, Thomas Daum, R. Birner
2021133 citations Open access
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From commodity-based value chains to biomass-based value webs: The case of sugarcane in Brazil’s bioeconomy
Lilli Scheiterle, Alina Ulmer, R. Birner, A. Pyka
2018117 citations Open access
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Can small farms benefit from big companies’ initiatives to promote mechanization in Africa? A case study from Zambia
Ferdinand Adu-Baffour, Thomas Daum, R. Birner
2019Food Policy114 citations Open access
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Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria
Thomas Daum, R. Villalba, Oluwakayode Anidi, S. Mayienga +2 more
2020World Development98 citations Open access
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The neglected governance challenges of agricultural mechanisation in Africa – insights from Ghana
Thomas Daum, R. Birner
2017Food Security92 citations Open access
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UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORAT ION OP IN ION ART ICLE Ten people-centered rules for socially sustainable ecosystem restoration
M. Elias, Matt Kandel, S. Mansourian, RuthMeinzen-Dick +42 more
202191 citations
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The potential of carbon neutral labeling to engage coffee consumers in climate change mitigation
A. Birkenberg, M. Narjes, Bettina Weinmann, R. Birner
202179 citations Open access
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The world's first carbon neutral coffee: Lessons on certification and innovation from a pioneer case in Costa Rica
A. Birkenberg, R. Birner
2018Journal of Cleaner Production75 citations
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Smartphone apps as a new method to collect data on smallholder farming systems in the digital age: A case study from Zambia
Thomas Daum, Hannes Buchwald, Ansgar R. S. Gerlicher, R. Birner
2018Computers and Electronics in Agriculture64 citations
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Impact of Ethiopia's productive safety net program on household food security and child nutrition: A marginal structural modeling approach
B. Bahru, M. Jebena, R. Birner, M. Zeller
2020SSM: Population Health63 citations Open access
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Designing Global Governance for Agricultural Development and Food and Nutrition Security
J. von Braun, R. Birner
201757 citations Open access
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Addressing agricultural labour issues is key to biodiversity-smart farming
Thomas Daum, F. Baudron, R. Birner, M. Qaim +1 more
2023Biological Conservation55 citations Open access
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Opportunities and Challenges in the Ethiopian Bamboo Sector: A Market Analysis of the Bamboo-Based Value Web
Jessie Lin, Saurabh Gupta, T. Loos, R. Birner
2019Sustainability49 citations Open access
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Drought and child undernutrition in Ethiopia: A longitudinal path analysis
B. Bahru, C. Bosch, R. Birner, M. Zeller
2019PLoS ONE46 citations Open access
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Informal value chain actors’ knowledge and perceptions about zoonotic diseases and biosecurity in Kenya and the importance for food safety and public health
Simon Nyokabi, R. Birner, B. Bett, Linda Isuyi +3 more
2017Tropical Animal Health and Production46 citations Open access
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Connected cows and cyber chickens? Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India
Thomas Daum, T. Ravichandran, Juliet B. Kariuki, M. Chagunda +1 more
2022Agricultural Systems43 citations Open access
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Why do maize farmers in Ghana have a limited choice of improved seed varieties? An assessment of the governance challenges in seed supply
Adu-Gyamfi Poku, R. Birner, Saurabh Gupta
2018Food Security43 citations Open access
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Digitalization, Sustainability and Coffee. Opportunities and Challenges for Agricultural Development
Francisco Hidalgo, C. Bosch, X. F. Quiñones-Ruiz, A. Birkenberg +3 more
2023Social Science Research Network42 citations Open access
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Making Contract Farming Arrangements Work in Africa’s Bioeconomy: Evidence from Cassava Outgrower Schemes in Ghana
Adu-Gyamfi Poku, R. Birner, Saurabh Gupta
201837 citations Open access
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Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth - Stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries
Thomas Daum, P. Adégbola, Carine Adegbola, C. Daudu +9 more
2022Global Food Security36 citations Open access
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‘We would rather die from Covid-19 than from hunger’ - Exploring lockdown stringencies in five African countries
R. Birner, Nikola Blaschke, C. Bosch, Thomas Daum +8 more
2021Global Food Security33 citations Open access
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Customary power, farmer strategies and the dynamics of access to protected forestlands for farming: Implications for Ghana's forest bioeconomy
E. M. Kumeh, B. Kyereh, A. Birkenberg, R. Birner
2021Forest Policy and Economics33 citations Open access
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Food-security corridors: A crucial but missing link in tackling deforestation in Southwestern Ghana
E. M. Kumeh, C. Bieling, R. Birner
2021Land Use Policy33 citations Open access
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How to promote institutional reforms in the agricultural sector? A case study of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)
P. Rwamigisa, R. Birner, M. Mangheni, A. Semana
201833 citations Open access
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Is Africa ready to develop a competitive bioeconomy? The case of the cassava value web in Ghana
Adu-Gyamfi Poku, R. Birner, Saurabh Gupta
2018Journal of Cleaner Production32 citations
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Who has the better story? On the narrative foundations of agricultural development dichotomies
J. Mockshell, R. Birner
202029 citations Open access
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Livestock Diversification for Improved Resilience and Welfare Outcomes Under Climate Risks in Kenya
M. Ngigi, Ulrike Mueller, R. Birner
2020European Journal of Development Research29 citations
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Assessment of Ghana’s Comparative Advantage in Maize Production and the Role of Fertilizers
Lilli Scheiterle, R. Birner
2018Sustainability29 citations Open access
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Household-level preferences for mitigation of Prosopis juliflora invasion in the Afar region of Ethiopia: a contingent valuation
Mesfin Tilahun, R. Birner, John Ilukor
201728 citations
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E-diary: a digital tool for strengthening accountability in agricultural extension
A. Namyenya, Thomas Daum, P. Rwamigisa, R. Birner
2021Information Technology for Development24 citations Open access
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Times Have Changed: Using a Pictorial Smartphone App to Collect Time–Use Data in Rural Zambia
Thomas Daum, Hannes Buchwald, Ansgar R. S. Gerlicher, R. Birner
2018Field Methods23 citations Open access
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Farmers’ intrinsic values for adopting climate-smart practices in Kenya: empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis
M. Ngigi, U. Müller, R. Birner
201822 citations
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The Forgotten Agriculture-Nutrition Link: Estimating the Energy Requirements of Different Farming Technologies in Rural Zambia With Time-Use Data
Thomas Daum, F. Capezzone, R. Birner
2019Social Science Research Network21 citations Open access
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The role of institutions in sustaining competitive bioeconomy growth in Africa – Insights from the Nigerian maize biomass value-web
Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Saurabh Gupta, V. Okoruwa, R. Birner
2021Sustainable Production and Consumption20 citations
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Comparison of mechanized conservation agriculture and conventional tillage in Zambia: A short-term agronomic and economic analysis
Godfrey Omulo, R. Birner, K. Köller, S. Simunji +1 more
2022Soil & Tillage Research18 citations Open access
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Gendered perceptions of power and decision-making in rural Kenya.
Noora-Lisa Aberman, J. Behrman, R. Birner
201818 citations
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African agricultural mechanization Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda
Thomas Daum, R. Birner
201916 citations
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Does the gender of farmers matter for improving small ruminant productivity? A Kenyan case study
Juliet B. Kariuki, A. Galiè, R. Birner, M. Chagunda +3 more
2021Small Ruminant Research15 citations Open access
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Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia
Thomas Daum, F. Capezzone, R. Birner
2020Agriculture and Human Values15 citations Open access
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Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa
Thomas Daum, Anna Seidel, Bisrat G. Awoke, R. Birner
2023Experimental Agriculture14 citations Open access
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The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: farm technologies and human energy requirements
Thomas Daum, R. Birner
2021Food Security14 citations Open access
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Stimulating smallholder dairy market and livestock feed improvements through local innovation platforms in the Himalayan foothills of India
T. Ravichandran, N. Teufel, F. Capezzone, R. Birner +1 more
2020Food Policy14 citations Open access
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Factors Influencing the Development of Rural Producer Organizations in Post-War Settings. The Case of Coffee Growers Associations in Southern Tolima, Colombia
Angela Navarrete-Cruz, A. Birkenberg, R. Birner
2020International Journal of the Commons14 citations Open access
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Using process net-map to analyse governance challenges: A case study of livestock vaccination campaigns in Zambia.
Mary Lubungu, R. Birner
2018Preventive Veterinary Medicine14 citations
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Decision letter for "Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice"
Masooma Torfa, Salwa Almohamed, R. Birner
2021International migration (Geneva. Print)12 citations Open access
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The myth of the market queens: A case study of women and power in Ghanaian markets
Lilli Scheiterle, R. Birner
2023Global Food Security11 citations Open access
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Exploring Gender Equity in Ecological Restoration: The Case of a Market-Based Program in Kenya
Juliet B. Kariuki, R. Birner
2021Ecological Restoration11 citations Open access
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Exploring Institutional Factors Influencing Equity in Two Payments for Ecosystem Service Schemes
Juliet B. Kariuki, R. Birner, S. Chomba
201811 citations Open access
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