Kai Mausch – The Conversation

Women with a loads on their heads crossing river Niger using the railway bridge at Jebba. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images

July 15, 2021

Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations

Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); David Harris, Bangor University, and Javier Revilla Diez, University of Cologne

Broader local engagement and inclusion of multiple voices could improve development projects

Young Kenyans typically see farming playing some role in their future, although few respondents want only to farm. Getty Images

January 24, 2021

How young Kenyans feel about farming goes against conventional wisdom

Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim; David Harris, Bangor University; Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and Katie LaRue, Grand Valley State University

Young people typically see farming playing some role in their future as they prefer to remain in their rural homes, although few respondents want only to farm.

COVID-19 mitigation could open new opportunities for agroecological innovation, here a multifunctional landscape in Ethiopia. Michael Hauser (ICRISAT)

June 10, 2020

COVID‑19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Michael Hauser, CGIAR; Todd Rosenstock, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina, CGIAR

It’s time to redesign food systems that deliver healthy foods, allow farming families to make a good living, and support thriving societies.

Most households didn’t want their future generations to become farmers. DIVatUSAID/Flickr

March 9, 2020

Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future

Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and David Harris, Bangor University

Understanding rural household aspirations and taking them seriously in development planning could offer great potential in shaping the future of rural spaces.

Hard work and poor prospects for smallholder farming households in Africa. Swathi Sridharan (formerly ICRISAT, Bulawayo)

December 11, 2019

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

David Harris, Bangor University; Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers still need support.

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